"I bought two oxen and an ox-plow with a portion of the money I received from GiveDirectly which I'm planning to use to plow my farm. This will save me the cost of hiring people to work on my farm which was so expensive. In addition to that, the current house I have is in a bad state and I'm afraid it might fall at any time leaving me homeless. I, therefore, bought building materials which I'm already using to construct a new decent house. I also bought goats for rearing because goats give birth frequently, and they are easy to manage. I'm therefore planning to sell them in the future to raise money for purchasing a dairy cow that will be proving me with milk thus I won't budget for milk."

"Previously I had a tin lamp for lighting but it was expensive because I had to budget for paraffin daily which I couldn't afford and at times I was left with no option but to use a torch from my phone. The moment when I received the first transfer I bought a solar lamp which I'm currently using for lighting. I find it cheaper since I don't incur any cost of maintaining it because it relies on sunlight for recharge. I also bought a dairy cow for rearing believing that after it has given birth I'll have more cows resulting in more wealth. This is because I can sell the calves in future whenever I have an emergency to meet. In addition to that, I used a portion of the money to enroll my child to a preschool because she had reached the of joining a school."

"I have realized that my mind has settled after receiving my token transfer from Give Directly. What do I mean by this, I have been stressing myself how to complete the house. secondly I have bought a bull that I will partner with someone during ploughing season and the cow if it delivers we shall be able to take milk as it will multiplies. However much my problems are not fully settled but I thank Give Directly for lifting me from where I was to where I'm now."

"When i receive this money, I want to buy some cows and also put up a simple house for my self."

"When we receive this money, we shall buy cows that will help in agriculture and also rent land to widen our agriculture."

"I spent my second transfer to buy two cows and two hens. This will act as my source of saving and investment. I then bought some food for my family. This is such that my family can not go hungry. I bought some bedings and clothes. I needed a bigger bed such that I can have a peaceful night sleep. Then clothes to keep changing and look smart. I had to buy some seedlings as I prepare for the cultivation season."

"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for the children, buy a cow, and food."

"My life is different in that I now get milk from the cow I bought with the Give Directly money. I also have my own oxen and ox-plough which will facilitate me to plough in time."

"I spent my second transfer on building my house since I had already bought materials using the first transfer. I needed to own a permanent house since it's expensive to maintain grass thatched houses. I then bought a cow. This cow will act as an investment to me. I also had to get back my land that I had given out in exchange for money to educate my young brother."

"I spent my second transfer for buying a cow at UGX 500,000, a door, windows and a bag of cement at UGX 408,000, clothes at UGX 105,000, household items at UGX 160,000. I paid school fees of UGX 140,000 and a medical bill of UGX 25,000, repaired a motorcycle at UGX 40,000 and saved UGX 150,000 . The remaining money UGX 105,000, I used for food."