The other difference in my life in the last four months is that I have always had food in my house for my family. Before the transfers, I used to struggle to meet all my family needs because my income from farming was not enough. This is why I would struggle to provide all the three meals a day for my family. We would be forced to skip some meals and the most meals we would have in a day is two. Since I started receiving these transfers, I have been buying food in bulk which has really helped me is feeding my family.

My new goal in the next four months is to continue paying school fees for my children. It is always my pleasure when they are in school studying because their performance is not affected. I want to ensure I give them the best they need while in school.

As a farmer, I do not always have much income from the harvest especially after having ploughed the same farm for years now. The soil fertility has reduced and the harvest keeps on reducing on a yearly basis. This is why life has been very difficult on my side because I do not have a stable source of income to help me meet my family needs in time. Receiving these transfers has been very helpful because I am able to pay school fees for my children in time and ensure the basic needs of the family are met even if not the whole of it. I am glad the money has been a boost in my life.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have improved harvest which will help me meet my family needs well. This will reduce the struggles I go through since I do not have a stable source of income. When I have a good harvest, I will have enough to feed my family and sell the rest to start a business to boost my income.

My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that my children have never been sent home for the same since the year began. This is a big improvement in my life which has been a burden in my life. Due to low income, I have never managed to pay their fees as I would want to. With GD transfers, I have managed to pay most of their arrears and I feel happy. This is because I am delivering as a parent.

My new goal in the four months is to keep on paying school fees for my children. I would want to give them the best in education. This is the best gift a parent can give to a child. I am determined to achieve this and give the best by paying the arrears in advance.

Before the transfers, I used to struggle to raise money for paying school fees for my children. This is because I only depended on the outcome of my farm. It would be difficult to raise money for school fees because of other family needs. The whole family only depends on my income. Since I started receiving these transfers, I have been paying their fees arrears bit by bit on a monthly basis. As at now, I have managed to clear most the arrears and this has given me respect with the teachers.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be having a new kitchen. I want to use my monthly transfers to buy building materials such as iron sheets and nails which I will use in building a new kitchen. This is where my children will sleep too so that I can have some privacy in my main house.

My life is currently different from how it was since I have been able to reduce the outstanding school fees balance for my four children. My kids are hardworking and I did not want to fail them in any way. I don't know what I could have done without Give Directly coming through. The huge arrears gave me sleepless nights but now I am peaceful because I have a means of reducing the accumulated fee arrears.

My new goal is to buy a bull , one of my bulls has become weak and is not effective. I have to buy another one because I normally dig people's land to get money. I have to replace the non-efficient bull so that it doesn't slow the other strong bulls.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that I managed to reduced fee arrears for my four children. I have been having huge pending arrears and I had to talk with the teachers and tell them my plan of paying the fees. With the payment which I normally receive monthly from Give Directly, I was able to reduce the amount as promised and I am now sure of completing the payments. This has given me a piece of mind. Thanks to GiveDirectly.

I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have managed to invest in farming. By hiring labourers, I was able to cultivate a large piece of land which I believe will guarantee me more yields that will be enough to sustain my family for a long time and earn me more income from its sales.

My life is currently different in that I can pay school fees comfortable and my children no longer have to be sent home for school fees every now and then. Before the transfers, I was caught between providing food and shelter versus school fees and in most cases, basic needs came first so my children's learning was disrupted but that not the case anymore.

I am planning to save money in my Mshwari saving plan. Once I reach the amount I require, I will withdraw and start a mini hardware shop. I realized that most people from the community travel long distances to buy building materials. This will solve their problem as well as act as a source of income for my family.

The biggest difference is that I am currently able to pay school fees for my children with much ease. Initially, I would struggle to raise school fees for my children and they were sent home frequently. This disrupted their learning and you could tell from their overall performances. Of late, their performances have improved and they also seem happy and less stressed. All this has been made possible thanks to the transfers I received from GD.

In the next six months, I expect to be acquiring resources necessary for putting up a local mini hardware within the marketplace. Besides that, my son will have enrolled in secondary school and a percentage of his school fees paid.

I have a new goal of saving in Mshwari so that I'll be able to get access to Shari loans to boost my business.

Had I not received the money by now I wouldn't be having a goal of saving some money in Mshwari.

In the next six months, I expect to have taken my son back to school to study his masters.

It's early to talk of a bigger difference in my dailuy life but I believe in future I'll notice a difference in my daily life.