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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
Martin
received a $448 second payment.
"When I received my second transfer, I used it for buying 16 iron sheets worth 464,000ugx, I bought beddings like two beds at 160,000ugx, a mattress at 95,000ugx in order to improve on our living conditions. I gave my mother 100,000ugx to use as transport while going to see my sick grand mother. I have also lent my neighbour 300,000ugx in exchange for an acre of farm land that I am cultivating until he pays it back. The balance of 514,000ugx, I want to use for making bricks that I will use for building my permanent house in order to improve on our living conditions."
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6 years ago
Stella
received a $448 second payment.
"When I received my second transfer, I bought a cow worth 805,000ugx to act as an Income generating activity. I also bought for my son beddings worth 100,000ugx (a mattress, bedsheets and curtains). I bought an ox plough including servicing it worth 471,000ugx, the balance of 257,000ugx, I used for treatment, feeding and I bought two piglets in order to add on my info generating activities for the household."
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6 years ago
Joyce
received a $466 initial payment.
"I spent 1000000 ugx to bail out my grandson, 600000 to get back my land that I had given someone as security to pay school fees, 40000 I bought a mattress and 60000 I used to buy food in the household."
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6 years ago
Betonda
received a $448 second payment.
"When i need sugar or salt its available. Standards of living are so much better than it was. I now sleep on a good mattress. "
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6 years ago
Mary
received a $466 initial payment.
"I deposited 1,300,000Ugsh on an acre of land.
I bought a calf at 300,000Ugsh and a mattress at 100,000Ugsh."
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over 6 years ago
Joyce
received a $465 initial payment.
"I feel very happy and emotionally relaxed abit because I bought a comfortable mattress."
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over 6 years ago
Angella
received a $465 initial payment.
"I spent my first to purchase sand at 130,000ugx, 14 bags of cement at 420,000ugx for plastering my house. I also bought amattress at 110,000ugx, bed sheets at 18,000ugx and a water drum which costed me 35,000ugx. The balance of the money, I plan on buying some cattle to rear. "
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over 6 years ago
Janet
received a $546 initial payment.
"I spent the first transfer that I received from GiveDirectly to add stock to my business of cereals. I added up to 45 kgs of cereals and I had been operating with 15 kgs. This has translated to good profit and my business is doing well. I also bought mattresses, blankets, clothes and utensils : we needed these but had not been able to buy them due to lack of funds. I then paid a loan that I had taken to pay school fee. Thank you for the transfer."
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over 6 years ago
Sarah
received a $546 initial payment.
"I used the money to buy new iron sheets, mattresses and a new bed for the family. I also part of the cash to buy some sugarcane that we sold to the sugarcane factory at a profit."
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over 6 years ago
Ajabu
received a $468 initial payment.
"I bought a mattress at 80000/=, blanket 60000/=, bed sheets 100000/=, door 200000/=, 2 windows 200000/=,5 bags of cement 150000/=, 3000 300000/=, transport 80000/= and the balance"
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