"Receiving this money will enable me to greatly improve my family's financial status. For a long time, I have relied on burning charcoal as my source of income but ever since the government placed a ban on it,life has become really difficult. The casual jobs that I do are not reliable at all and on many occasions we have been forced to skip meals. However, with this money,I see our situation changing for the better. I plan to start a livestock trade business within our market of Bamba since the business is very lucrative. I will also buy two oxen and an ox plough which will enable me to plough a larger portion of my land thus making my family to be food secure. The oxen will also be hired out to other farmers in the region at a fee thus enabling me to generate more income to take care of my family."

"I have peace of mind because I cleared the debt which I had got for paying school fees for my child. Before, I had a lot of stress because I had no source of income. In addition, I'm sleeping in a permanent house. In the post, I slept in a grass thatched hut."

"My life is different than it would have been because I now sleep on a mattress, and can afford two meals in a day. Before, I used to sleep on ground with a mat, go hungry without food or just take maize flour porridge as a meal."

"Life is different than it would have been because I am very happy that this money has enabled me afford a cow and household items that I never would have in a life time. There's no way the above items would have come to my home without GiveDirectly, and I am very happy. "

"Life is different than it would have been because I am soon moving from a grass thatched house to an iron roofed house, I get better daily income of atleast Ugx.10,000 a day from my second hand cloth business, and I am now better in utilizing money. Before, my life was spent sleeping under a grass thatched house that would leak during rainy season, and on a good day, I only make Ugx.2,000 to support my livelihood making life a real misery."

"My life is different than it would have been because I have bought clothes, hence, improved dressing, there's regular changing of food type and I am more happy in life. Before, I would spend the whole day and night making bricks for others neglecting to take care of myself, and always feeding on one type of meal every other day."

"Life is different than it would have been because I have an iron sheet roofed house to sleep in, a bicycle to ease my movement in the village, and this brings me happiness. Re-furnishing a house roof with grass has become really hard due to scarcity of roofing grass these days, and I used to move long distances on foot."

"My life is different than it would have been because I am happy and looking more healthy, unlike before when I used to worry alot about how to get my own place to stay and cultivate food crops. "

"My life is different than it would have been because when I go out of home, I come back and find food and water readily available, thanks to a wife I married. In addition, I sleep on a bed and mattress comfortably. Before, I used to come back after labouring, start looking for water and cook for myself, then sleep on very uncomfortable floor with a mat. "

"I expect in the next six months that I will be able to save part of the profits of the business and buy a goat. With this goat, I believe I will earn an extra income through its sale in the near future."