"I used my first transfer for paying tuition worth 900,000ugx. I also bought a blanket, a pair of bedsheets, a mattress, clothes and started a small scale business all totalling to 800,000ugx." (Occupation: Small business)

"When I receive my shares from the table banking group, I will start a grocery business which will ensure that I have my own source of income and assist my husband with the household provisions."

"My life is totally different. First, I have never had such an amount of cash all my life. This is the first difference. Second, I am a happy person lately. I used to worry and be stressed due to lack of food and poverty. Now I am well fed. Finally, my economic status has improved. I now own a cow and a new house, not to mention the business that I am about to start; it will continuously improve my financial status and life in general. I am happy and grateful, thank you GiveDirectly."

"I recently got married and I hope that in the next six months,I will have saved enough money from my poultry business and the casual jobs that I do to enable me visit my in-laws for an introduction."

"Receiving this money makes me so happy. I plan to use my transfers to expand my kiosk business. I would like to open another kiosk within the village so that my wife can run it. This will help increase our income. " (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money means a great transformation of my life.I am going to use the transfers to build a better house,buy dairy cows and even remain with some amount to boost my grocery business."

"My new goal is to buy cattle such as goat and sheep which I can sell after school to get money." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money mean I will be able to start my own business. My intention has been to run my own business of buying and selling cereals since it is a viable business to start in this area."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I boosted my scrape business which has been my dream because all along I have been working for people which is very difficult because of less pay compared to now I do my own business hence I can provide for my family with a lot of ease." (Occupation: Small business)

"Wen I received my first cash transfer worth 1,700,000ugx, I paid tuition for my children worth 900,000ugx. I then bought a mattress of 250,000ugx, a blanket and bedsheets costed 150,000ugx in order to improve on my living standards. I bought a food basket of 15,000ugx, clothes of 10,000ugx and the balance of 375,000ugx, I have started a small business."