"My life is currently different from how it was before because the transfers have enabled me to complete my house which had stalled for some months after materials got depleted in the process. Secondly, I have been able to provide my family's basic needs effectively. I addition to all these, I have invested my money in a partnership that we mainly deal with herbal medicines and I am expecting to get good returns from it."

"Being able to access the medicine that I required has made my life well again. Treatment was out of my reach because i nolongge have a source of income and I can not work anymore due to my old age. I used to suffer alot untilI I got a constant income from these transfers that are now being used to pay for my medication. Since receiving this money, I get to live a better life. I am so greatful that GiveDirectly came at my old age to support me since I cannot work to provide for myself anymore. "

"My wife had been unwell and so when I received my transfer, I used a large portion of my transfer on purchasing medicine and paying her medical bill. I also did shopping in the house. She had been operating her business but when she felt ill, she was not able to run the business anymore. I am glad that she is recovering quickly. Hopefully, she will be able to go back and do what she loves which is running her business."

"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."