"The moment I recieved my money, I felt peace within myself and began planning immediately. I then knew my financial problems were now solved. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for buying motorcycle that can ease my movements, as am business minded. This makes it hard for me to reach further places to buy and also take to sell my beans in the near by town of sironko."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on finishing the construction of my house that I had began using my second transfer. For years I have admired a permanent house but poverty could not give me a room for that. I struggled a lot to save something towards the acquisition of this house, but all my struggles bore me no fruit. I lived from hand to mouth and never expected a transformation in life. It was therefore a very big lack on me when the organisation visited my area." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying off dowry 40,000 KES as the traditional customs states and now I am happy since I have officiated our marriage. This has brought closeness with my in laws and strengthen my relationships with my wife as well .I paid school fees for my two children who are in nursery 3,000KES .I also bought food for my family's consumption and decent clothes for my children too." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent my first transfer to buy clothes for my family, mattress, bed-sheets, shoes,saurce-pans, food, and contributed Ugx 1,000,000 towards my spouse acquiring a motorcycle for taxi purpose. "

"I used most portion of my third transfer to buy three cattle which I have used to pay dowry for my wife because we have stayed for long and it was like an over stayed debt. I used some amount on transportation and also gave my parents-in-law some money as part of dowry. The remaining amount, I spent to buy sheep for rearing." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I received my second transfer, I saved it as I wanted to purchase a motorcycle that my husband can use for taxi business and this came to reality immediately we received the third transfer, we added it to the second transfer and bought the motorcycle. As we speak, we have income from the motorcycle business, and we are saving aiming at better things in the future. I pray that GiveDirectly helps the others like me."

"Recieving this money means i will be able to build an iron roofed house, marry and finally settle with my wife." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent my third transfer on house construction materials for 47,000 KES in readiness to relocate from my father in law'ss land and build on our own land in the month of October to fulfill a requirement by Luo customs and traditions." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I used my last transfer to buy seats to add to the ones I already have and I also bought two goats to rear and later help me in any emergencies that will arise in the future if I sell them, the remaining money I bought maize one sack for our consumption." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)