"I currently have two major objectives that I want to accomplish, first, I have three children in school that I need to ensure their studies are not interrupted for lack of fees. I am planning to pay for them on time every month and ensure that they excel in their studies. Secondly, my living house is in a bad shape, the roof is old and dilapidated. I rely on my husband's little earnings from casual construction jobs, and we couldn't save enough to buy building materials to rebuild the house. I am currently planning to buy at least 1 iron sheet every month until I have enough to facilitate the renovation."

"I currently face the challenge of poverty which has failed us to take children to good schools and as a result they study in schools with poor standards where they also attend irregularly hence performing poorly in class. I am also disturbed by water which comes from under ground when it rains. We really suffer because we lack where to sleep when water enters the house."

"I am currently facing the challenge of struggling to raise school fees for my daughter who is Tororo Girls Secondary school in senior four and the son at Uganda Christian University where I have sold many plots of land and we are left with only one plot of land hence hindering us from having cultivation leading to few sources of food. I also face a problem of water which affects our house whenever it rains and with this, we even lack to sleep when it happens putting us in hard life. Poverty has also hit my family in that we can not raise capital to start up even a small business which can earn us daily income in order to meet basic needs easily."

"The biggest challenge Iam facing is that the house we stay in is not ours so I have a worry that the owner may come anytime and send us away which will worse the stule of living because we shall have no where to sleep. Another a challenge is having a small piece of land which at times think of selling in order to build a house but then ask myself many questions. When I sell land, where will I cultivation from to get food for my people and Another question is that where will I construct the house and the answer cones back to staying in someone's house other than selling the only piece of land have in life. I have also failed to school fees that can take my children to good schools hence leaving them in local Government schools which do perform well."

"My husband and I sell charcoal, and this is our main source of income which is still unstable. I had always wished to own cattle like my neighbours, so when I received the second transfer, I went straight to the market the following day and bought 5 goats worth $140. I chose goats because they can come in handy in times of emergencies like school fees. My son who is in class 8 was almost falling into depression because he had stayed at home for 3 weeks without going to school because he had arrears of $250, I cleared it and I'm he is back to his jovial state since he attends school daily. I'm so grateful to Give Directly, had you not come in, my charcoal business would have taken forever to raise this school fees balance. I also used $24 to buy new school uniforms for my 4 children who are in primary school, there old uniforms were already torn. We also had no food in the house, we were used to feeding from hand to mouth, but when I received the second transfer, I spend $100 on 4 bags of maize which has sustained us for almost 4months. Now I have a taste of the heavenly food security feeling! I used the remaining $16 to buy a 'leso' for myself and vegetables. Thank you so much Give Directly."

"I currently face a challenge of water that comes from under ground when it rains which affects the house and even lack where to sleep and just up to morning. Another problem that disturbs us is landslides and flash floods which at one time happened and stones killed people hence leaving us in fears that we are to die anytime."

"I appreciate every piece of advice I got during enrollment, and even the freedom of spending to meet my needs was a good gesture. I have nothing bad about the whole process and everyone in the village is still praising GiveDirectly for the generous support they gave us. Long live GiveDirectly."

"I appreciate everything and wish GiveDirectly would continue doing the same as they reach out to other people too. I have no complaints to report regarding the operations."

"At the moment I do not have a current goal, but I would just love to see my children proceed on with their education uninterrupted. With time, I hope to open a cosmetics shop to supplement my income."

"I am a father of eight children (four girls and four boys) all of whom are still in school. Paying their school fees has been an uphill task since I do not have a stable job, same to my wife. They have been sent home a couple of times and this breaks my heart to see their studies being cut short often. Also, the situation at home is terrible since we had been living in a very small house together with my children. I had been sleeping out in the cold so as to allow my wife and kids to have room for themselves. Upon receiving the second transfer, my first priority was to build a two-roomed house that would accommodate us all. I bought all the building materials and got a mason to do the work. The total cost was $300 and I was glad to see the project complete. I replaced the ripped mattress and bed with new ones costing $70. I also managed to do some minor repairs to the latrine which was almost falling down, for this, I spend $30. I bought eight chickens for each of my children so that they could rear them at home and maybe sell them if need be to cater to a basic need at home. With the remaining money, I bought school uniforms for my children and foodstuff for the family."