"I remember back in 1962 when I was in primary school class seven when I fell sick.I was diaognised with tuberculosis and had to seek medication at Tenwek Mission Hospital.This medication did not help much and had to resort to traditional herbal medicine.I later realised I had a lung tumor and started medication using the same traditional herbalist.These health problem persisted for over ten years and hampered my ability to work in my farm.I felt that I wasted this years but all the same I thank God that I felt better and now seeing myself at this age is a blessing."

"I spent my second transfer to buy a cow at 830,000 ugx and I hired two gardens at 450,000 ugx. I also bought groundnut seeds at 100,000 ugx and I bought beans at 50,000 ugx. The balance of the cash transfer I spent on buying medicine worth 62,000 ugx and the balance on buying other household items."

"My life currently is different from how it would have been without the transfers in that, I have currently saved some amount of money for emergency such as to buy medicine as well as for NHIF payments. Without the transfers, I used to strain so much since the little I get is just enough for basic needs for my family"

"This was my first transfer. I am yet to experience a major difference in my life. I was however able to buy medicine for my children without struggling. My children were ill when the funds came and I did't have to borrow as I have been borrowing. It was a relief for me."

"I am planning to spread my transfer on furthering my education to a college level where I will pursue a diploma in vetinary medicine given that I recently completed my secondary education last year and scored a C plain."

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is health related. I am ailing, my legs are swollen and painful, they cannot allow me to till my farm comfortable anymore. My wife is ailing as well, this means we spend most of the money we get on medicine."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now easily get my medicine, intially I had a medical condition (kidney problems) that costed a lot of money."

"Recieving this money means i shall be able to purchase aplot of land for cultivation.My family will depend on crop harvest realised from farming to cater for basic needs like food, medicine. This will improve living standards of my family. "

"I had two children in college so when I received my third transfer I paid school fees for my son who is taking a medical course in clinical medicine. When he was joining college, I had to take a loan from our Sacco and so this transfer saved me the hustle to get another loan. The other part of the money I used to buy building materials that I used to build a kitchen. I used to have one house that double up as a cooking place too. So, I thought of building a kitchen where I can cook from. I thank GiveDirectly for the money. Were it not for these transfers, I am scared my daughter could have dropped out of college."

"I used to suffer from stoke each and every time. When I got my third transfer I went to the hospital for a Magnetic Resonance Venography (MRV) test. The results of the test showed that The stroke resulted from the brain so the doctors put me under medication. I also bought a fridge which I used to store medicine that was prescribed to me by my doctor. The pharmacist advised me to store the medicine in the fridge in order for them to be effective. Now I feel much better and I am able to go about my daily activities thanks to GiveDirectly."