"My life is now different because I now own a pair of oxen and some goats. I am so hopeful and ambitious. I had been yearning to buy them but I could not afford it due to my financial difficulties. The oxen will be of great help to me especially in my farming activities. And also hire them to my neighbors at a fee in case they need. Previously, i could use my own hands in cultivating with was very tiring and i could not afford to hire from friends.Secondly, with goats I have a plan. When they reproduce and mature, I will start a business of selling the offsprings in my market. This will now be my additional source of income. They will really uplift my living standard. I will be able to cater to my families basic needs with ease."

"Having a dairy cow I feel my life is totally different with helpful impacts. I settled to rear a dairy cow because apart from getting milk from it, I will also be selling the remaining liters to my neighbors. It has been my preference for a long period of time to have it but the amount of money i was earning was not enough. Currently, the cow is already providing us with milk, i am so delighted since my children are now healthful. Apart from that, there are some liters which I a sell to my neighbors which is now my additional source of income. I am feeling like I have been empowered financially through the selling of the milk."

"In the next six months l expect to have saved enough money and paid dowry to my in laws and created good relationship with my in laws ."

"Having cleared the school fees for my dear son is the biggest gift GiveDirectly gave me and it has made my life to be different. Previously i had to strain much for him to be in school but the coming GiveDirectly has brought relief to me. Since I am the breadwinner of my family it was it was difficult for me to pay his school fees on time. He was always sent home to collect school fees hence he could miss some important exams. The moment I received my transfer my first priority was to clear his school fees so that he can study without any challenges. The fact that I am illiterate my dream is to see my children getting good education so that it can change their future generation. For this reason GiveDirectly has really transform my family and I, we are all joyous and thankful."

"Having my own sewing machine has made my life to be totally different. I am so jovial and thankful because some of my dreams are now attainable. Before I used to borrow or hire the sewing machine from my college friends who were already successful. It was so stressful because the little profit I could obtain I had to share it will the owner. At the end of the day the money I was too little to satisfy my family's basic needs. I am now so ambitious the fact that I have my own machine, all the earnings that I will be getting will all be mine. I am now planning to start a new business from the profits I will be getting. This will be my additional income. In the next few months, my life will never be the same again. Had it not GiveDirectly coming to my village and I being the beneficiary I could not own the sewing machine anytime soon."

"In the next six months l expect to have started fish business and hopefully it would have picked up."

"Having bought the sewing machine and buying some materials has really made my life to be so easy. Previously I used to have the tailoring business but the problem was, I used to go hire the sewing machine. It was not that easy because the little profit I was getting, I had to share with the owner of the machine. Secondly, it was the only business I was depending on. I am now a happy tailor because I have my own machine and also I am selling the new stock of the materials that I bought. This will double my income because the two business is doing so fine. I can now meet my family's basic needs without straining much."

"Owning the dairy cows is the biggest difference in my daily life I can proudly mention. I have been admiring my neighbors and friends lifestyle for so long because they have been rearing different types of livestock. My low income could not allow me to own one. I am now a happy man since I know I will achieve a lot from the cows. I will be getting some milk for free and this will make my family and I healthier. Apart from that, I plan to sell the remaining liters to the local markets and this will be my additional source of income."

"My life is different in that, I bought a motor bike. Before, I found it difficult embarking on long distance journeys especially to my in laws whenever they needed me physically because of lack of transport means or money. In addition, this motor bike will enable me to generate income for my family unlike in the past when I relied only on agriculture for income."

"Owning the pair of oxen has made my life to be so different so far. I am so sure they will help me in my farming activities. I always hire the pair of oxen from my neighbours and sometimes do the tilling by myself when I fail to afford the fee. But with the pair of oxen that I have, I will be able to plough at ease and to add on that I will be hiring them to my neighbors at a fee. This will be my major source of income since in my village there are few people who own the oxen hence the demand is high. Had it not the coming of GiveDirectly, I could not have achieved all these."