"I spent UGX 500,000 for buying a cow for milk production. I have bought sand and cement for renovating my house worth 342,000, I bought bedding worth UGX 70,000, Utensils costed UGX 115,000. I then paid for treatment bills of my parents worth UGX 200,000. I have saved UGX 473,000 for buying food, purchasing and paying labour for the builder."

"I spent my second transfer to plaster my floor which was Initially smeared with cow dung and would wear out few weeks after smearing making it look really bad. Smearing the floor every now and again had also become quite cumbersome for my wife who is now elderly and sickly. As a result of this easened her burden and also provided a long term solution of mending the floor often. I also bought a bed and mattress because I did not have one and was sleeping on a mat which was uncomfortable and even shameful and could be easily be attacked by crawling insects at night. I am now happy that I can sleep comfortably and my bedroom also looks neat as compared to when we had an old mat without proper beddings. I also paid school fee for my daughter in secondary school who used to be sent home for fee arrears and would miss lessons. iI am at peace knowing that my daughter will stay in school and believes that her grades will also improve since she no longer misses her lessons."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my self esteem had been boosted with this cash transfer. Other than the cow I had wanted for long, I bought two instead and managed to take back my child to school."

"I'm no-longer stressed because around this time when children are returning to school I would be so stressed wondering where I could raise school fees for my children. There's also happiness as part of my daily life because I have also bought my cow that in future will help me with the school fees problem."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because from the transfers I built my own home. Initially, I was living in my fathers compound which was small hence I could not rear my cows in it. Secondly, before Givedirectly sent me transfers, I used to do casual labour in peoples farm to feed my family and take care of my sick father. My family can now have all the meals unlike in the past when we used to go to bed hungry."

"My life is currently different in two ways. The first one is that I provide milk for the family because I bought a cow. I sell some of the milk and get money for meeting other daily needs. Secondly, Is having a business to do. I started a grocery business that has been a life-changing initiative. I work in the business every day earning me at least KES 200. These two sources of income have completely changed y life. I am able to meet my needs and those of my family."

"I spent my cash transfer worth UGX 400,000 for paying a debt, I completed payment of an ox cat worth UGX 300,000, I bought a cow worth UGX 760,000. The balance of UGX 230,000 is what I am using for making bricks that I intend to use for building a permanent house."

"Upon receiving the first transfer, I bought a bull and a cow for the purpose of paying the bride price for my wife that had been pending for quite some time now and the parents were on my neck. With the remaining amount I bought bulk household shopping that was depleted to sustain me for a longer period of time because I do not have a steady income and I am not sure of the next time I will receive such an amount of money."

"I spent my second transfer on buying two bullocks and one heifer for bride prize payments. My father in-law took my wife and three children hostage because I failed to pay Bride price. Before Give Directly transfers, I was totally poor without any cow due to the fact that my parents died when I was three years old. My maternal grandmother who brought me up also died before I married. I used to be mocked that I married someone's daughter on loan because in our customs, marriage can be rendered legitimate after taking cows to your in-law."

"I expect to enjoy a higher standard of living in the next six months. This is because my income will have doubled because of the huge projects that I will be running. I look forward to having a poultry farm to attract more money, a practice that I have not been doing. Besides, I am planning of owning three zero-grazing cows by that time. As a result, our family shall have adequate milk for consumption and even a surplus for sale to attain additional revenue. Still, in the next six months, I will have heavily stocked the shop that my wife runs. Subsequently, money will be flowing within our family."