"Having a huge capacity water tank has really changed my life. I consider this the best gift in my life. Once the water tank has been set up, I will be able to harvest the rainwater that usually goes to waste. This water will reduce the workload especially for my children who used to make several trips to and from the water point, which was quite a distance away. And because the water here is in high demand, I can sell it to my neighbors at a small fee as another source of income and since I am planning to start a small retail business, I hope these proceeds will boost me."

"Having a single roomed house that is supposed to accommodate my 5 children is quite impossible. This has forced 3 of them to seek shelter in our neighbour's house. I am not happy with this situation because I feel it is quite inconveniencing the owner. I also fear for their security because I am not aware of what takes place at night. Besides the house being small, the roof is also half thatched. This has made it unbearable during rainy seasons and it is common for us to wake up at night amidst waters. I therefore plan to build a better house that will have more space for my children. I will also start selling 'omena' in my village to earn income. This business will save me the agony of uprooting trumps to burn charcoal for a living."

"The moment I received the money, I felt very happy because I got money for buying building materials and a bicycle for collecting water and going to the market."

"I bought household items such as mattress worth UGX 80000 and bed sheets worth UGX 20000. I bought utensils (food basket,cups,plates,water jugs) worth UGX 100000. I hired a piece of farm land worth UGX 1000000. The remaining cash transfer is being spent on food."

"I bought sand worth UGX 50000 and cement worth UGX 450000. I bought a water drum worth UGX 25000. I bought household items such as flask,saucepans worth UGX 20000. I bought clothes worth UGX 400000. The balance was spent on food."

"In June this year, I received the savings that I had been making in our merry go round. I used to save part of my monthly transfer which enabled me to buy a water tank. This has saved me a lot of time. I no longer walk long distances in search of water from water points that are normally very far. It was a tedious process which would leave me spending too much of my time and energy fetching water for both livestock and domestic use. I had no time to work on my farm but that is something of the past now. Nowadays I have enough time to do my personal duties. I am glad I have crops on my farm. I planted cabbages that are almost ready for harvesting. I look forward to a good harvest that I plan to sell in our local market. This will help me take care of my family expenses. I now have hopes of not doing casual jobs any more."

"In my village, we do experience water shortage especially during the drought season and the water points are far almost 4 kilometers away hence it is always tiresome to bring water home after going through several trips. The water from the water points is not clean given that people bath, wash clothes, defecate at the banks and children also play in the water, therefore, there was a risk of contracting water-borne diseases to my family. Currently, my life has greatly changed in that my family now has access to clean domestic water use after purchasing a water tank which has a capacity of 3500 litters. I am happy that I have saved my family from the risk of water-borne diseases and we can get extra time to relax too."

"I struggle each day to make sure that my family has a happy and healthy life thus making sure that we have access to basic needs is my priority. In our area, getting clean water is a problem given that we have to go far to fetch water in a river. Apart from my family being at risk of contracting water-borne diseases, this situation had put me in deep stress since it was time-consuming and straining to fetch enough water in a day for my family use. Currently, my life has greatly changed in that my family now has access to clean water for consumption and domestic use. I used my transfer to buy a water tank and I currently do not go to the river to fetch water like before. I am happy that I have saved my family from the risk of water-borne diseases and I can relax too. I feel this water tank has given me the biggest difference in my daily life ever and am thankful to GiveDirectly."

"I wake up early everyday to work in the farm.There,I mostly till or weed crops in it.When I am done,I proceed to look for feeds for my cows before watering them.These two activities are what I enjoy most because they have literally been my employer-It is through it that every coin my household has ever handled comes from.Therefore morning to mid day is the happiest part of my day."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow. I am hoping that it will be calving soon and I will not only stop the habit of buying milk daily but also sell some to earn an income. Buying milk daily makes one spend more money and have none to invest. Also, some people at times add some water to it and this makes it taste bad hence one cannot drink them."