My next goal is to start saving part of my next transfers so that I would put together with my savings which I make through the business and spent it to buy a heifer. This would be the first step to having a long term investment.

Early this year, I invested part of my transfer on starting up a business. Since the capital which I had was little, I began to buy some chicken from within my locality and resell at a nearby shopping centre. Through this, I have been able to raise little money to cater to my family needs. In the last four months, I have been spending part of the money to expand this business which has since then grown my business and I can buy 10 chicken at once which in turn gives me a good profit.

In the next six months, I believe I would have bought the heifer which I am now planning to buy. This heifer when it matures, I would have the offspring and get some milk for use at home and surplus for sale.

My life is different from how it was four months ago in that I no longer do much of the casual jobs but rather devote my time to my family and to work on my own farm.

My new additional goals for the next four months is to save some money from the sales of my farm produce to start a poultry keeping project. This project will generate an income by selling the egg in the market.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfers is that my children are no longer sent home to collect school fees. I used to do casual jobs in the village and the amount of money I used to receive was small and it could not gather for the basic needs and at the same time pay school fees for my children. This was making me struggle so much. When I started to receive the money from GiveDirectly I started horticulture farming because I had the money to buy seeds and fertilizers and this has enabled me to earn an income by selling the produce in the market. I'm able to pay school fees and my children are in school, their performance has improved so much. I no longer do much of the casual jobs but rather devote my time to my own farm and my family. I'm so happy for the support it has changed our living standard.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough money from the sales of my produce to buy a heifer.

My life is currently different because I can afford to provide enough food for my family. I use most of the transfers t met my daily food requirements of the household. I then concentrate the efforts I make in producing more for the farm I own. These have enhanced my abilities to earn a good income. It means that my children's future is looking bright because I can afford to give them an education. These aspects of life are only possible because of the transfers I have received over the last four months.

My next goal is to start a business to trade in milk so that I can earn an income form the profits.

The biggest difference in the last four months is the reduction in the burden of meeting my daily needs. I have a child who is in a nearby medical training college where I have got to meet her daily expenditure. Her food and school materials required costs a lot of money every day. This has made my daily expenditure very high as I take care of my family members as well including my spouse who refused to take part in this GiveDirectly program. The money I get has helped to provide cash that I can use to spread across all the needs. I therefore get time to work on my farm instead of moving from menial job to another on a daily basis. This means I am able to earn from the farm and therefore has better opportunities to vend fro the family This is the biggest difference I have had in my life.

I expect my life to have changed in the next six months in that I will have a reduced burden of the daily household expenditure. I will be having a business trading in milk. From the proceeds, I will earn an income that I will use to meet the needs of my family.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I get help in the provision of food for the family and payment of school fees and upkeep for my child in college.

In the next four months, I plan to buy planting fertilizer and maize seeds to plant. This will provide food for the family and even school fees for my child,

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I get help in paying upkeep for my child in school.I am so happy to see her stay well in school to study because I send her money when I get this transfers.

I really don't know what to expect because of the erratic weather patterns. I hope my maize will do well so that I get a good harvest. In past years, there has been an outbreak of a maize desease and bad draught. I really wish that this time goes well so that I harvest maize that I planted using the GiveDirectly transfer.

My new goal is to start a business of buying and selling chicken

There is no difference in my life as for now, I hope it will improve as I get more transfers.

In the next six months my life would have improved.

My life has not yet changed since this is the first transfer.