Presently, I feel so proud of my self for the greatest step I have made which is to purchase heifers for rearing. In my life, I never imagined that I would own any livestock in my life because I couldn't afford such things considering my meagre earnings. I don't have a reliable source of income and what I normally get is usually spent on food. I feel proud of myself because there is the hope of growing economically and becoming a better person through the livestock which I ha now have.

My village was amongst the poorest in the whole area and thanks to Give Directly for selecting our village to benefit from this programme. Almost every household managed to get the transfers which they spent wisely as per their needs. On the other hand, I never saw anything which the organization never did well.

The second transfers which I received I spent part of it on buying furniture and bedding all of which I didn't have before Give Directly came to our village. The remaining portion I spent on buying three heifers to add to one which I had bought with the first transfers. I also bought two goats. I invested in livestock so that in future I would have a reliable source of income when the animals have started producing milk.

Before GiveDirectly came to my village, I used to live in a one-room grass thatched house. This is now in the past as I have been able to build a bigger iron sheet-roofed house. This so far makes my daily life different from how it was before.

When I woke up in the morning and realized that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy since I had never handled such a huge amount of money before. I informed my family who in turn was so happy to hear of the good news. We then sang some praise songs and prayed to thank God for His mercies. My daughter then reminded me that this money was non-refundable and this made me more happier as I will never have to worry on how to repay them.

I used to live in a one-room grass-thatched house. Due to continuous drought experienced in our area, finding grass to replace the worn out ones has been a great challenge. This prompted me to use part of my first transfers in building an iron-sheet roofed house which is a little bit bigger than the former one. I also used the remaining amount in buying a cow as this will help me save the money I usually use in buying milk and use them on other things.