"I have been an employed motorcycle taxi rider for the last three years. During this period, I have been saving money with an intention to buy my own motorcycle for the same business. Accordingly, GiveDirectly cash transfer has come at an opportune time. My ambition is to top up my savings with the entire first transfer of 55,000 KES (550 USD) and purchase a brand new motorbike. My esteem will drastically improve thanks to the shift from employee to self employed. I expect that proceeds from this impending business will immensely raise my living standard and boost my asset ownership. For example, I am going to make savings of the 300 KES (3usd) I have been remitting to my employer per day. Within the first month, I would have accumulated a total of 9,000 KES (90usd). My plan is to buy a heifer from these savings and other properties out of savings from succeeding months. This is a huge difference GiveDirectly is making in my life. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Receiving this money means to buy household items like tables and chairs where my visitors can sit since I donot have any. Also this money I spend on building iron-roofed house for my family members. This will remove my family members from enslavement of renting houses. I will get peace of mind after building my own home." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Before I received these transfers, I had very ambitious plans of buying my own motorcycle that I can use to operate the taxi business that I currently do using a hired motorcycle. When I received the money though, I realized that it would not be enough, so I bought a cow as an investment then started a grocery business with the part of the money. My new goal is to work hard and grow this business so that I can eventually quit the motorcycle taxi business and become self-employed." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for educating my spouse. I do not have any source of earning that would provide money for educating my spouse currently studying in kaliro Teachers college. My spouse studies are so much interfered due to delay reporting to school since I hardly get money on time." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent part of the second cash transfer to purchase a second hand motorcycle and part of it was spent to purchase stock for the fish business."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have many goats and sheep. I will be having enough to sell for my children's future school fees payment. I will have a poultry project too. These investments will be generating income that will make my life better. I will be able to provide food much comfortably and to pay school fees for my children as required." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In the next six months l expect to have started saving for my project of buying a land and having a plan of putting up a nice house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family now lives happily. This is because they now get some milk for their consumption courtesy of GiveDirectly unlike before. I would only afford to buy milk for use in making tea alone previously and my children would at times wish to drink milk but it was never possible. I am now glad since I believe that their health will improve since apart from taking milk, I will be able to provide them with a balanced diet." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I deposited UGX 1,000,000 of my first transfer for a piece of land. I bought a solar,battery,clothes, paid school fees for my child and used the balance for repairing the motorcycle."

"My life will be different in that I will have employment by then. I will have finished paying for the mechanic course and be employed. I know my life will never be the same again and I will not strain nor struggle when employed." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)