"My daughter had been in need of a sewing machine upon completion of a tailoring course. She opted to opening her own tailoring shop instead of being employed to serve her own clients. As at now, she acquired this equipment which she is currently using. I believe her success in this business will be vital to my household, since the income will greatly help us in meeting our family's needs. I also managed to buy two goats which I am currently keeping I believe they will be reproducing and with time, I will be having many of them."

"I have been operating a maize milling business which has been my main source of income. This has been an investment I own besides the livestock I keep. Because I was getting a good income, my plan was to buy another machine to increase my earnings. When I received my first transfer, I took KES 49000 and bought a new machine and installed it. In addition to this, I also took a portion to take my children for medication. I paid some school fees for my children and did some shopping for my family on clothing for my children as well as paying for some other household basic needs." (Occupation: Small business)

"Since I have been depending on the casual jobs for years I feel that having have started the hotel business brings the biggest difference in my daily life. Being the breadwinner it has never been that easy at all, especially in rising school fees for my brother. I am so glad I can now pay his fees in time and also cleared all the bills. I am also planning to save the profit that i ma getting and start anther business of a kiosk. I believe this will double my income and I will be able to cater to my family's needs without much struggle."

"The biggest difference in my daily life that I can mention is the fact that I now own a dairy cow. This is what I have been yearning for a long period of time to keep in my homestead but I could not afford it because of the financial difficulties. I am so hopeful and happier that very soon it will reproduce and they will multiply. Apart from that, I will be getting milk for free which I will be selling it to my neighbors and also for my family consumption. The money that I will be earning from the sale of the milk, I will save it and start some other businesses and also paying school fees for my children. I will also be able to cater to meet my family's basic needs with ease unlike before whereby I used to struggle."

"I used KES 20000 of my second transfer to buy a cow, used KES 10000 to improve my wife's business. KES 15000 was used to pay school fees for my children while the remaining KES 8000 was used to buy food and other basic household commodities. I chose to invest in livestock keeping since this is one of the most viable investment opportunities here at our place and which was going to be of great importance in enabling me remember about the unconditional support received from GiveDirectly. My wife has always been a great business woman and has been moving from one market to another selling cereals such as beans and she also had the desire to expand her business and even have a store in future where she can have one central selling point. After receiving this transfer it was a good opportunity for us to help us realize this dream by boosting her stock and providing variety to her customers which we did by injecting the KES 10000 to her business. The business has since improved and she is making some good profits that are driving her towards realizing her dream of having a store." (Occupation: Small business)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improvement of my business that has led to more profits and stability of the business. This has seen me build a new house with the profits made while the business has remained stable." (Occupation: Small business)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my restaurant is now giving me good returns, on good days I get UGX 50,000 to 70,000. I am now finding it easy to keep my daughter at school and support all other family members. Furthermore, I have repossessed my piece of land from the money lender and I am expecting increased yields this time around. Previously, I was in debts and my business was down because I didn't have enough capital. Being a single mother, providing for my family was a great challenge because I didn't have a stable source of income. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have acquired 4 cows. I am expecting these cows to produce milk and help me address any need that will arise. I am also hopeful that these cows will in future buy for me a motorbike that I will use for transport business for supporting my family."

"I intend to use part of my first transfer of $200 to build a spacious house for my family. The one I currently occupy is very small and with the family size of seven members, it is unable to house all of us. Additionally, my kids who are currently at school need a private room for them to study in the evening after they are back from school. I will use the remaining amount of my first transfer of $350 to clear the school fees arrears for my kids. For the second transfer, I intend to use it to revive my cereals business of selling beans, sorghum, millet and maize in the nearby market that will create a sustained flow of income to fend for my family."

"Having a cow to rear on my own compound generates a lot of income from the sale of milk. Having bought foodstuffs to use when I received the money, allowed me to stay at home and work on my own farm. I immediately abandoned the charcoal trading business. The business had strained me too much and my health would not have been any better if I had continued. I used to work at night trekking for over 20 kilometers using donkeys to carry the charcoal. I feel happier when I see myself making money working on my own farm rather than having to do the illegal charcoal trade while risking my life by walking around in the wee hours of the night. I am safer nowadays." (Occupation: Small business)