"My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that I have always been able to provide school fees for my children. This has been one of my greatest weakness as a parent because I do not pay their arrears in time. They are always being sent home on a monthly basis which has really affected their performance in school. For them to have a better future and get well-paying jobs, they need to do better in school work. Performance can only improve when they get humble time to study. I failed in this area until I started receiving these transfers from GD. I have been paying for their arrears on a monthly basis which has helped reduce the rate at which they are sent home. Since the beginning of the third term, they have not been sent home because of the arrears."

"Currently, there is peace in my household. My husband and I have a very good relationship. I have also gained my financial independence something which has helped me relive the burden of taking care of our family form my husband. I get to contribute towards paying school fees for the kids, buy food fir consumption and also buy them clothes to put ontheuir backs."

"I have a plan for paying school fees for my children who are in secondary school."

"I am expecting to save some more and pay for my tailoring course. By then I will be in college training. This will help me gain skills that will help me generate income to pay school fees for my child, buy food for consumption and also buy clothes for us to put on our backs."

"I have spent my first transfer on purchasing building materials ( 3 trips of bricks, iron sheet and 2 trips of sand) worth UGX 1,230,000, bought household goods ( mattress, utensils, blanket and 1 pair of bed sheets) worth UGX 232,000, paid school fees for my 6 children worth UGX 160,000 and paid labour for harvesting my g-nuts worth UGX 70,000."

"I have been using my transfers on paying school fees for my two daughters in Secondary School. I wish to say a big thank you to Give Directly because I now have hope my children will finish school. I have less stress when it comes to school fees payment. Since I started receiving transfers I am also able to buy them school uniform, they are smartly dressed unlike before they use to go to school with uniforms that are old. Thus the biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I am in a position to pay school fees for my school-going children with no difficulty."

"The cash transfers enabled the payment of school fees. This relieved me from the stress of borrowing money for school fees and medical care. Secondly, the cash transfers changed my social status. I was able to acquire household property such as livestock and new clothes for the children. All these could not have been possible if GiveDirectly had not sent the cash transfers."

"Recieving this money means I will be able to complete my house which is at the roofing stage now.My house has stayed for long since (2017) without being completed because the little money is used up for other expenses like paying school fees and welfare of the family."

"Receiving this money means I will start my own business of a restaurant. I will make it my main source of income for the household in order to facilitate payment of school fees, feeding and taking care of other household needs. I am relying currently on daily casual labour which is not a sustainable venture."

"Receiving this money is a great opportunity for me to renew my house.Since I got married I have always wanted to build semi-permanent (wooden house) but since my spouse and I have not been able to raise enough money for that,we have had to live in a mud-walled house.This money will also help me in paying school fees for my child who joined Secondary school this year."