"The biggest hardship I have faced is providing for my family of five alone.In a household with young children,there is constant need for money at hand i.e. for food ,medical purposes etc.Since am a single mother,my parents gave me a ¼ acre piece of land to till and plant food crops.I have been planting maize in it but most often I do not get a harvest due to prolonged droughts and crop diseases.This has then exposed my children to hunger and even though I often look for casual jobs,what I get from them cannot meet all their needs.This has been the biggest hardship I have faced."

"I felt too much happiness when I got the mobile money message. There was laughter and we started planing for the money there and then."

"The moment I received the money, I became so happy. I calmed down and planned for my money before I could withdraw it."

"The moment I got the money, I became so happy. I thanked God and prayed for all those who donated their monies for the poor."

"I felt good when I received UGX 1,700,000 on my phone at once. It was the first thing of it's kind to happen to me ever since I was born."

"My house is better having started the plastering process. I am optimistic that it is going to look good and beautiful especially when I complete cementing the floor. Previously, I was struggling with cold since the wall had some open holes. The floor was dusty and there were no windows, I had permanently blocked the provision for the window with bricks because I could not afford ."

"The change I see is that I no longer quarrel with my wife ever since I got the money because I can buy for her what she wants. Before getting the transfer, we could quarrel because my wife expected me to provide for her yet I am now too old to work for my own money."

"Ever since I got the money, my life has got a big difference, I am now settled at home to take care of my livestock and other assets that I bought with the GiveDirectly transfer. I feel respected because of what I have. Previously, I could not settle at home because I was always on move trying to look for money for survival and it was not easy."

"My life will have improved a lot in the next six months. I will be a livestock owner. I believe that my sheep will have multiplied already. This will then be a source of income. I really desire to achieve this before the transfers end in the next few months. The reason why I want to keep sheep is that I can utilize the small space I have on my land to raise them and earn from the venture."

"In the next six months, I will be having vibrant farming activities. I will be using more and more of the transfers to buy farm inputs and generate more income. In the of six months, I will have comfortably started off my son who is joining a secondary school in January. I hope to be living a better life where I can easily meet my children's daily needs."