My new goal in the next four months is to start a business. Currently, I do not have a stable source of income and I strain a lot to meet the needs of my family. I would not want to continue with the same struggle after the transfers.

In the past, before the transfers, I used to struggle to raise money to pay school fees for my children in school. They would be sent home on a monthly basis because I could not manage to pay their arrears in time. Sometimes they would be sent home and stay home for a week as I look for the money. Ever since I started receiving these transfers, I have been paying their fees on a monthly basis. Right now, I have managed to clear their arrears. Since last year, they have never been sent home again for fees arrears again. Thanks to GD.

In the next six months, I plan to spend on my transfer on buying building materials such as iron sheets, nails and timber which I will use to expand my house. The one I have is not big enough to accommodate us all. My children have had to go to my neighbour's house to find a sleeping space. I would not want to continue with the same shame but expand my house to accommodate my family. I would not want to risk their lives anymore.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I now have no difficulty when it comes to fee payment. I have been using my transfers form Give Directly majorly on paying my daughters' s fee. They are no longer sent home for fees and this gives me a lot of o peace in my life. I am now able to buy food without straining because The little I get from casual work I can now use on buying food, my life is now a bit better than it was before I had not started receiving money from Give Directly.

My new or additional goal is to start a tomatoes business. This will act as an additional source of income hence it will help me in supporting my family financially. I have started saving towards the project because when our transfer comes to an end I would have something to lean on but not to start begging from my neighbor or doing odd jobs. I would want my life to grow.

I have been using my transfers on paying school fees for my two daughters in Secondary School. I wish to say a big thank you to Give Directly because I now have hope my children will finish school. I have less stress when it comes to school fees payment. Since I started receiving transfers I am also able to buy them school uniform, they are smartly dressed unlike before they use to go to school with uniforms that are old. Thus the biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I am in a position to pay school fees for my school-going children with no difficulty.

Currently, I am staying in a small one-roomed house with my family, thus I am planning to build a better house in the near future that can comfortably accommodate my family members. It will bring some privacy in my life, I now have mature daughters and they need to have their room to make it easy to for them in terms of changing clothes, etc.

I have seen so many changes in my life which include acquiring a new sofa-set which has brought a big change because I initially used to have old rugged seats that were quite embarrassing to use especially when we got visitors who come to pay us a visit.

I have a new goal which is to start a small scale business which can generate some little profits for me so that I can be able to rely on it going into the future. The biggest burden for me right now is paying school fees for my children. However, I believe that with the business, I will be able to pay their school fees without so much struggles like I do today.

The biggest differences for me I would say is that I have been able to pay school fees for my children promptly without delays. The kids do not have to stay at home while the rest of the pupils continue with their learning activities.

I expect to make a change in my life through the business that I intend to start within the near future. When I start generating the profits, I will be able to get some little amount of money that I will use to expand the current house so that I can get a bigger structure that can accommodate everyone in the house without us feeling congested in this small house.

Previously, I used to borrow money from my siblings' where the school fees arrears were much to a point that my children had stayed more than a month at home. .I feel the transfers I receive from GiveDirectly has brought a great difference in my current life because I have been able to settle their school fees arrears and now they are confidently going to school with no worries of being sent home for school fees

My new goal in the next four months is to join the merry go round group in our village and save part of the transfer which I will use to start a small retail business.

Previously, my children used to be sent home for school fees regularly. This really affected their performances but I had no option because my casual job was not generating adequate income and sometimes it forced me to ask money from my siblings. Upon receiving this transfer the biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to settle their school fees arrears and now my children are confidently going to school with no worries of being sent home for school fees

I expect to shall have saved enough money in the next six months and from the savings, I will use to start a small retail business. This project will earn me an income to meet our family basic needs without depending on anyone.

My life is currently diffeeent from how it was four months ago in that previously I had to sell my farrm produce in order to meet my family needs which led to insufficient food for the family but now I'm happy I get monthly payment from GD. I'm also relieved of the shame of owning broken seats in my house.

In the next four months, I have an additional goal of extending my house because my current house is so squeezed tht it doesn't fit my family well.

The biggest difference in my daily in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I was able to buy seats because for so long I've been having a few broken seats in my

In the next four months, I expect to have extended my house so that it can fit my family.

I would love to start a small scale business, having a small kiosk where I can be able to sell tomatoes, onions and vegetables to help me earn a living, besides that my desire is to build my family a permanent house where we can be comfortable in.

My life would not have been smooth, given that i was struggling to pay my children's school fees but now i am able to settle their fee arrears on time. Generally without the help of give directly my life would have been a hustle, hand to mouth i can say.

I expect my life to change in the next six month in that, my family household items will be improved and my children will no longer have fee problems as they usually have beside the above I see our living standards improving as a household.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments from give directly is I have been able to settle my children's school fees. Especially my son in high school, he would take long during fee breaks but now his schooling is no longer interfered with given that I settle his school fees on time. This makes me happy.