I am currently operating an milk buying and selling business that I began with the first transfer. Even though milk collection has been tedious because I have no other option but to walk from house to house, I am glad that the business has been sustainable due to its high profit. Because of the prolonged drought we have been experiencing, it has been difficult to find enough milk, and I hope to use some of the proceeds I have been saving to start a maize selling business. I will purchase dry maize in bulk from lorries and divide it into small quantities that are affordable to the local community. When milk becomes unavailable, this business will supplement it.

GiveDirectly did an excellent job in our community, for which we are still grateful. We were given the opportunity to decide how to spend our share through the cash transfer, which I believe everyone appreciated. I am pleased that GiveDirectly has always followed up with us and ensured the security of the entire transfer by providing us with security information. The information we received from the start was very clear, and I hope that all other villages will still be able to enroll and receive cash transfers.

I received my first transfer while living on a tenth of an acre with my two children. I intended to use a portion of the first transfer to purchase additional land, but because I could not get a plot to buy, I put the money toward other income-generating projects. I spent $500 after receiving the second transfer to buy a fifth of an acre from a neighbor. I am pleased that I was able to make the payment in a single deposit and that I was given the right to begin using the land while we processed the title deed. I used the remainder to buy food for my family of three and am relieved that my two children have been eating healthy since then. I am grateful for the help I received from GiveDirectly and hope to continue working on the projects I started.

It was a usual day in my casual labor at the neighboring village when I received the message bearing the great news. Calming my nerves after confirming the receipt of the most awaited fortune was not easy. I had to keep working since I had signed in already to work that day, and with the strict supervision by the farm management, I never wanted to mess with the plate I had been eating on. I had to work the whole day and celebrated later that day with my family at home.

After receiving the first transfer, I have been lucky and one of the most grateful beneficiaries of the transfer as I have done a lot. The livestock I invested heavily in has been the greatest difference in my daily life. This has not only saved the cost of buying milk for my family but also brought the joy that has been elusive in the family. I am grateful and have promised myself to even make much more difference with the second transfer that I am currently anticipating.

As a single mother of three kids, life has been hard on me that I had stuck on the same point without adding any new asset in my household. Upon receiving the transfer, I decided to spend $431 on livestock. I obtained a good breed of a lactating cow and three sheep that I m currently having o my field. this has eased the cost of living as I am no longer buying milk from my neighborhood as I used to do. I also obtained new clothing for my children at $30which included a pair of uniforms for each of my three kids and some changing clothes whenever they are home. With the remaining amount, I managed to obtain two sacks of dry maize as foodstuff for my household.