"Recieving this money means I can buy livestock and household items. I have not been haning oxen to plough and the households are few and very old."

"Receiving this money means I can buy oxen for ploughing my farm land. Currently, a struggle to have my farm land ploughed on time."

"Presently, I feel so proud of my self for the greatest step I have made which is to purchase heifers for rearing. In my life, I never imagined that I would own any livestock in my life because I couldn't afford such things considering my meagre earnings. I don't have a reliable source of income and what I normally get is usually spent on food. I feel proud of myself because there is the hope of growing economically and becoming a better person through the livestock which I ha now have."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow and a heifer. These are assets that I did not have before and I can lean on incase of financial challenges. I believe that it will be calving soon and my family will have enough milk for consumption and sale. This will also enable us to reduce our daily expenditure. Also, I have been able to practice some subsistence farming after a long time and I am now glad since I no longer buying most of the farm products as I now plant them. This would not have been possible since I could not have managed to buy the land had it not have been for GiveDirectly."

"I am proud to own a cow in my homestead courtesy of GiveDirectlyt. I struggle to bring in assets that I can take pride in and lean on in case of financial needs but this had not been possible due to scarce resources. My income has been too small to cater for both household daily needs and investments. I am currently keeping a cow with an aim that once it reproduces, I will have offsprings which to me which I can always depend on in case of any financial crisis. I will enjoy milk for both household consumption and sales to earn an income to support other family needs. To me having added this cow in my homestead gives me the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved some money to rent a piece of land and start a horticulture farming. I will be in a position to get enough food for the family and even sell the surplus at the market to pay school fees for my son."

"My life has greatly changed after receiving my transfers since I have built a decent spacious kitchen. I now have a decent iron-roofed kitchen which has boosted my self-esteem in society and given better comfort. This is a dream that I could not have fulfilled at my own cost. I had for long wished to have a decent house kitchen that can comfortably accommodate my children and even visitors when I have around but my overwhelming family needs never gave me a chance to build one. I had struggled to provide for my family which I could manage to meet after straining a lot doing casual jobs. My house small grass-thatched house got older and older thus started cracking and weak a situation that was becoming uncomfortable for me. I feel great having this new house courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"Receiving this money means owning cows to act as an investment. Once they had multiplied, we can sell some in order to acquire land for crop cultivation. This will increase on food production and hence food security."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough money to build a better house. I live in a small house and I wish to have a spacious one which I can host visitors so comfortably."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I now have access to clean water. The transfer enabled me to acquire a water tank that I am currently using to collect rainwater for domestic use. Due to this, I no longer walk for long distances looking for clean water for use during these seasons. Also, I am a happy and contented parent because my children now have a place to sleep. This has boosted their self-esteem, and they also have enough time for their studies in the evening unlike before."