"Given the fact that I had never held such an amount of money, I became to happy and anxious that my life is currently different because I was able get a big piece of farm land that I will fully cultivate on without interference until my money is given back. Before getting this transfer, I only had one piece of farm land that I used cultivate on and yet it would not fully sustain my family in the long run. It therefore necessitated me to do more extra work to raise money to sustain my family needs such as feeding. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Iam going to spend this transfers for marrying my spouse. My in-laws have kept on taking their daughter from me saying that Iam such a poor person worth to be called son in-law. This has stressed my life but have always wondered where to get money for buying animals that I can give as an apreciation to my parents in law. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life is different than it would have been if I would never receive the transfer in that, I could have never bought a motorcycle. This means that I would forever depend on business which had its ups and downs and the main issue was it state since it was almost collapsing. I am glad that Give Directly gave me the means to change my life by enabling me to purchase a motorcycle. I have started using it in ferrying people around and I can say that it is more profitable than the business that I used to do. I am happy that I am able to save even after paying school fees and meeting our daily needs such as buying food"

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a motorcycle. With this, I will be able to transport people to their different destinations since I will be doing it as a business. This will enable me to make money like the rest of the motorcycle ridders that I see."

"There is a big difference in my life, I bought a motorcycle that my husband does a boda boda business with. We are able to get income that helps us meet our basic needs. I no longer depend on casual labour for income."

"The biggest difference is that I bought a motorcycle that generates daily income for the family. We are happy and healthy because we can afford to buy a variety of foods and afford other household items."

"For any school going child who is passionate about education, the pain of dropping out of school due to lack of financial support is unimaginable. This is the biggest hardship that I faced two years ago when I was in form two. My parents sold their only cow to raise the requisite fee for my form one admission. When I joined form two, there was nothing left for me other than to quit school. The frustration out there led me into an early marriage. Currently, am expecting my first born child and my husband's earnings as a motorbike rider is hardly enough to me meet the household needs. This money is heaven sent. I will ensure that I do something meaningful with my transfers so that my children do not undergo the same ordeal that crashed my desire of attaining the highest level of education in life." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My daily life is different now because I'm so grateful for GD transfer in that I managed to plaster, install Windows and a door in my house. I also managed to top up some money from the transfer to complete the purchase of a motorcycle which generates daily income between ugx 10000 to 15000. It's Through this transfer I managed to buy scholarstic materials for my children and the remaining money I will use it for taking them to school next term."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I would still be working for someone. I am glad that GiveDirectly gave me my transfer which I was able to use in starting my own business. I operate a motorcycle where I get more profits which have made it smoothly for me to easily cater for my needs. Before the transfer, life was difficult because the little that I got could not be enough to sustain my family members. Most of the time we could quarrel with my wife when I could honestly tell her that I had no money. Our relationship was generally not good because most of the time I could not provide for my family as expected and my wife could be bitter about it. I thank GiveDirectly very much. Since I started my own business, I have not had my wife complaining about giving her less money or nothing at all." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Without GiveDirectly, My life would still be so hard because I would still be relying on casual jobs to meet basic needs. The robust motorcycle taxi business that I immediately started has changed my life. It is a very reliable source of income form which I can even save a good sum on a daily basis. The financial ability is only possible after GD come to my aid."