"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is the pride and peace I have because I managed to purchase a bag of corn. Since corn is our staple food and currently the prices are so high, it would have been challenging to raise money for it and this would have led my family to go without food at times because I couldn't afford the price of corn with my low income."

"For the next four months of my life, I have an additional goal of purchasing enough corn for family consumption because the prices of corn have gone up it's also scarce."

"When I received my recent transfer, I started supplying airtime to the shops around Mathare. I had realized a business gap and thought of feeling it before someone did. So I created rapport with the shopkeepers and gave them my word that I will deliver. With transfers, I bought airtime with wholesale prices and supplied."

"I am planning to start a boutique where I can sell clothes and shoes. I have realized that most of the people from Mathare have to travel a long distance to get clothes and shoes at expensive prices. My plan is to bring a shop next to them and sell at affordable prices."

"My goal is to have a wholesale where I can sell all variety of beauty products and saloon. This will serve the ladies in my community for they will not have to go to town for these services. Good quality at affordable prices at your door step."

"When I heard the message at about 4:35 am, I checked the phone and realized that the message was indicating that money had been sent from GiveDirectly. I shared with my wife and because it was almost morning, we started planning but gave it some time for the prices to normalize. This is because usually when GiveDircetly's recipients receive money, prices go up which makes items expensive."

"I spent my first cash transfer to purchase 11 bags of groundnut seeds worth UGX 1,100,000 for my produce business. I also paid school fees for my younger sister worth UGX 300,000. The balance of UGX 300,000 I am planning to purchase household items once their prices stabilize."

"Because I received my second transfers during the harvesting season, I decided to purchase 5 sacks of maize at a cheaper rate so that I could sell them during the dry season when the prices went up. I also used some of it to expand a chicken project I had started using the first transfer by buying more chickens, enlarging the chicken pen and buying chicken. I spent the rest of the money on household items, personal requirements and school supplies for my children."

"In the next six months, I want to buy fertilizer and hybrid seeds to use on my farm. My dream is to have a large harvest which I may be able to sell the surplus in bigger markets where the prices are fair. I would want to use the money to boost my business to enable me to get an income to sustain my family needs."

"I plan to make savings every month of maybe two thousands shillings. The main reason for making the savings is to enable me start a small scale business of stocking maize and re-selling them during periods when the prices rise significantly. By doing this, I know that I will be able to get some profits which definitely improve our lifestyle and living standards."