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.
Jessicca's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jessicca received a $459 initial payment.
"I deposited 1,500,000 ugx of my first transfer for the motor bike am intending to buy, and the remaining 200,000 ugx I bought a mattress and a bed for my self."
Isaac's family
access_time 6 years ago
Isaac received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent 1200000ugx of my first transfer to complete the payment of a motor bike that costed me 2700000ugx. I also spent the remaining balance of 500000ugx on food, mattress, bed sheets, clothes and a bag."
Emmanuel's family
access_time 6 years ago
Emmanuel received a $459 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to purchase 1 bull at 820,000ugx ,labour for paying the person who brought the bull 10,000ugx,rented 2 garden at 200,000ugx,making bricks at 130,000ugx,household goods (mattress) at 110,000ugx and clothes at 100,000,bought 2 goats at 146,000ugx,food (cassava flour at 20,000ugx and saved 164,000ugx"
Rose's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rose received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on my child's school fees and scholastic materials, a mattress and food. I also used it to settle a debt that I got for treating myself."
Rehema's family
access_time 6 years ago
Rehema received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for buying two mattresses, two beds and two pairs of bed sheets worth 480,000ugx, bought good worth 100,000ugx for my family, I paid tuition worth 99,000ugx and bought two goats worth 180,000ugx. The balance of 841, I am still keeping it in the phone with intent to use it for paying tuition for my children."
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary received a $23 fourth payment.
"The biggest difference is that I currently sleep comfortably on a bed and a high-density mattress thanks to the transfers I received from Givedirectly."
Everlyne's family
access_time 6 years ago
Everlyne received a $458 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy 2 cows at 1,250,000ugx, Mattress at 100,000ugx, bed at 200,000ugx, bed sheets at 35,000ugx, buckets at 50,000ugx, medical bill 60,000ugx and food at 5,000ugx"
Ivan's family
access_time 6 years ago
Ivan received a $458 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I sleep comfortably unlike before, I never had a mattress and also I now have land to cultivate in order to get food for my family."
Jeniffer's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jeniffer received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for paying school fees of 700,000ugx, I bought a cows at 600,000ugx, household items(a bed, amattress, bedsheets). I paid a debt of 100, 000ugx."
Mesilam's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mesilam received a $459 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for buying 2 oxen at 1,000,000ugx and an ox-plough at 250,000ugx. I bought household items (Bed, mattress, 2 pairs of bedsheets, clothes). The balance of the money am spending on food."
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