"I spent my second for taking my daughter to join a technical school. Paying school fees and buying all the needed requirements at UGX 689,000. I bought a cow at UGX 500,000 that will reproduce and help me with my children education. I lent UGX 320,000 in exchange of an acre of land. The remaining money I hired an acre of land, bought food and books for my primary going children."

"My life is better now because I'm sleeping in a descent cemented house. I also own a cow out of this money. My children will soon take milk and some will be sold for income to pay medical bills for the family members. Previously I didn't have money to plaster our house since the little money we would get will go on buying food for the family. I also did have a cow of my own."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have owned a cow that I had desired in life. The milk from the cow will generate income that I will use for buying basic needs like soap, clothes, food. Previously I used to do casual labour(working in people's gardens) to get income for buying basic needs at my old age."

"I spent the transfer to buy a water tank that I intend to harvest and store rain water in with hope of selling to the neighbors during dry season. We have water problem in this community since there is no permanent river closer. I spent the remaining part to buy a cow that is soon calving. The cow will provide me with milk and ghee that will improve on food security and nutrition for my family as I also intend to sell the surplus and save the money to pay school fees for my son who is in college."

"My new goal in the next four months is to buy a cow which will be an investment for my family and when it reproduces, I will be able to sell the milk to raise an income. I can also sell it or its savings to raise money to pay school fees for my child or any other family needs."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a cow. This will be an investment for my family and as a remembrance of GD. When the cow gives birth I will be able to sell milk to raise an income to buy food for my family and when I have an emergency in my family, I will sell the cow or its offspring to raise money to solve family financial needs."

"My life is really different at the moment. I was among the poorest people in the village before receiving the transfer. My children were malnutritioned, they walked barefooted and wore torn clothes. On top of that, the house that I lived in was too small and the roof was leaking. I also did not own a cow of my own. At the moment life is really great courtesy of the transfer. My children are well clothed and well fed. I also own a dairy cow whose milk has helped reinstate the state of health of my children. I also built a bigger house with transfers and we now sleep comfortably."

"My life is different because I have got Livestock like a cow and a bull. When they multiple, I will use some to clear bride price for my son. Before, I had nothing to give as bride price. I'm sure of settling my-laws."

"My life has changed because I'm sleeping well on my bed. Before, I slept on a hard mat. In addition, my house is now clean because I pastered it. In the past, it was very dusty and at times I would use cow dung to reduce on the dust."

"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I now own a cow and a goat which I did not have before. Owning these fowls was a dream come true. I don't think I would have manged to buy them through the money I get from the casual jobs I do since it is too little to even feed our family leave alone buying a goat. With the help of GiveDirectly I now have hope that in the next one year, I will not be buying milk anymore. Instead I will sell some in order to boost my income and help me meet my goals and needs like paying school fees for my children."