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.
Violet's family
access_time 7 years ago
Violet received a $462 third payment.
"We bought three cows which we intend to keep and hopefully they will multiply with time,we also bought a mattress and one blanket.Lastly we leased a land for farming. "
Jesca's family
access_time 7 years ago
Jesca received a $470 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a mattress, two blankets, clothes, food stuff and am saving Ugx 1,000,000 of it to use in renovating our house."
Lydia's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lydia received a $466 third payment.
"I used my last transfer to build a house and also bought seats so that when GD staff visits again will find a place to set this is because previously they came and I had none to offer them to seat and I also bought mattress and small household items."
Nancy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Nancy received a $484 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on a heifer for 18,000 KES for milk in future , a bed and mattress for 8,000 KES since I needed these badly. I constructed a pit latrine for 13,000 KES for good hygiene purposes and spent the balance on a bag of dry corn and other foodstuff for my family."
Loy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Loy received a $470 initial payment.
"I spent my transfer on purchasing a bed worth 120,000 UGX and a mattress at 100,000 UGX and a pair of bedsheets, then I also spent 600,000 UGX to settle my mortgage , and the rest I spent it on buying food for my family."
Merab's family
access_time 7 years ago
Merab received a $472 initial payment.
"My first transfer was spent on paying dowry for my marriage, buying food stuff, a bed, a mattress, and clothes."
Joyce's family
access_time 7 years ago
Joyce received a $472 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a bed at Ugx 70,000, two mattresses at Ugx 170,000, sauce-pans at Ugx 50,000, medical treatment and transport at Ugx 55,000,clothes for my family at Ugx 150,000,and mortgaged a garden at Ugx 1,200,000."
Serida's family
access_time 7 years ago
Serida received a $472 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfers worth 1,700,000ugx, I purchased 10 iron sheets which we want to use to build a permanent house, a mattress, a bed, a pair of bed sheets, a blanket, clothes for the family, in order to improve on our living conditions and the balance of the money has been kept in order to purchase bricks for building a permanent house for the family."
Alice's family
access_time 7 years ago
Alice received a $466 third payment.
"I spent most of the first transfer to buy cow-bull for farming, this will save me from hiring people's cows. I spent the transfer to buy goat for my future use. I also spent the transfer to buy mattress and bedding and so l am sleeping comfortably. The remaining balance l spent to 1 sack of maize for my consumption."
Simon's family
access_time 7 years ago
Simon received a $472 initial payment.
"When I received my first transfer worth 1719800 Ugx, I was able to purchase four bags of maize to act as a food reserve at 400,000Ugx,I also purchased two mattresses to improve on the living conditions and that costed 180,000Ugx, land was mortgaged to me at 1,000,000Ugx and my intention on it is to use it for crop cultivation since I did not have enough land to cultivate for food production while the balance i used for purchasing other household items like clothes and utensils."
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