"The biggest difference in my life ever since Give Directly came into my life is that I finally built a kitchen that also acts as a sleeping room for my children. I also bought a cow that has already started producing milk. This has reduced my expenses because I no longer buy milk. My children are also safe and we don't feel like a bother to my neighbors. I thank Give Directly for coming to my life and choosing me as one of the beneficiaries."

"My plan is to spend the transfers for purchasing animals like cows and a bicycle. I will give part of these cows to my in-laws as dowery such that our marriage is formalised traditionally. The bicycle will be source of transport since I intend to start planting and selling tomatoes within near by markets. The money realised from selling tomatoes I will spend to provide basic needs like health, education and shelter for my family members. "

"When I receive this money, I will buy some piece of land for agriculture because currently I don't have enough land to do agriculture. I will also buy a cow for milk production that we shall consume at home then buy also bulls and an ox-plough to help in agriculture so that my yields are high at the end of the season. "

"The additional goal for my life for the next four months is to buy a dairy cow. I will be selling milk at the nearby shopping center and invest the money on something else. I am planning to use my savings from our merry go round group to achieve this."

"The second transfers which I have received from Give Directly. I was so glad to receive it because I knew my long term goals will finally be achieved. I spent part of it to buy a cow. I had been yearning to buy one for a long time now but kept on postponing buying it because I didn't have enough money to buy it until GD came to my life. I used to spend almost KES 100 daily to buy milk. This used to be costly to me since only depend on casual jobs to cater for my family needs. Now I got to milk 2 litres per day which is sufficient to sustain us the whole day."

"The greatest difference in my life ever since Give Directly came into my life is that I now have livestock which I didn't have previously. They are the biggest assets I have acquired ever since I was born. I didn't have hopes of acquiring them any time soon but thanks to Give Directly for giving me the means to buy them. I want to take good care of them and ensure they reproduce and fill my cowshed."

"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I have assets now which I did not have before. I have a dairy cow and I'm able to cut the cost of buying milk."

"In the next four months, I wish to buy cow as an investment for myself. I would want to have something that I would use as a remembrance of GD and investment for myself. I can later sell it to raise money for other needs."

"I spent UGX 600000 to pay my son's tuition and UGX 200000 was given to my other son. I bought a cow worth UGX 400000. I spent UGX 400000 on farming and weeding. The balance was spent on purchasing food."

"Through this finacial assistance, I was able to own cows again. That has made me a very happy old man. Previously, I didn't have a cow of my own, the cows I had were all taken because of the debt I had. Given my age, I had no hope of raising money for paying cows anymore."