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.
Sharon's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Sharon received a $44 eighth payment.
"My new goal for the next four months is to save some money every month to enable me to buy a goat. When they will have reproduced I will sell them to buy a dairy cow."
Weldon's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Weldon received a $22 sixteenth payment.
"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that my goats will have reproduced and I will sell them to buy a dairy cow. This will cut the cost of buying milk daily which is so costly for me."
Samuel's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Samuel received a $249 second payment.
"My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that I was able to pay a dowry for my wife. I got married three years ago and due to low income from casual work, I was not able to raise money to buy cows to go pay dowry. Things were getting out of hand because my in-laws had started asking about the same. When I received my transfers, I was able to buy cows which I used to pay a dowry for my wife. I feel at peace because I did not lose my in-law's respect."
Lyjenely's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Lyjenely received a $249 second payment.
"The biggest difference in my life since I received these transfers is that I have my own cows. I have been dreaming of having my own cows for long but due to low income from casual work and many other family needs, I was not able to buy some. I had resolved to take care of other people's cows as a way of fulfilling my dream. I thank GD because of the transfers, I was able to buy my own cows. I no longer use my friend's cows to quench my thirst of having a cow."
Bitu's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Bitu enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that my children can settle in. Being a single parent, I have to try all possible ways atleast to settle my children. I will also buy a cow that will reproduce. This will provide milk for my family and also take care of future eventualities. "
John's family
access_time over 5 years ago
John enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy oxen for ploughing, a cow that can provide milk for my family and some house hold items. I believe this will improve the standard of living in my home."
Majeri's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Majeri received a $449 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to pay back the money I borrowed for complete my house, took to church, bought a mattress, food, 2 bags of cement and paid construction workers. I have not yet spent UGX 700,000 but I am planning to spend it for buying a cow."
Elizabeth's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Elizabeth received a $449 second payment.
"This financial support has enabled me hire 3 arces of land and I have acquire a cow, new household items(bedings and mattresses) that have given me comfortable night sleep. Previously, I slept on mat that was so uncomfortable and I had a shortage of food because I didn't have enough money to hire a piece of land to cultivate."
Martine's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Martine received a $449 second payment.
"I spent my second transfer to purchase a cow, household items(matress and clothes), food, paid school fees for my child, weeding crops and transport. In addition, I lent out UGX 200,000 and I gave my daughter UGX 100,000."
Dinah's family
access_time over 5 years ago
Dinah received a $449 second payment.
"My life is now very different in that, we have set up two family businesses that are generating daily income. Previosuly, I was jobless together with my spouse with no stable source of income for meeting our family needs. In addition, I bought a cow and paid off the loans that made us regain possession of our two acres of land. Before, we had no land to cultivate since all the acres of land were in the hands of the creditors."
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