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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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almost 6 years ago
Joseph
received a $453 second payment.
"My life has got better because I have got a motorbike which generates income that supports my family in buying food, paying medical bills, my daughter's school fees and any need that arises. The acre of land that I got will increase my crop production. Before, I didn't have a stable source of income. I use do actual labour in people's gardens that fetched very little income about UGX 2,000 a day. I had only one acre of land that couldn't produce enough food crops for the demand of the family."
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almost 6 years ago
Wiliter
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect in the next six months to have started poultry farming. The egg production will assit me in payment of school fees and purchase other household needs."
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almost 6 years ago
Agiripina
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am happy because of being one of the beneficiaries. I am in the process of constructing my house that I thought I would die without owning one. Before, I used to live a miserable life being a widow, life was not simple. I sleep in a grass thatched leaky house that lacks the comfort needed for an individual."
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almost 6 years ago
Simon
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different because I own an acre of land which will enable me farm in large quantities. Previously, I had only one garden which limited my farming thus affecting food production for the family."
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almost 6 years ago
Mercy
received a $23 twelfth payment.
"I expect in the next six months to have complete my house. I will manage this using the saving I have in our table banking and the transfers."
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almost 6 years ago
Anna
received a $453 second payment.
"My life has changed in that, I'm now constructing a permanent house. Currently, I stay in an old thatched house which is a haven for rats that have always destroyed our clothes and eaten our feet. In addition, these rats harbour lice that feast on our blood and deny us peaceful sleep. Previously, I didn't have the money to commence with the construction of the permanent house."
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almost 6 years ago
James
received a $453 second payment.
"My life is different in that I would not be in position to acquire the two bulls that will help me in the issue of agriculture. Formally, I used to hire oxen for ploughing which required me to wait on other people hence late farming and poor harvest leading to insufficient foodstuff in my home. Now that I have my own oxen this will not require me to wait on other people leading to timely ploughing and a proper harvest."
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almost 6 years ago
Badiru
received a $453 second payment.
"My life has improved because I'm sleeping in a beautiful permanent house. Before, I could not continue with the project of building because I had other pressing needs like paying school fees for my 6 children who are in private schools. In addition, I have gained confidence and respect in my community. Before, some people could mock me and I lost confidence."
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almost 6 years ago
Mary
received a $471 initial payment.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have gained self esteem because I have started constructing my permanent house. Previously, I was over looked because I was sleeping in a grass thatched house that I had to renovate on yearly basis."
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almost 6 years ago
Mary
received a $471 initial payment.
"From the day I received the transfer, my daily life has experienced a remarkable turn around in that, I'm always joyous. This is because, I repossessed my land, bought a mattress and bed which I was not able to in the past when I had no money. Those days I just used to worry a lot over them."
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