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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.
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6 years ago
Rose
received a $448 second payment.
"When my first cash transfer worth 1,633,000ugx, I used it for paying a debt of 740,000ugx which I had borrowed to facilitate my son's marriage ceremony, I bought a bicycle worth 205,000ugx to help in transport, I bought a mattress of 130,000ugx, I paid tuition of 473,000ugx. The balance of 85,000ugx, I used for buying clothes."
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6 years ago
Edisa
received a $448 second payment.
"Standards of living were so poor like food and sleeping but now I sleep on a good mattress and feed on good food."
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6 years ago
Ediluma
received a $448 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on treatment at 120000shs, solar at 70000shs, a mattress at 60,000shs and a bad at 50,000shs the rest I still have it"
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6 years ago
Robert
received a $466 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I sleep on a mattress something which I didn't have before, I am also going to build a house"
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6 years ago
Bulasto
received a $466 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy household items like a mattress, a bed, bed-sheets, clothes, shoes, bought two goats and a cow, food, and gave my father some as a gift."
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6 years ago
Elizabeth
received a $466 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to purchase household goods (mattress,sheets curtains) at 110,000ugx,livestock (cow) at 550,000ugx, repaired motorbike at 180,000ugx, restocked my fish business at 705,000ugx,treatment at 120,000ugx,food at 35,000ugx."
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6 years ago
Joyce
received a $466 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for purchasing bricks at 1,125,000 ugx, sand at 100,000 ugx, 3 bags of cement, a mattress at 110,000 ugx and water drum at 50,000 ugx. I have not yet spent 229,000 ugx but am planning to spend on buying iron sheets."
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6 years ago
Stephen
received a $466 initial payment.
"I have spent my transfer to purchase Livestock (2 cows) at 1,300,000ugx,bought clothes at 130,000ugx,food (meat,cassava,fish) at 100,000ugx,mattress at 100,000ugx, bed sheets at 20,000ugx and balance is 50,000ugx."
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6 years ago
Christine
received a $466 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer purchase iron sheets at 360,000ugx. timber at 7,000ugx ,Household goods (utensils,mattress) at 174,000ugx,clothes at 220,000ugx,bicycle at 120,000ugx,labour for people making bricks at 150,000ugx,water 2 trips at 12,000ugx ,food (cassava flour,beans) at 104,000ugx,radio at 25,000ugx ,chairs at 25,000ugx,table at 15,000ugx,gift 20,000ugx,repairing the bicycle at 15,000ugx,grass for the hurt at 25,000ugx tools at 20,000ugx., a balance of 400,000ugx."
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6 years ago
Mariam
received a $466 initial payment.
"I have spent first transfer to purchase Livestock (3 cow) at 1,100,000ugx,household goods(mattress,bed,bed sheets) at 250,000ugx,restocked my business (fish business) at 350,000ugx."
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