"I spent my first cash transfer worth 1,700,000ugx for buying a bull worth 855,000ugx to help us in ploughing since we had one already. I again paid a debt of 450,000ugx and regained ownership of an acre of land that we had mortgaged. I bought clothes for children, my spouse and my self including a mattress and bedsheets worth 295,000ugx. The balance of 100,000ugx, we are using for paying for labour for making bricks."

"I spent my cash transfer worth 1,700,000ugx on paying a debt of 1,500,000ugx and regained ownership for an acre of land that was mortgaged for my education seven years ago. I again bought a mattress worth 60,000ugx in order to improve on living conditions, I then bought clothes worth 80,000ugx and a piglet of 40,000ugx to act as an Income generating activity. The balance of 20,000ugx, I am using it for buying food."

"First, I want to say thank you to God and GiveDirectly. I spent the first transfer to build a house - buying timber and iron sheets. I have demolished the old thatched house. It was leaking. Requests to pray on phone...Sobbing..." God is not mean indeed, He is gracious. " I also bought food, paid school fee for my child, bought clothes and a mattress. The house is almost done (we lived in my son's hut as we wait to finish the new one). We even gathered the rags we had and burnt them to signify a new beginning for us. GiveDirectly lifted us from a rut of poverty and darkness (tears)."

"I spent my first transfer to buy a cow, iron sheets, cement, mattress, clothes, and the balance will be used to make bricks for building my simple iron sheet roofed house. "

"I lent out 1,350,000 ugx and I bought two mattresses worth 160,000 ugx. I also paid school fees worth 136,000 ugx and the balance I spent on food."

"I spent my second transfer for purchasing 3 cows at 1,280,000 ugx, mattress at 110,000 ugx, 2 bags of cement and pay for Labour for renovating my house at 80,000 ugx. I also bought a phone at 60,000 ugx, 3 pairs of bed heets plus a blanket at 90,000 ugx and food at 13,000 ugx."

"I spent my second transfer for purchasing 3 cows at 1,000,000 ugx, 3 mattresses at 330,000 ugx, cleared a debt at 200,000 ugx, bed at 80,000 ugx and kitchen utensils at 23,000 ugx."

"When I got my second cash transfer, I bought a half acre of land worth 1,033,000ugx for crop cultivation, I bought a mattress to improve on my living conditions at 100,000ugx. The balance of 500,000ugx, I bought a metalic door, 16 Iron sheets and nails for constructing a better house."

"I have spent my first transfer to purchase mattress 100,000ugx,bed at 75000ugx,sheets at 20,000ugx,clothes at 40000ugx, curtain at 10,000ugx ,paid loan at 700,000ugx,cow at 600,000ugx,1 bag of millet which does not remember"

"I have spent my first transfer to buy a cow at 750,000ugx,2bags of maize 144,000ugx,1 bag of grandnuts at 150,000ugx,mattress at 230,000ugx,bed at 70,000ugx,utensils at 30,000ugx,rented piece of land 90,000ugx,paid debt of 200,000ugx and balance food."