"The biggest change in my life is that I have been able to acquire oxen to facilitate agriculture. Additionally, the cows I bought will enable me pay dowery for my wife who will come and help me with work and above all give me company."

"I have been having a small piece of land that does not produce enough yields to support my family. When I recieved my money, I was able to get additional piece of land that is going to increase my crop production. Furthermore, I have acquired a cow that will help with my children's education in future."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to see that I have a cow as an asset at home, then secondly, I also sleep with bedsheets nowadays, unlike before. "

"I spent my first transfer to buy some house hold items like mattress, bed sheets. I then bought a cow at Ugx 400000. I am saving up Ugx 800000 that I will use as need arises. I bought some food to feed my self."

"I spent my first transfer Ugx 300000 to buy some house hold items such as mattress, curtains, Clothing, shoes. I then hired farm land at Ugx 700000 that I will cultivate on until my money is given back. I spent some money to buy food to feed my family. I am saving up some money Ugx 300000 that I plan to add up with second transfer to buy livestock such as a cow."

"I used my first transfer to buy a cow, food and household goods like mattress, bed sheets, utensils and clothes. I still have the balance that I intend to add on for buying livestock."

"In the next six months, my life is will be different from how it is now. I will have started poultry keeping project. One-acre fund organization has an upcoming project of dairy farming in my location. I am optimistic that I will have taken one dairy cow from them so that I will be paying for it every month. This will increase my daily income from dairy farming which will allow me to invest more."

"I am currently rearing someone's cow and I am getting all the benefits anyone with a cow would enjoy. My only worry is the owner of the cow may take it any time. I fee I should buy my own so that I can have an asset or my own. We are planning to save our next transfers so that we would buy our own dairy cow. This will give me peace of mind because I now have something to rely on in case an emergency occurs"

"Imagine having to feed and educate your family of 6 from a casual labourer's monthly income of less than $36 each month! 2 years back things were a bit better because i had no child schooling in a high school like today and i also had a cow that used to supplement the household needs through milk sales. This cow unfortunately was sold for school fees last year when my firstborn joined high school. What a relief with Givedirectly coming as i will be able to restore this income by buying another high yielding cow!"

"After milking the cows early in the morning I head for work.I am a carpenter.I work till 5am where I head back home. Being at home in the evening makes me feel happy.This is the time I reflect on how the day was as I relax with my family."