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.
Sharifah's family
access_time 6 years ago
Sharifah received a $461 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer, I used 300,000ugx for purchasing a bed and a mattress in order to improve on the living conditions. I bought clothes and food with 100,000ugx each and the balance of 1,200,000ugx we are using for completing our permanent house that we had started to build before Give Directly's cash transfer scheme."
Mary's family
access_time 6 years ago
Mary received a $461 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for purchasing clothes worth 40,000ugx, a bull at 750,000ugx two goats 160,000ugx to be used for ploughing and as an Income generating activity. I also bought three pairs of bedsheets 120,000ugx, a mattress at 100,000ugx, shoes 18,500ugx, back bag coated 65,000ugx in order to improve on my living conditions and the blance of 446,000ugx I used it for feeding. "
Edith's family
access_time 6 years ago
Edith received a $461 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer, I bought three bags of cement, one trip of sand worth 124,000ugx. I paid tuition for my grand children worth 500,000ugx. I bought a mattress at 120,000ugx in order to improve on my living conditions. I bought two doors worth 240,000ugx to fix on my house, paid for nails and labour worth 30,000ugx and 75,000ugx. The balance of 581,000ugx, I want to use it for treatment."
Christine's family
access_time 6 years ago
Christine received a $461 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfers for purchasing a cow worth 800,000ugx to act as an Income generating activity, I bought a mattress and bedsheets worth 160,000ugx to improve on my living conditions, a suit case of 98,000ugx and a bag of 40,000ugx. In order to provide light, I bought solar worth 100,000ugx and utensils of 20,000ugx. The balance of 482,000ugx, I want to use for paying tuition for my children. "
Florence's family
access_time 6 years ago
Florence received a $461 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer in purchasing two mattresses and a blanket worth 270,000ugx for myself and my son, I bought utensils which costed 50,000ugx, I also bought a bull to help in ploughing costing 700,000ugx. I then acquired cement of fifteen bags worth 420,000ugx for plastering my house. I bought food for 60,000ugx and the balance of 200,000ugx, I injected into my business of brewing alcohol."
Judy's family
access_time 6 years ago
Judy received a $545 initial payment.
"The first thing which I did when I got the money I spent part of it to buy a mattress and a blanket. I also spent some portion to buy maize for consumption and beef. The rest I spent to buy cement and sand for plastering my house which was made of earth. I also bought some furniture with the remaining money."
Janet's family
access_time 6 years ago
Janet received a $461 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to buy a bull at 800,000ugx,bought household goods (mattress,bed,sheets and curtains) at 246,000ugx,utensils at 20,000ugx,rented a piece of land at 300,000ugx,constructed a pit latrine at 150,000ugx ,treatment at 50,000ugx and the rest food,"
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna received a $461 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I sleep on a mattress unlike before I used to sleep on a mat."
Anna's family
access_time 6 years ago
Anna received a $461 initial payment.
"I have spent my first transfer to renovate my house at 1,000,000ugx, mattress(3) at 300,000,bought school uniforms for my 6 children at 90,000ugx and bought clothes but I do not remember the amount spent."
Jonason's family
access_time 6 years ago
Jonason received a $461 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy abed at 70,000ugx, 2 mattresses at 205,000ugx, cartines at 20,000ugx, bed sheets 40000ugx, a bull 850,000ugx. I'm using the balance of the money to cater for household necessities."
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