"I spent my first transfer on paying back a loan balance of 170000ugx, used some money to start up a saloon business and also bought some food since it was Christmas period."

"I spent my first transfer on buying a bicycle to help me in my business of buying and selling vegetables.I also bought a mattress since i was sleeping on a mat."

"The moment i recieved my money i felt excited and lost my mind for some minutes because this money came as a surprise to me." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money means a lot to me because I will be able to pay school fees for my daughter who is in secondary school and also to build my own home." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money mean that my life will change as I will be in a position to comfortably pay school fees for my on-going children, build a good house to shelter in as my current house leaks." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money will help me boost my business. I also plan to pay school fees for my eldest child who is to join high school." (Occupation: Small business)

"My biggest hardship is often how to feed my family and frequent diseases that affect me" (Occupation: Small business)

"I really feel blessed because it gives me an opportunity to change my life and live a better life compared with the one that am living because I'll be able to buy assets , educate my children and improve my vegetable business " (Occupation: Small business)

"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of food that will carter for my family and I. This is because at times my charcoal and sisal twining and selling business has no profit at all and so having enough money for me to buy food that will carter for my family is hard." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money means that our lives will change and so we going to live happily. This is because we will be able to start a small shopkeeping business, cereals business, hotel business which will give us a constant flow of cash and also expand our house."