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.
Matrida's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Matrida enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that I will manage to complete my iron roofed house that has stayed at window level because of failed to raise money for completing. I will also buy a cow that I will multiple for my children's future school fees."
Anna's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Anna enrolled.
"Receiving this money means I will be able to construct an iron roof house. The house I am using right now is thatched yet we have run short of thatching grass. Part of the money I intend to pay the debt of 900000ugx that got for treatment."
Betty's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Betty received a $442 second payment.
"My life is now improved because I constructed an iron roofed house which I never envisioned building by myself. This is because of the severe poverty I lived in. Previosuly, it was very expensive for me to renovate the thatched house I currently sleep in. But with this iron roofed house, I will no longer face such a problem hence making my life much easier."
Sarah's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Sarah received a $442 second payment.
"Currently, my life has changed because I am happy having money at hand that enables me to spend as I please. For example, my children go to school early enough without worrying about where to get money for fees or their scholastic materials, I feed my family on a balanced diet and on timely basis. Prior to getting this transfer, I had to do casual labour to raise money and my children could stay home even for a whole term, my family and I would either have one meal a day or go without food because the one we cultivated was not enough to sustain my family subsistencely and commercially. "
Stella's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Stella received a $442 second payment.
"My life currently different in that I am a happy person having built my permanent house. Prior to building to building this house life has really become hard in terms of looking for grass to keep renovating my hut. This is because grass is very scarce and expensive."
Susan's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Susan received a $442 second payment.
"My life has totally changed in that, agriculture has been made easy. The oxen I bought help me plough my agrucultural land on time and at a reduced cost. Previously, I first had to provide labor in other people's farm land before my own would get ploughed and this led to late planting which resulted in poor yields hence famine in my household."
Agnes's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Agnes received a $442 second payment.
"My life is different because using my first transfer, I was able to buy a motorcycle that is currently helping me with daily expenditure. This is in terms of proper feeding in my family and other necessities like hiring labor to help in farming. Before getting this transfer though I was sickly, my husband and I had to do casual labor to raise money to cater for the family needs. In addition, my life currently is different in that the garden I got back is helping me in extensive farming. This has relieved me from the issue of hiring farm land."
Emmanuel's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Emmanuel received a $442 second payment.
"Compared to before when I used to sleep in a grass thatched house that used to leak and renovating it was expensive, my life has currently changed in that I was able to build a permanet iron roofed house where I now sleep comfortably without worrying about any leakage. Secondly, my life is different now because I am happy seeing that I was able to treat my child and he can freely move now."
Anisha's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Anisha enrolled.
"Receiving this money means that we will be able to get married and construct an iron roofed house since getting grass for Thatching has become a challenge in this village. "
Mary's family
access_time almost 5 years ago
Mary received a $442 second payment.
"Life is different than before because I sleep under an iron sheet roofed house, and I also bought a bicycle that relieves me from carrying items on my head for long distances. Before, sleeping under a grass thatched house would bring frustrations especially during rainy season because it leaks. Without a bicycle, walking long distances to fetch water or carry heavy items was tideous. "