My desire now is to buy a cow. Ever since I got married three years ago, I have never paid dowry. It has been long and I feel it is time I pay dowry so that I may not stay in debt anymore. I would want to be free with my in-laws.

Right now I have livestock such as sheep, goats and pigs. This is a very big step in my life brought by GD transfers. Before the transfers, I would only admire my neighbour's livestock and envy them as they went out herding. I was really motivated to have my own but I did not know how I could get resources to buy my own. The only cow I inherited, I ended up using to raise money for school fees so I was left with none. With GD transfers, I started buying one by one and I am glad I have several now. Without the transfers, I really don't know if I would have made it this far.

In the next six months, I know I will have raised enough money for paying dowry. I plan to use my transfers for savings for the money I will use for the dowry process and use part of my livestock to buy two cows which I will use in paying the dowry. If I do not act now, I may lose my in-laws' respect because of the dowry issued. I want to act fast before things get out of hand.

For some time now, I have been longing to buy a goat but could not due to low income and other urgent family needs that need to be taken care of. Within the last four months, I managed to finally buy the goat that can add to my list of achievements with regards to the transfers that I have been receiving from Give Directly. This is after I bought pigs and sheep late last year and early this year respectively. I am happy with the progress I have made so far and only hope to achieve more.

I want to buy cows that I will use for my wife's dowry payment which I hope will take place soon. I have started making some savings from my business and will also start setting aside most of my transfers from now on to help me achieve the goal in good time.

Late last year, I invested some of my transfers on two pigs which I knew would bring me great returns since they reproduce very fast and are also very easy to maintain. So far, I have seen the benefits after I sold the first batch of the piglets that paid me a lot more than I had expected. I managed to make some savings for future plans out of the pig sales then used the rest to boost my charcoal business by adding more stock. Having a better business means that my family can be comfortable by getting decent meals and other personal needs.

My wife has been complaining that I have taken too long to pay her dowry which is a traditional requirement in our community. This has been stressing me out as a husband and I need to fulfil this rite as soon as possible so that I can fully focus on other development plans. I have already started saving towards this ceremony and I hope that I will have gathered all the requirements and completed everything in six months time through the help of these transfers.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l now sleeping like king, I manage to buy unbelievable mattress that I am very sure of the people does not have in our village.

My new goal for the next four months is to buy a dairy cow. My family will not only get milk for consumption but I will also be selling at our nearby shopping center and use the money I will be getting to cater to my family's needs. This has been my dream but I could achieve it because of my poverty status.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am now sleeping in a very comfortable place that I always long to go bed, as compared to before when I was going to bed I was worried so much because I was thinking of how uncomfortable the bed is. I also now have cattle that l can sell when I have any emergency to attend to as compared to before when I would depend on relatives who sometimes does not even support.

In the next six months I expect to have bought dairy cow ready to mature and I start getting milk from it, which I will be selling to the community and getting money for my up keep.

Apart from having a new mattress, I have a goat. In my area, if you do not have any kind of livestock, you are considered very poor. I would not want to be in the same category as before the transfers. I feel comfortable in the company of my friends because I have sheep. Nobody looks down on me as before. At least I also own property as successful people in our village.

In the four months, I would wish to buy a cow. I know this is the best investment I can have in my life. I know when it reproduces, I will have herd of cattle which is a source of wealth in my area. I would also want to have a good life just like my friends.

The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have a new mattress. In my life, I used to have an old mattress which I have used for the last three years. It has become old and very thin. It is as if I was sleeping on a mat. This really made my sleep uncomfortable and my nights would start late and end very early because I was not enjoying my sleep. After buying a new mattress, I feel I get enough rest I need at night after a hard days work. Thanks to GD.

In the next six months, I want to build a new house. The one I have now is not the best I would have wanted to have. It is because of life's problems that is why I have the house. I would want to use the transfers to buy building materials to aid me in building a better and bigger house.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l now have my own cattle that l can sell anytime l feel like.

My new goal in the next for months is to pay school fee for my children .

The biggest difference in my daily life is that, since l started receiving the transfer l engaged myself in cattle farming and l can now say that if l have any emergency, l can manage to handle it immediately because l have something to sell.

In the next six months l expect to have paid school fee for my children and also to add more cattle.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have most of the things I lacked previously,like livestock and household items.

In the next six months,I am anticipating to have bought the livestock and they will be doing so well.

My life is currently different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer is that I now have most of the things I lacked like livestock and the household items.

My new goal is to buy more livestock for rearing.