"The biggest difference in my daily life is the changed and improved standard of living in my house. This is through the items I bought such as bed, mattresses, utensils, clothing and the food I stocked. Prior to getting this money, my family and I had to toil to see to it that we at least have a meal and when it fails, we go without any food for the day. In addition to this we slept on hipped clothes as a bed since we had no bed and mattresses at that time."

"My daily life's biggest difference is the joy I saw on my family faces while we celebrated Christmas. This is because everyone got new clothing, ate to their fill and the happiness was allover the place. In my life time, we have not been able to joyously spend on Christmas like we did."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so delighted that my husband would start off his own motorcycle business and fully support the family."

"I was from the dam when I heard my phone ringing continuously. This was a clear indication there was a message. I then checked its content and realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. They had sent the money as they had promised during the enrollment. I was over-excited and all I could is to laugh on top of my voice."

"The cash transfers enabled me to acquire a bull that will ease farming. I also acquired household items. Previously, it was hard whenever I received visitors, I had to borrow plates and sauce pans to host them. I can now freely host visitors at home."

"I heard the phone buzzing but I could not read the message. I called upon the trustee who informed me about the cash transfer on that particular day. I was overwhelmed with joy."

"I was woken up by a mobile money message. I gave my co wife to read the message for me. She informed me that I had received UGX1730250 on mt account."

"The mobile money message was delivered early in the morning. I was very happy at that moment because being a polygamous family has its own challenges."

"My trustee informed me about the cash transfer. I felt very happy at that moment because I had never held such an enormous amount of money."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall be more empowered financially than I am now. I am looking forward to buying a dairy cow by saving up from my poultry keeping business as well as casual labour proceeds. All these will see my living standards and that of my family improve by a great deal."