"My life is different in that, I have boosted my small business and paid my sister's tuition. In the past, my retail shop was worth Ugx 25000 but after receiving the transfer; I boosted it with Ugx 500000 which has subsequently increased my daily sales hence more income is generated. This in turn helps me to meet my family needs like feeding and clothing with ease as opposed to the past. In addition, my sister had dropped out of school due to lack of money but she resumed school."

"I have managed to construct my own house back at home, thanks to GD transfers. For a very long time, I had wanted to build my own house but could not due to little income that could barely take care of my own personal needs here in the city. Having no hoise back at home also prevented me from frequently visiting my parents as I should have because I had problems with sleeping in my neighbour's house whenever I visited. My once small business has also grown, thanks to the transfers that enabled me to expand it. I am now making better more profits which I will soon use to start another business. All these would not have been possible without GD and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the project."

"Being a single mother, i have to struggle alot to meet the needs of my family especially in paying school fees. I have three children one in campus, another one just completed high school and the youngest is in form three. All of them look upto me for school fees and all other basic needs, which i toil alot in my farm as well as engaging in casual labour like digging and planting crops in other people's farms in oder to raise money for sustainability."

"My next goal is to get employed so that I am able to help my parents in other duties and activities such as paying school fees for my siblings. Currently, I am using my monthly income from GiveDireclty to help me pay school fees. I know once I graduate and get a certificate, I will get a job which will help me help my family and improve our standards of living."

"The biggest difference so far is that I am now relaxed emotionally because I will be in position to acquire a plot of land. Previously, I was worried because I do not own any piece of land."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty. I have not been able to build a good sleeping house because I don't have money. "

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty. I do not have any clear source of income and as such, I am not in position to buy oxen which would otherwise support my cultivation needs."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money. This is because of a prolonged dry season which affected our agricultural practices. Agriculture is our major source of income so with the dry spell, our household income went down."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money. This has affected the education of our children whereby they are frequently sent back home because of defaulting school dues. This has also affected our feeding in away that our children are not undergoing good nutrition."

"When I receive this money, I will renovate and complete some parts of our house. Our house is not in a good condition and rats have invaded part of it which makes it very dusty. I will also buy a cow that will help in milk production because at our age, there is not much we can do apart from having a good nutrition. So the milk from this cow will be mainly for home consumption."