The biggest difference in my life if I could not have received the transfer is that I could still be hiring people's cow to till my land or even using my own hand, since I could not have managed to buy the cows that I bought using give directly's money. My house also could still be in a very bad state because of lack of money.

My opinion give directly did very well by using empesa as a way of sending the transfer directly to us, instead of using other people to deliver the money to us, since it could have really involved corruption. They also did very well by training people before doing enrolment to make people understand what they were doing. I did not see what give directly did not do well.

I spent most of the transfer to buy two cows for cultivating my farm. I thought of buying cows because I have been having difficulty when it comes to plough season because I have to wait for other people to complete tilling there land before I could hire them to till my land and sometimes getting money to pay for hiring their cows also becomes a big challenge. This normally leads to late caltivation resulting to poor harvest. Since I bought my cow I am able to till my farm in time and get enough produce. I also no longer spend money to hire people's cow to work on my farm as I used to do before. This has also becomes my source of income because I do plough for people their farm using my ox plough and get money for my up keep. I also spent the transfer to buy cushions since I bought furniture but I did not buy cushions being that I do not have money to spend. The seat was not comfortable at all so that I could not wish my visitors to sit on I am glad I managed to buy cushions and now have a very comfortable furniture to sit on.

There is a big difference in my life compared to the past. I am now able to be in possession of properties that no body could think of. My dignity and self worth which was eroded in the society was redeemed, and now I have livestock to rear and this will help me in future.

I felt good and happy because of my poverty state which has been reduced through the fund given. I am the kind of individual whom the villagers knew that could own nothing in life, and I thank GiveDirectly because it rescued my worth and dignity in the society. People only knew me as the person who could think of drinking alcohol with any single cent landed in my hand and now they have been surprised after witnessed how I spent my transfer wisely.

I spent my first transfer on buying two bullocks, building materials for renovation of my house mattress, four plastic chairs and a blanket. I have been spending a lot of money on farming, and sometimes I failed to plant my crops very late due to late ploughing, this could result to poor harvest hence food insecurity in the family. My house was in pathetic condition for human living.