"My life has changed from sleeping in a water logged area to a water free area."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now building a new house. The one I have been living in had been debilitated - run down walls , leaking roof - and it was unbearable during raining seasons. I even had to keep shifting in the house to a better spot to avoid being rained on. There were times that water would even come out as fissures from the cracked floor because we live in a terrain that is susceptible to water flowing from the ground. During those times we would just try to drain the water out. My life is so much better because of Give Directly. I am now happy and stress-free. I can even see a cow in my compound and I feel happy. I feel like a human being too and I am grateful."

"The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my grand children fetch for me water to use ."

"I spent my first to purchase sand at 130,000ugx, 14 bags of cement at 420,000ugx for plastering my house. I also bought amattress at 110,000ugx, bed sheets at 18,000ugx and a water drum which costed me 35,000ugx. The balance of the money, I plan on buying some cattle to rear. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a house which has a waterproof roof, I nolonger worry about the rains any more"

"I spent my third transfer on buying a she - cow which is almost reproducing , looking at it gives me the motivation to work hard and add another one through my savings . I also bought household utensils and water storage containers . "

"This means great luck because am in serious need of money to improve my farming, I will therefore buy water pipes and a generator pump so that I shall be able to produce vegetables throughout the year. I will also do a family shopping to take us for some few months as we await maturity of our crops for sale."

"I am really happy to be among those who will be receiving this cash transfer. I am planning to spend it on finishing my house and buying storage water tank. Thank you so much GD."

"I paid balance on my plot of land at 400,000=, I bought bricks at 390,000=, 5 bags of cement at 150,000=, sad at 50,000= a trip, 1 Trip of Gravel at 50,000= and labor at 200,000= Feeding workers at site at a cost of 100,000=, Water for construction at 120,000=, I paid school fees at 50,000= bought some clothes for me and the children at 120,000=."

"I have my goats which I can go herding like my neighbours unlike before when I used to see others herd when I was at home, I have been eating well and balanced diet, my children have all the school requirements unlike before and I know I will never struggle during the dry season because I have water tank where I have stored water."