The difference in my life in the last four months is that I have my own sheep. I did know I could have my own sheep now being that my father who has always supported me, has passed on. I had started losing hope in life because I fully depended on him. With GD transfers, I was able to revive myself and start planning for the future by investing the transfers to better my life.

In the next four months, I wish to buy building materials which I will use in building my own house. I am currently living at my friend's house and I don't feel comfortable because I do not have any privacy. Sometimes my properties are mishandled and I would not want us to lose a friend because of this. Hence I want to have my own house.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these transfers is that I was able to finish my school fees arrears at the time when I was doing my final examinations. I have always depended on my father to pay my school fees but unfortunately, he passed away when I was in my last year of secondary school. I had feared I would not get my certificates in time to apply for university or college education because of fees arrears. I knew the school would hold on to my certificates until I clear my arrears to get the certificates. I am glad now because GD transfers have enabled me to get my certificates in time. I have cleared the balance of my fees hence they cannot hold on to my certificates.

My new plan in the next six months is to start a tomato plantation so that I could earn extra income from the same. I would want to go to university and I have to plan well financially since my mother does have an income to support it. This is why I have decided to boost my income to help me achieve my goal.

My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that I was able to help my parents raise money to pay for my sister's school fees who had been sent home. She had been sent home and my parents did not have the money to pay. She stayed at home for two weeks and then we received the transfers. We used our shares to pay for her fees so that she can go back to school and study as the rest.

In the next four months, I wish to buy cow as an investment for myself. I would want to have something that I would use as a remembrance of GD and investment for myself. I can later sell it to raise money for other needs.

The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have a new iron-roofed house. Before the transfers, I used to struggle in my small grass-thatched house since it was leaking and during the rainy season, I would have to take some of my properties to my mother's house so that they don't get destroyed. When I started receiving these transfers, I was able to save to buy building materials such as iron sheets and timber which I have used to build a new iron-roofed house. Thanks to Give Directly.

In the next six months, I would want to continue paying school fees for my sister who is in secondary school. I would not want a repeat of what happened two weeks ago when my sister stayed home for two weeks because we did not have the money to pay.

My life is currently is different than it was four months ago because I am always assured of monthly transfers. We have been able to pool part of our transfers together as a household and spend them on buying foodstuffs for our family. This has been so helpful to us since we do not get worried about how to acquire food for the family.

In the next four months, my goal is to start up a shop. I have been doing house construction job which is very risky and most of the time exposes me to illness associated with dust and heavy work. The shop business will become my main source of income. To me, it is the best substitute for a house construction job.

In the last four months preceding my current transfer, the biggest difference in my life is having saved my transfers and used them to buy two goats. I had previously kept some goats which unfortunately died. The goats I am keeping now will help me in the event I have an emergency. In addition, I expect them to increase in number and sell them to buy a cow. GiveDirectly's support has revived my dream of keeping livestock.

I expect to stop hard labor that I have been doing all through my life in the six months. Thereafter, I shall begin to concentrate on running my shop which I hope will generate for me good profit. I shall, therefore, not suffer from asthma attack which I had been suffeing from before.

With my own house, I have privacy which has also boosted my confidence and given the challenge to think as grown up and want to entirely depend on myslef.

I am planning to save my next few transfers so that I can take a course on masonry in order to have an official certificate which will also give me better job placements in future.

I don't have a house of my own at the moment and I used to sleep at a neighbour's house which was very uncomfortable, but with the regular transfers that I have been receiving,I decided to rent a place of my own.

I am planning to purchase a few goats to start me off on livestock farming which is something I have always wanted to do for a long time but could not due to lack of money.

This money has helped me in purchasing new iron sheets that I will use when erecting a new structure.

I will be to start a small business like running a shop and I know that I will eventually be able to make profits and change my life.

I am able to buy the iron sheets something that was an uphill task for me in the past.

I am planning to attend a course in mechanical engineering. I hope I shall have saved enough money that will be enough to pay my fees.

My new goals that I didn't have before receiving the transfer is building my own house because I am tired of sleeping at my brothers house.

My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer in that, I am optimistic I will build my own house because I have started buying iron sheet. I also have hope that GD will continue giving me money to enable me achieve my goal.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have started operating my cereals business that will enable me have sustainable income.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments from Give Directly is that I am able to communicate with my friends and family members effectively, because I was given a phone.