GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time. Learn more about how recipients opt in to share their stories.
Brenda's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Brenda enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer in doing poultry farming . I will buy chicken from which I will get income from selling eggs and chicken."
Vincent's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Vincent enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer in poultry farming.I will buy chicken and build a poultry house with the money. Thereafter buy I will buy chicken feeds.This will help me supliment my income because I will get to sell eggs and chicken at nearby markets."
Christopher's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Christopher enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on feeding my family. It has been great trouble getting funds to feed them, myself being the breadwinner while casual labour is not regularly promising returns at the end of the day. I also plan to start a new business,chicken business, with my wife to boost our daily income. "
Mercy's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Mercy enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on chicken farming. I would like to start chicken farming because it is easy to manage and it will enable me get some income and food to feed my family. The income that I will get will enable to pay school fees for my children."
Abraham's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Abraham enrolled.
"Iam planning to spend my transfer on chicken rearing. I have already began and I plan to expand to add more capacity in order to get more returns. Also it will help get eggs which I can sell and get some income and use it as food."
Sarah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Sarah enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfer on starting a new business, that is keeping chicken. I plan to sell both the chicken and the eggs and use the proceeds to buy goats and sheep to further my business. "
Priscillah's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Priscillah enrolled.
"I am planning to spend my transfers on buying an additional cow that will assist me get milk to be sold and thus create further income. I will also spend these transfers on buying additional chicken."
Eunice's family
access_time over 6 years ago
Eunice received a $621 second payment.
"I spent a portion of my second transfer in boosting my chicken feed business which I currently operate in large scale. I am so happy that whatever profit I generate today is enough to cater for my family's needs. i also paid school fees for my son in a day secondary school."
Aloice's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Aloice received a $465 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer to hire bulls to plough my farm because I do not have bulls of my own and also bought other farm inputs. I bought a cow which am already milking and my children are now enjoying milk also am selling some milk which is providing me with money which am using to use to pay school fees for my children. The remaining amount, I spent on chicken and this is now main source of income"
Janet's family
access_time almost 7 years ago
Janet received a $474 initial payment.
"I spent my first tansfer on buying household items (beddings and chairs). I bought two cows, 6 chicken, food and paid off mortgage off 350,000 ugx."
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