My life is currently different because I now boast of owning livestock, three cows and a pair of oxen. I am expecting the cows to reproduce and increase in number, they will help me in raising finances in future in case of a dire financial need. The pair of oxen will help me in doing my farming timely for better harvest.

GiveDirectly has done well in helping us financially, since we were facing financial hardships that even meeting family's basic needs was a problem. Our lives have greatly improved because providing for our children is no longer a challenge. We have also been able to build decent houses as well as taking our children to school. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly doesn't do well.

I spent my second transfer on buying a pair oxen to aid me in my farming. I was previously using other peoples oxen and paying for the ploughing services. I am glad that I won't be hiring from anyone. I also spent the money on buying household items that I lacked in my household. I spent the remaining amount to do some household shopping on foodstuffs and other basic needs and paying for some households expenses.

Owning livestock is one of the best assets that one can have in our area especially when it comes to farming, meeting the cost of a tractor or hiring is expensive and having own pair of oxen is a good thing, I was able to acquire one through the transfer that I received from GiveDirectly, I will do farming timely so as to obtain better yields. Owning the pair is the biggest difference in my daily life because it reduces all the cost that I usually incurred before.

I got the message early in the morning and on checking, it was a message that I have been anxiously been waiting for. I was filled with joy in my heart as I went through the contents of the message that I had received my first transfer. All I could do was asking God to prosper GiveDirectly to uplift many more lives.

I spent part of my first transfer to purchase a pair of oxen which to me was a need that had been finally fulfilled for a long time, I was using farm tools that were inferior and I could only till a small piece of land and the harvest was just a handful. I was hiring the oxen from my neighbours whenever I wanted to till a big acreage, this was costly to me. I am now assured of obtaining abundant yields since I will no longer be hiring from neighbours and I will be increasing the acreage of my arable land so as to get enough food for feeding my family. I also bought a calf which I rear until it matures and reproduces and I get milk from it. I am happy that I will not be buying milk. My husband was ill and I spent part of the transfer to pay for his medical bills and now he is recuperating well. I spent the rest of the transfer to buy food for my family and other basic necessities.