"I have spent my first transfer purchase iron sheets at 360,000ugx. timber at 7,000ugx ,Household goods (utensils,mattress) at 174,000ugx,clothes at 220,000ugx,bicycle at 120,000ugx,labour for people making bricks at 150,000ugx,water 2 trips at 12,000ugx ,food (cassava flour,beans) at 104,000ugx,radio at 25,000ugx ,chairs at 25,000ugx,table at 15,000ugx,gift 20,000ugx,repairing the bicycle at 15,000ugx,grass for the hurt at 25,000ugx tools at 20,000ugx., a balance of 400,000ugx."

"The happiest part of my day is in the morning, when I join my friends to go fetch water from the nearby waterpan. Along the way, we talk a lot and laugh. This makes me very happy."

"Receiving this money means that I shall be able to pay fees to my grandchildren and college fees to one of them who have been doing odd jobs after I struggled to pay his frees through to high school. Givedirectly transfer has made me feel like the dreams I had for my family is restored and the second transfer will help me in buying a generator that I would use to pump water to my vegetables so that I be able to farm all year round unlike last year that dry season saw all my vegetables dry up. "

"The biggest hardship I we have faced in life is lack of clean water for our household use. On daily basis, I travel about 4 kilometres in search of water. To worsen the situation, I have to carry a 20 litre jerrycan on my back. Accordingly, I am worried that I may experience some back or chest problems in future due to the tedious practice."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am staying a peaceful and a happy life because I do not have any school fees burden, and also I bought a water pump which has been my dream."

"Receiving this money means earning more income so I can guarantee a better life for me and my family. I plan to buy a water pump to help me irrigate my farm on which I have planted tomatoes, okra and kales. This will help me increase my yield and become a supplier in my village and the nearby markets in Bamba and Mariango."

"I usually wake up early in the morning at 4:00am to fetch water. There is water rationing in my area and you have to wake up early to avoid long queues. After finishing fetching water I wake my children up at 5:00am and prepare breakfast for them and leave for school. I then arrange my house, take breakfast and wash my clothes. After I have finished washing my clothes, I normally go to my shop where I have a salon business. I wait for clients to come and by 3:00pm I go back to my house to wait for my children to come back to school. On weekends I visit my friends and on Sunday I go to church."

"I spent my first transfer for buying construction materials (Cement at 290,000ugx, iron sheets at 290,000ugx, 2 trips of sand 160,000ugx, water drum and a wheel barrow at 140,000ugx) I paid a debt of 200,000ugx and I have saved 500,000ugx. The balance of the money I spent on food and other things that I don't remember."

"I spent my first transfer for buying a bicycle, a pig, water drum, food, tapline and for treatment. I also bought construction materials (Cement 300,000ugx sand at 200,000ugx for pastering my house. I have saved 300,000ugx and my husband too has kept some money."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I bought a water tank hence I have enough water in my home I long go to fetch water from the stream like before. or buy at times because this sides we have water crisis."