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.
Winfred's family
access_time 6 years ago
Winfred received a $449 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to buy a bull, oxen plough equipment, household items like mattress and utensils, and food. "
David's family
access_time 6 years ago
David received a $449 second payment.
"I have spent my second transfer to purchase Livestock at 1190000ugx,clothes at 180000ugx,paid school fees at 110,000ugx and balance of 150,000ugx I plan to buy mattress."
Calvin's family
access_time 6 years ago
Calvin received a $448 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on the following; -Cow at 450,000ugx -Dedts worth 250,000ugx -Gifts at 200,000ugx -Bed at 65,000ugx -Mattress at 85,000ugx -Clothes at 157,000ugx -Other expenses worth 425,000ugx "
Beatrice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Beatrice received a $448 second payment.
"I have spent my second transfer to purchase Livestock at 700000ugx,bicycle at 700,000ugx,mattress 120,000ugx,bed sheets at 12,000ugx,Clothes at 20,000ugx,treatment at 50,000ugx,chains for the wagon at 40,000ugx and saved 500,000ugx."
Ketula's family
access_time 6 years ago
Ketula received a $467 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for purchasing a cow at 700,000 ugx, a bed plus a mattress at 160,000 ugx and 40,000 ugx for food. I have not yet spent 800,000 ugx but am planning to spend it on hiring other people for cultivating, weeding crops and buying food."
Michael's family
access_time 6 years ago
Michael received a $467 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to hire cultivation land for one year, helped me construct a latrine, bought household items like shoes, bedsheets, a mattress, and saved some to top up and buy land. "
Rebecca's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rebecca received a $467 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy 909,000ufx, oxen plough at 200,000ugx, a mattress at 110,000ugx, bed at 80,000ugx, clothes at 100,000ugx, bed sheets at 32,000ugx, food worth 60,000ugx, medical bills at 20,000ugx, hired agricultural land at 160,000ugx, and agricultural Labor at 29,000ugx"
Alice's family
access_time 6 years ago
Alice received a $467 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to cow at 700,000ugx, bed at 110,000ugx, mattress at 80,000ugx, cartins at 12,000ugx, bed sheets at 15,000ugx, abag at 45,000ugx, medical bills worth 51,500ugx,clothes at 50,000ugx, paid debt at 30,000ugx, gift worth 55,000ugx,food 50,000ugx, shoes at 8,000ugx, savings at 30,000ugx ."
Dan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Dan received a $467 initial payment.
"When I received my first cash transfer worth 1,700,000ugx, I used 1,500,000ugx for buying a bull and a cow. The balance of 200,000ugx, I used for buying household items like a bad, a mattress, bed sheets and clothes."
Tabisa's family
access_time 6 years ago
Tabisa received a $467 initial payment.
"When I got my second cash transfer, I used it for buying a cow worth 670,000ugx, I bought two mattresses at 160,000ugx, ground nuts costed 70,000ugx, a bed 75,000ugx, treatment was done at 184,000ugx, feeding costed 1,41,000ugx and there is a balance of 400,000ugx which I intend to use for feeding."
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