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.
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over 6 years ago
Stella
received a $474 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for buying a cow at 610,000ugx and a bull at 510, 000ugx, I also bought scholastic materials for my children, a mattress at 100,000ugx, two pairs of bed sheets 24, 000ugx, food. The balance of the money am spending on treating my child and buying other things to use at home."
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over 6 years ago
Anna
received a $465 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy two bulls, bed, a mattress, curtains, kitchen utensils and poultry."
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over 6 years ago
Perepeta
received a $474 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a cow, a mattress and Bedsheets. The balance of the money am spending on food."
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over 6 years ago
Lakeri
received a $474 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on purchase of a mattress, a bed, a bull, doors and windows for the house. I have the balance of 600,000ugx which I intend to use for buying a bicycle and clothes."
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over 6 years ago
Hellen
received a $462 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer,I Paid off the money I had borrowed in exchange for an acre of land worth 1,500,000ugx, I have now regained ownership for the land which I will cultivate food for the family. The balance of 200,000ugx, I bought a mattress, plastic chairs and utensils."
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over 6 years ago
Josephine
received a $471 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer, I paid tuition worth 50,000ugx, I bought a bull to help the one I had worth 1,000,000ugx to simplify my farming activities. I also bought two mattresses and beddsheets worth 225,000ugx. The balance of 425,000ugx, I want to use it for buying clothes for my children and myself, not forgetting feeding."
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over 6 years ago
Eunice
received a $476 third payment.
"I spent most of the third transfer to plaster my house since l have been longing to stay in a plaster house but l could not afford. I also spent the transfer to buy furniture being that l did not have proper furniture to sit on. The remaining balance l spent to buy mattress."
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over 6 years ago
Emily
received a $546 initial payment.
"My first payment which I got from Give Directly I spent to buy a cow, seats, table and a bed. I also spent some amount to buy a mattress and the rest to buy food. Am so happy to have all these items which I bought with GD money as I have been yearning to have it but lack money to spent on them. Nowadays I can sleep soundly on a mattress as I had slept on a hide for too long."
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over 6 years ago
Hellen
received a $459 initial payment.
"When i received my first transfer,I spent 600,000 ugx for paying my medical bills since I underwent an operation, I also bought a bull worth 800,000 ugx to support in ploughing. I bought a mattress which costed me 100,000 and bed sheets at 20,000 in order to improve on my living conditions. the balance of 180,000 ugx, I am using for acquiring household necessities."
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over 6 years ago
Sofina
received a $468 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer for buying household items (a mattress, curtains, bed, kitchen utensils, clothes). I used some money for burning bricks which i intend to use for constructing a house. My husband is also stocking produce ( rice and millet) so that we can sell when prices go high in the future, My husband also started a business of roasting chicken with this money."
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