"My life has changed in a way that my grandchildren fectch for me water using a bicycle I bought. I used to face a challenge of water at home which is not an issue now. I'm so happy that very soon I will be sleeping in my newly constructed house and I will say bye bye to grass thatched house."

"In my area, where water is a rare commodity, I have had it yes, after drilling a borehole some years back. Unfortunately, I have never managed to make it purposeful. This is because I am aged, currently I am around 65 years old, drawing water down a borehole, using a rope, is not easy. It needs a lot of energy and time, things that I do not have. I had to find a purpose for this water this time around now that I had the money to purchase an electric water pump. I bought one using the money GiveDirectly sent me. I also bought a 2000 liter reservoir container for storing this water after pumping it for future use. I have saved my wife, who is also aging not to be bending a lot in the name of drawing a lot. This water, pumped, I am also planning to use this water for irrigation and also makes me take care of the dry season when we hustle so much to get clean water."

"The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I have completed my daily tasks of fetching water,making charcoal and other casual labour jobs that are normally physically draining.I use this time to relax and reflect on plans for the following day."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the feeling of content because I have achieved the goal of my dream which is to own a watermelon farm. From the stories I have been getting from my friends who have invested in this project before, I believe I'll get good income out of it that will help me achieve most of my goals, constructing a house being the top priority of all the goals after losing the previous house through fire leaving us with totally nothing."

"The biggest difference in my life is the water storage tank that I bought with GiveDirectly funds. It has a capacity of 5000 Litres. Our water problems will be no more. We are only waiting for the rains to come then we harvest it. I thank God for this. We are grateful!"

"Receiving this money means that I shall be able to buy a pump for my water well. I have grown old and drawing the water from the well using a bucket and a rope is tedious, buying the water pump will help me cut on medical bills that I incur due to its current effect, I will also be able to sell water to my neighbors. Selling the water will enable me get additional money to pay fees. "

"After the dead of my oxen during the prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall which led to shortage of water and foodstuff for the livestock, I decided to spend part of the transfer I received from GD in purchasing two oxen to reduce cut on the cost of hiring from my neighbors whenever I want to till my piece of land and sometimes opting to use hand tools which normally takes longer time even beyond the intended planting seasons. I used part of the remaining in paying for the labor which I hired to make bricks in preparation to construct a new house for my family. The house we have been living in was too old and in bad condition since the reeds which we used for roofing is now rotting and keeps falling off the roof every other time making the condition not conducive for my family. with tghe tratnsfers we received most of the things are going to change and we thank GiveDirectly for picking on our village."

"My additional goal is to lease more land for my vegetable farming. This will enable me to expand my markets and target larger institutions like schools, hospitals since I will be producing more. These are ready markets and always needs constant supplies which I will be able to provide given that I have a water pump and I do not have to hire or even wait for the rains that are very unpredictable as we experience the conventional type of rainfall that is seasonal and relyin on it is not easy and sometimes not successful."

"I spent my cash transfer for paying a debt of UGX 800,000, I bought a bull of UGX 400,000 to add on the one I had already bought with the first cash transfer. I bought a bicycle to help in fetching water, to be used for family transport at UGX 250,000 and I bought a goat of UGX 100,000. The balance of UGX 83,000, I used for buying food."

"I spent my first transfer to buy bricks at 600,000ugx, iron sheets at 348,000ugx, nails at 72,000ugx, curtains at 12,000ugx, Jerry can at 5,000ugx, water pot at 5,000ugx, food at 60,000ugx,clothes at 300,000ugx and savings worth 298,000ugx."