I have a new goal of saving the transfers and add to my other savings. I plan to buy a cow and a goat to use in paying the dowry for my wife.

The biggest difference in my daily is that I have been able to pay school fees for my children with a lot of ease. I had an agreement with the headteacher that I would be paying the school fees in instalments i.e. every month when I receive the transfers and that has helped me clear the fee in time. This enabled my children to concentrate more on their school work as they are hardly sent home due to any outstanding fee balances. This has lifted the burden off my shoulder of having to hustle twice as much to provide food for the family and also pay the fees. I have also been able to buy food for my family on a daily basis with ease and we never have to go hungry anymore.

I expect to have bought the building materials and built a new house in my own compound. I still live in my father's compound and I wish to have my own so that my sons can have a place to build their own houses in future.

My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that I have never missed the food in my house. It's a total difference since I used to struggle to put food on the table because of low income from casual work. This was my main source of income and due to many other family demands, I used to strain financially and would have to forgo other family needs. Ever since I started receiving g these transfers, I do budget for food once a month which has made a whole lot of difference in my family.

My new goal in the next four months is to buy cows which I will use in paying dowry for my wife. I got married two years ago and since then I have not paid dowry due to low income from casual work. With the opportunity provided by GD, I want to ensure I pay the dowry.

The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have three sheep which I bought with my transfers. I have never managed to buy any kind of livestock as I would want to due to low income from casual work. I have had to deal with the opinion of my villagers as the poorest. This is the reason why I decided to buy sheep so that I could do away the bad name. Right now, I feel rich in as much as I do not have much in life.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have built a new house. I would want to use my transfers to buy building materials such as iron sheets, timber, and nails which I will use in building a house in my own compound. Right now I am staying in my parent's compound and would want to have my own.

My life is currently different from how it was in that I have been able to take care of my needs easily. When I get the transfer I normally do shopping that can last for a while. For instance, I have been buying maize in bulk. This good habit makes us not lack food for the entire month. I only need to look for vegetables and cooking oil or just take porridge; Its better than sleeping hungry. I can now freely use the other money that I get from casual jobs to take care of other needs. I thank Give Directly for choosing to help this village.

My new goal is to start rearing animals. I know that this will bring change in my life because I will be able to plough my parcel of land by myself. I will not have to work for someone so that intern we can work on mine last.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that I was able to roof my new house. I had been staying in the grass-thatched house for over ten years. It had cracks and was almost collapsing. I was almost homeless and at times we were forced to ask for shelter in mother's house. I am glad that I will soon complete roofing it and will not have to bother my mother again. I am doing final touches to the new building and soon we will be staying in a complete house.

In the next six months, I will have paid dowry. I will now be respected by my parents in law. I always avoided meeting them because I had never accomplished this goal. Since it is a taboo to meet your parents before paying dowry, I will make sure that I finish this process just to make us be free with each other. To me this will be my biggest achievement. It will be a dream come true.

Currently, my life is different in that I am hopeful I will build an Iron sheet house since I have already bought the necessary building materials and relieve me from the challenge which I always get on staying in a leaky grassed thatched house such as looking for grass in the dry seasons which at times makes me walk for long distance without a sucess.

I have been encountering alot of challenges in attending events that happen in my spouse's place and not taking part in such activities has made my in-laws look down upon me hence my new goal for the next four months to save money together with my spouse and spend it on paying off dowry her.

Life Before GiveDirectly came to my village was frustrating since I relied mostly on casual jobs for my household's income.Most of the times I couldn't get work which ment that my family and I had to live a life of hand to mouth hence I was unable to save for my child's education .When I started receiving this transfers I have been able to save and now the biggest difference in my daily life for the last four months is that I have enrolled my child to a nursery school hence I am hopefull that I will be able to educate my child .

I expect in the next six months;my wife and I to have saved enough money to be able to pay her dowry which I believe it will be more of a relief as it will bring unity and togetherness between the two families.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am able to pay school fee to my children comfortably without so much stress as compared to before. l am also eating well since l got enough produce from my farm.

In the next six months l will have finish building my house and staying in it comfortably.

Had l never received the transfer from GD l could still be strangling to pay school fee for my children.

My new goal is to pay dowry to my in-laws since l have stayed for so long with their daughter and l have not manage to pay dowry because of enough capital.