"I am grateful to the organization because I was able to build a new spacious house which I would have never managed to build to date because when my husband passed away some years ago, he left me without anything tangible I would survive on. Apart from that, my child went to school amidst the society's expectations that the child would never make it to secondary school due to our economic situation by then. I also managed to buy a new sofa set worth Kes 24000 plus six sheep which I now rear with the expectations that they will multiply and increase in population going into the future."

"I was keeping livestock for many years until 2016 when there was a severe drought. My livestock did not survive the situation. From that time I did not own any until the coming of GiveDirectly. To me, owning livestock is the biggest difference in my daily life. I could not have acquired this livestock if I were to buy at my own cost. I am grateful to them for at least I have assets to lean on in case of any financial challenges."

"The moment I received my transfer, I became very happy because I had got the money that would enable me start up proper treatment for my self."

"Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I have my own business. I do not depend on casual jobs like selling water which was unreliable. I have learned to manage it in terms of the variety that the customer needs and how to lure them to buy the clothes which I sell. I can never compare it with the past casual jobs that I have ever done. I thank GiveDirectly very much because I can take care of my needs easily using the profits from the business unlike before."

"My life has improved, I now have peace of mind because I am able to make more money through the business I started with this transfer. I am glad to report that I joined a village saving group where I save my profits of UGX 5,000 per week. With the saving I can do bigger things come time of dividing the money among group members. I could not do this business before because I had no capital. I thank GiveDirectlyr for their love for me even when they do not know me. This support has uplifted the the living standards of many especially in my community."

"I spent KES 3000 of my most recent transfer to pay for my house rent as well as paying for my electricity bill. I am at peace now having cleared the most stressful expenses. I took KES 1000 to pay for my household basic needs like foodstuffs. I saved the rest of the money in my account to help me realize my dream of opening a business come next year."

"I have the skills in plumbing and welding, however, I have not been able to secure an opportunity to work. Thus my new goal, for now, is to save enough money that will enable me to acquire my own tools to work with."

"My wife had been unwell and so when I received my transfer, I used a large portion of my transfer on purchasing medicine and paying her medical bill. I also did shopping in the house. She had been operating her business but when she felt ill, she was not able to run the business anymore. I am glad that she is recovering quickly. Hopefully, she will be able to go back and do what she loves which is running her business."

"My new goal is to boost my business. I sell onions. I want to have a wholesale where I can have a huge stock where my customers can get the quantities that they want. Having been a retailer, I have to restock most of the time which is normally expensive."

"I shall have harvested my farm produce which I can sell to get the income and also consume to nourish our health. We shall be having plenty of food for the better part of the year. In the next six months, I would have saved and bought the building materials and plastered my house."