"I spent the whole of my most recent transfer to cover for my medical bill and paying for some medicines. I was hospitalized for some days due to an illness. I am grateful for the finacial support because I would not have cleared this bill if at all I was to do it at my own cost."

"My daily life is now different in that I find peace of mind after paying off debts. In addition, I am able to afford food and medicine. Before my life was full of sadness due to lack of money to support my old age."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now independent I do not depend so much on my children for everything as I used to do before. Since I started receiving the money I am able to pay collage to my grandson with ease I do not struggle so much. I am also capable of buying my daily medicine which are very expensive. "

"I used my second transfer to renovate my old iron roofed house, buy a mattress, bedsheets, medicine and food. I still some money I saved for future use."

"I spent my first transfer to purchase 15 bags of cement at UGX 415,000, a trip of sand at UGX 80,000, a trip of bricks at UGX 150,000, a wheelbarrow at UGX 110,000, utensils at UGX 75,000, medicine at UGX 20,000 and food at UGX 35,000. I have not yet spent the money which is left but I am planning to spend it for paying construction workers and adding more construction materials."

"In my life, I have wished to own a chemistry shop for my husband to operate, in order to have a reliable source of income for the family. This aspiration has never come through because of financial challenges we currently face, something that has forced me to do Early Childhood Development teaching in contract basis so that I provide our basic needs . Despite my husband having knowledge on general medicine, he is yet to be employed and this has forced him to do contracts work which they have low lifespan. Receiving this money means meeting my life goal of starting the chemistry shop. This will transform our life for the better and hence, it is this change that what receiving this money means to me."

"I am happiest in the noon time when I have had a meal. I will have been satisfied and stroger. I am able to take my medicine without any issues."

"I am aging and less energetic to actively participated in daily casual jobs in our area. I rely on farming for my daily household expenditure and family basic needs. My household daily expenditures had been too much for my source of income hence I could find myself most of the time spending everything I earn from farming leading to shortages and also growing debts in order to access other basic needs. I had been so worried about this and mostly my medication schedule which could not be observed since it could reach a time when I need medicine but have no money to spend on hence could forgo my medication and preserve the pain. I am currently so happy I prioritize my medication through assistance from GD hence I am certain that my health is improving and am soon going to be well. I currently have enough food in our family since I spend part of my transfer on my household food when we run short of our yields."

"When I started receiving these transfers, I was not in perfect health and it took GiveDirectly transfers to be able to seek for medical attention. My hands were aching most of the times and this could not allow me to perform heavy duties. Being a person that relies solely on casual labour, life was very difficult for me. I have since been able to seek medication and I am getting better each day. The kind of medicine that was prescribed to me is quite expensive and GiveDirectly transfers have always helped me meet the cost. I can now engage in any form of casual labour and this has made it easier for me to provide food for my family."

"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I have a meal. This is because I am able to take my medicine and continue with normal activities of the day without any effect. "