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.
James's family
access_time 6 years ago
James received a $464 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy two cows, household items like a bed, mattress, bed-sheets, clothes, and food."
Hellen's family
access_time 6 years ago
Hellen received a $464 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a bull, household items like mattress and bed sheets, clothes, sand and aggregate."
Amos's family
access_time 6 years ago
Amos received a $464 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to pay a debt, bought household items like mattress, bed sheets, clothes for the children. "
Tikila's family
access_time 6 years ago
Tikila received a $464 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy sand, bought nine bags of cement, a door, bought household items like mattress."
Laston's family
access_time 6 years ago
Laston received a $446 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer on buying a sugarcane plantation at 750000shs, i bought a mattress at 120000shs, i spent 160000 on buying Urea, i spent 15000 on insecticides, i spent 500,000shs on labour for my sugar cane plantations, the rest i spent it on transport"
Loy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Loy received a $464 initial payment.
"I bought a bed , mattress, mattress cover, bed sheets, sugar and cement @ 700000 ugx. A bull @ 500000 ugx and saved 500000 ugx."
Namayaanja's family
access_time 6 years ago
Namayaanja received a $446 second payment.
"I spent 1011000 on renovating my house and buying some household items such as mattresses, food and meeting hospital bills for my children. The balance is 622000 that I invested in business. I deal in buying and selling of coffee here in our local market."
Samule's family
access_time 6 years ago
Samule received a $464 initial payment.
"I bought a cow @ 675000 ugx, I bought a mattress @....., a bed 70000 ugx, clothes @... flask @.... medical 9000 unspent is 600000 ugx."
Baseke's family
access_time 6 years ago
Baseke received a $446 second payment.
"i spent my second transfer on buying cement at 300,000shs, i bought a sugarcane plantation at 1,000,000shs, i bought a mattress at 104,000shs, i also bought chairs at 975,000shs, i spent 100,000 shillings on buying a solar panel, the remaining 28500shs i used it to buy food at home"
Jamira's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jamira received a $446 second payment.
"my life is different than it would have been in that i now have a place i call home, i was also able to buy household assets which i did not have before like a bed, mattress, solar and solar battery"
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