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.
Hellen's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Hellen enrolled.
"Receiving this money means constructing an iron roof house. This will provide a comfortable shelter and also enable my household harvest rain water during rainy season."
Joyce's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Joyce received a $235 initial payment.
"The biggest difference is that these transfers have enabled me to buy a motorcycle which is used for water transport."
Selly's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Selly received a $23 sixth payment.
"I have a plan of buying a big tank that will help me harvest water from my new house and this will make me very happy having such a dream life."
Dolrosa's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Dolrosa received a $23 fifth payment.
"My new goal in the next four months is to cement my house because it emits alot of dust hence I have to sprinkle water to reduce dust everyday which is hectic."
Jane's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Jane received a $23 fifth payment.
"In the next four months I am planning to buy the water tank for longer water storage and also to put up a grain store."
Nehemiah's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Nehemiah received a $23 fifth payment.
"The new goal I now have is to buy a water tank so that I can be using it to store water during rainy season."
Sammy's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Sammy received a $23 fifth payment.
"My life currently has really changed in that I have a large water tank and it has really saved us a lot of time to do other activities , we have running projects which we never had before and even paying of school fees for my children is no longer as hard as in the past few months."
Vincent's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Vincent received a $23 fifth payment.
"In the next four months I will have transformed my livestock to be serviced with AI products. In so doing, I will realize a large supply of milk which will enable fend for my family. I am also planning to build a tank for water storage which will also enable me raise my livestock well."
Aisha's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Aisha received a $440 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness, knowing am going to build a house that will protect my family from water logging and floods."
Michael's family
access_time almost 6 years ago
Michael received a $445 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer, I bought two mattresses at 150,000 to improve on our living conditions. I also bought a bull at 1,000,000ugx to add on the three that I had to enable the household do timely ploughing and crop cultivation. The family lacked adequate transport and so we decided to buy the second bicycle at 150,000ugx to help in fetching water for the family.The balance of 400,000ugx, we still have it at home and we are planning how to spend it."
water