The biggest difference in my daily since I started receiving these transfers is that I have my own business. Before the transfers, I used to rely on income from casual work and odd jobs in my area. The income was not much and we would struggle as a family to make ends meet. Sometimes we would miss some meals just to meet other needs such as medication. School fees was a financial burden I never managed to meet in time. When I started receiving these transfers, I have been using them to buy business equipment bit by bit. Right now, I have an established barbershop business which has been very helpful in my life. I no longer struggle as I used to because I have daily income from the business. I thank GD for the transfers.

My wife gave birth two months ago and we have not had enough clothes to clothe the baby. This is why we have agreed that we use the next three transfers in buying clothes for newborn baby. I will feel good when my baby is well-dressed and presentable because that shows I am providing for my family well.

I spent my transfer on paying my rent. At the time I received the transfers, I did not have any money to use in paying rent. I had used all I had to buy school requirements for my children which they were needed with when reporting back to school for the new year. The rest of the transfers I used on buying food for the family. We did not have enough food in the house to sustain us through the month hence I decided to use the transfers to buy food so that we don't run out of food in the course of the month.

I lived with three of my friends before I started receiving these transfers because I could not afford to pay my own rent as I was not earning much from my barbershop business which was very small then. When I started receiving the transfers, I decided to move out and rent my own house which I knew I would be able to pay for through the transfers as I wait for the business to improve. I was tired of living in a crowded place where no one was very keen on cleaning as we would all leave early and come back at odd hours. I also revamped the business by buying more equipment and other stylish furniture that would attract more customers. The business has not been doing as well as I expected but it has definitely improved from its previous pathetic state. I am really enjoying my privacy as well as growing my business all courtesy of Give Directly.

My biggest desire was to stabilize my barbershop business by having at least two shaving machines and classy chairs that would upgrade the status of the shop to attract more customers and increase my efficiency. I have so far achieved this and now just hoping that it improves to a level that it is able to take care of my bills before the project ends. I do not have any new goals at the moment other than getting my family nice Christmas gifts, especially my younger brother who did so well in his final examinations.

I spent most of the money I recently received to pay my rent for the month as I still don't earn enough from my barbershop business to take care of such. I spent what I had left on foodstuff and other household requirements.

Currently, my life is different from how it was before Give Directly came into my life in that, I have been able to take care of my needs easily. Recently, I was able to pay rent on time which was unusual. I can also manage to save some amount and set new goals. Before then, I used to do casual jobs in fact multiple of them and still ask for help from relatives in order to pay rent and meet some of my family needs. Since I started my barbershop business, I am able to take care of my needs easily and even save some amount. I am planning to use my savings to start my next project which is poultry keeping.

My new goal is to start poultry farming. I have a passion for rearing chicken. It is also a good business that I believe will do well in this area. I only need to have enough capital and learn the logistics of how to manage this business.

I spent part of my transfer to pay rent and electricity bills. I have always wanted to pay rent on time to avoid drama with my landlord. There was a time I couldn't pay my rent on time and he caused a scene before locking my house. I was forced to stay in a friend's place which was not comfortable and had no privacy at all. I had to find a way of paying it even if it meant doing multiple casual jobs. I finally saved the remaining amount. I am planning to use the savings to start a poultry farm project so as to earn a living from the sales in due time.

My goal now that I have started receiving the money is to start a business. I am planning to save my daily income and later use it to open a kinyozi shop after they have accumulated. I settled on this because I have some experience in doing it as I was once employed as a barber. I strongly believe that my life will totally change and I will also be able to change that of others through employing them just as GiveDirectly hs changed mine through their help.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly is that I have been able to start poultry keeping project unlike before when it was just a wish. This has become my alternative source of income since I sometimes sell some eggs and use the money to cater for my needs. I believe that this project will grow over some time and it will always help me improve my life even when GiveDirectly program will be over.

I spent my most recent transfer to buy some chicken. I settled on this because it has always been my prayer to start a poultry keeping project. I decided on poultry keeping since one can run it alongside other jobs as it does not require constant attention. This will act as my alternative source of income. I received this money when I did not have any money to use in settling my bills. Due to this, I spent the remaining amount to pay my house rent since I did not want my landlord to lock my house.

My heart was filled with happiness the moment I started receiving your money. This was because I knew that I would be able to achieve a lot in my life using this money. This money also made me know that I was soon going to commence my project of poultry keeping.