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.
Jennifer's family
access_time 7 years ago
Jennifer received a $472 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on purchasing iron sheets and I also bought bricks that I used to construct my house. I also bought some household property like mattress and clothes and part of the cash transfer I am using to buy food and other necessities."
Lucy's family
access_time 7 years ago
Lucy received a $464 third payment.
"I spent part of my third transfer on buying household items like furniture,a bed and a mattress and even clothing.I saved the rest to be used for paying school fees for my child who is sitting for his class eight exams this year."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 7 years ago
Elizabeth received a $474 initial payment.
"I Purchased three bags of cement and a trip of sand for plastering my permanent house that I had built already, purchased a cow in order to provide milk, I bought a bed and mattress in order to improve on the living conditions."
Betty's family
access_time 7 years ago
Betty received a $474 initial payment.
"I have bought cassava one bag at 120,000ugx, sorghum one bag, a mattress at 90,000ugx, other household items and I have a balance of 1,300,000ugx which I want to use for building a permanent house for my family in order to improve on the living conditions."
Richard's family
access_time 7 years ago
Richard received a $474 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer to buy a mattress at 105,000 UGX and, a pair of bed sheets at 50,000 UGX and, I bought clothes for my family worth 80,000 UGX. I also bought saucepans at 60,000 UGX and, shoes worth 12,000 UGX and I am still keeping part of the transfer as I plan on constructing my house."
Elizabeth's family
access_time 7 years ago
Elizabeth received a $464 third payment.
"I spent my third transfer on school fee and text books for 6,500 KES, a mattress for 5,000 KES, sheep for 3,000 KES as I wish to rear them gradually and eventually get a cow. I also paid my school fee as an Adult learner enrolled in an Adult Continue Education program for 3,000 KES since I never completed , bought cushions for 2,500 KES.I bought family clothing for 7,000 KES.I have saved money that will support me in resuming my cereals business during the school holidays."
Christine's family
access_time 7 years ago
Christine enrolled.
"Receiving this money means buying household items like bedsheets, mattresses for my children.This money will also help my household afford other household items like chairs, house curtains and paying school fees for my children."
Joyce's family
access_time 7 years ago
Joyce received a $477 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i sleep well confortably on a mattress and I nolonger suffer with cold in the night when it rains because I have repaired my house,previously,I was sleeping on a mat and my house was open on one side and it would get so cold that I could not sleep in the night. I could worry that one day the house would fall over me any time,but right now I have no more worries. My family and I can now eat in time,unlike before when I had to go to look for work and after getting paid is when my family would eat,I was not sure of a meal until I get work and get paid. I am also dressed well now,because I was able to buy clothing for myself and for my family members.I used to lack clothes and I had old and worn out clothes."
Harriet's family
access_time 7 years ago
Harriet enrolled.
"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for purchasing mattresses and plastering my house ,so some times i fear my house wall shall collapse and the family may lack where to sleep."
Ismael's family
access_time 7 years ago
Ismael received a $466 third payment.
"When I received my third transfer, I had a child in secondary school who suffered a lot from lack of school fee and could spend most of his time out of school in search of school of school. I therefore paid the child some school fee. Secondly, I purchased a cow to help me save a portion of the transfer that should I experience any financial crises, I would find somewhere to place my hopes. Lastly, I gave my spouse a total of 10000 KES to purchase some household items that we lacked most in the house. An example was a bed and a mattress, kitchenware and some clothes for the family."
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