"My new goal for the next four months is to join the merry go round group that is in the village and save money. I will be in a position to save money to buy a water tank for storing clean water. Getting clean water for domestic use is a big challenge."

"The biggest hardship I face in my life every year is prolonged drought. During this period, vegetation dry up and water pans run out of water. This takes a great toll on farming thus food security is hampered and starvation become rife. Most women and I are forced to walk long distances looking for water for our animals and other domestic use. Most children drop out of school because their parents run out of a source of income to pay their fee. Consequently, my greatest worry is that we are going to continue languishing in a vicious cycle of poverty."

"Lack of adequate finance to meet my desire providing for education for my children has been my biggest hardship I have faced in my life. I am jobless and I rely on my husband who is a water vendor. This job is temporary and it earns his 2 dollars on a lucky day. His income can not fully cater for the educational need of my family hence my children are always at home due to the huge fee balances. This has compelled me to live a miserable life because I feel I am not performing my duty as a parent."

"My life is improved from how it had been because I received the money and connected my home to running water. This water has the potential to supply an irrigated garden that I will be producing vegetables for sale and also for use at home. Its tremendous benefits were evident during the recent drought where for the first time, I did not take the cows to a community water pond in another village like we had been doing years on end. As a result, my cows maintained the production level of milk unlike how it used to get low due to the tress of long-distances and the water stress they could go through. I am already reaping the benefits through unaffected milk production and a possible establishment of an irrigated vegetable garden."

"Having have invested in the agricultural activities had brought about the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because initially I used to practice commercial farming and I used to plant some watermelons and vegetables. This is what I had been depending on and I used to supply them in the nearest towns in bulky for years. But then there was a time I had an emergency and I had to utilize all the profits and the capital, this made the business to collapse because I did not have enough money to buy the fertilizers, seeds and some other facilities. Having have received the first transfer I gave it a priority because I had enough experience. I a now glad because I believe I have prepared everything and in the next few months, all struggles shall come to an end. I will no longer have to worry about my family's daily needs, school fees and many more. This is because I already have the customers and I am assured once the watermelons are ready, I will not have to strains about looking for customers."

"In the next three months, I will receive the savings which I usually make through a merry-go-round. I made this sacrifice with the intention of spending this collection on buying a water tank. We usually experience water shortage during the dry season as we do not have enough water storage container to store rainwater."

"I have spent my first transfer on purchasing building materials( iron sheets, 10 bags of cement and tools)worth UGX 880,000, made bricks worth UGX 200,000, bought household goods( water drum, jerrycans, utensils and mattresses) worth UGX 254,000, gave gifts worth UGX 50,000 .The recipient also spent her tranfer on medical bills and buying food but could not estimate the amount."

"Every morning I take my livestock out to the field for feeding and taking water, I fell so at peace in my heart. This is because I do not have so many things in life but they could not worry me as much as lacking livestock. When I heard GD will give us financial support, I knew I was going to finally fill the gap in my life. This is why after settling fees for my children, I bought two cows and two goats with my first transfers which have been my source of joy and peace of late. I know without the transfers, I would not have managed to get them."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the water tank that I was able to buy with the transfer. I never thought I could buy one anytime soon but GiveDirectly enabled me realize this dream in time. I feel so proud that I have been able to buy a water tank and avoided the mess of having to drink dirty water during particular times of the year which exposed us to various water borne diseases."

"My life is improved because I have a dairy cow for milk production to use in household consumption. I used to buy milk using my hard-earned money from menial jobs. Sometimes I could not afford to buy it and ends up drinking tea without milk. It was difficult to see my children go to school having taken water, sugar and tea leaves. I am currently expecting the cow to calf. I am so happy that I will soon be having milk from my own farm."