"I used my last to finish up my house which I had started with my last transfer I also bought seats a bed and mattress this because before I used to sit and sleep on mats, I am married as the second wife so getting some of this things were difficult to acquire and my husband also was not well off."

"I spent my third transfer on cementing the floor of my house. I decided to cement the floor because my children used to contract dust related diseases. Since I cemented my house my children have never been sick. The remaining part of the money I used in buying cows which I know will also give birth and help me with milk at home."

"I spent my third transfer on buying 6 sheep which as at now they have given birth to little ones which I will re-sell later during difficult financial times . The remaining part of the money I used in paying school fees for my cousin who was at home by the time the third transfer was being sent and she did not know where to get school fees."

"I used most portion of my third transfer to buy two cows for rearing, I bought an ox-plough to help me till my land. The remaining amount, I spent to buy farm inputs like fertilizer and seeds because it was approaching planting season yet I did not have seeds or fertilizer."

"I spent my third transfer on enrolling my child onto a polytechnic who had stayed hopelessly home for a period of one year after completing high school with no chance of furthering his education due to lack of money. I am happy seeing him go to school despite the worries paying school fees for the days ahead.Thanks to GiveDirectly for the unexpected miracle it had done in my life."

"Receiving this money is means of helping our family to purchase oxygen for ploughing and the balance for constructing permanent house for the family."

"Receiving this money is going to help us to buy more gardens for farming ,buy household properties .and the balance for paying our children's school fees."

"The biggest hardship which i face is lack of enough money for paying school fees for my siblings. "

"I plan to spend this transfers in paying schools fees for my children studying at mbale secondary school, and mbale community polytechnic. They will quality in different fields and get jobs that will improve their wellbeing."

"Receiving this money means building a new iron roof house.This house will change the outlook of my compound since the old iron roof house that my late husband built, twenty years ago is collapsing."