Uganda 2025
In the follow-up project, 21 more families each received 1,000,000 Ugandan shillings. We also revisited all families from 2024.
21
new families supported
1,000,000 UGX
per family (approx. €250)
4
additional grants for families from 2024
5 days
in the field for all payments
About the project
Following the successful Uganda 2024 project, we once again handed over unconditional cash transfers to people living in extreme poverty in this follow-up project. We also revisited all participants from the previous year. Four of them received additional support of 250,000 Ugandan shillings each.
From Kampala, we rode two motorbikes for about five hours into the rural areas around Kamuli. There is hardly any infrastructure, work or hospitals there. Households often have 6 to 8 members living on an average of just €1.30 a day.
The project team consisted of Matthias Kayanga, Lukas Neuwirth and Girens Canda. Matthias Kayanga conducted the interviews in the local language, Lusoga. One month later, we visited each family again to document their progress.
Results Uganda 2024 & 2025
Evaluated together with Makerere University (Uganda) and Maastricht University (Netherlands).
100%
of all families increased their income
+275%
average income increase
43%
lifted out of extreme poverty after one month
$0.86 → $2.32
average income per day, before and after one month