We have never owned a cow ever since we got married. We made it our first priority when we received our first transfers from Give Directly. Our expenses have now reduced because we no longer buy milk. We instead sell the surplus which has enabled us to buy other livestock such as goats and also chicken. I thank Give Directly for supporting me and enabling me to acquire these assets

To me, GiveDirectly did their job perfectly in our area as most of us depend on casual jobs to earn money for daily expenditure. To me, I had never handled such an amount in my life. In my opinion, Give Directly did a perfect job in our area. Most of us depend on casual jobs in order to cater to our daily expenditure. It is usually a hectic source of income since they are tiresome and non-predictable. Our livelihoods have indeed changed as a result of this financial support in our community.

I spent part of the second transfers I received from Give DIrectly to purchase a dairy cow. Ever since I got married we had never owned a cow. We have been buying milk for a long time now which is usually very expensive. I am glad because we now have our own cow. At least we will now reduce our expenses since we will now be getting free milk. Apart from that, I also spent some amount to buy furniture, mattress and feeds for my livestock. Lastly, I used some of the remaining amounts to purchase a solar lighting system. This will save us from buying kerosene which is usually expensive and not environmentally friendly.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children nowadays sleep at home unlike before as I now have a bigger house. This makes me happier and I also know that whenever I have visitors, I am assured that they are comfortable as they will be seeping in our own house as opposed to before.

On that day, the battery of my phone was empty thus I was offline. When I woke up, I realized that so many people in my village were heading to town on that day. After making some inquiries, I was informed that people had received the money they had been waiting for from GiveDirectly. After borrowing a phone from one of my neighbors, I realized that I was not exempted. At that instant, I was filled with happiness and I rushed back home so that I could share the good news with my family. Since I could not go and withdraw my money on that day, I continued with my daily activities while singing as I could not hide my joy and the only way I could express it was through singing.

When I received my first transfers, I spent a good amount from it in building a house for my family. Initially, the house I was living in was small as it was two rooms. One room acted as my bedroom with my husband and the other as a kitchen and living room. My children used to sleep at my neighbor's house since they never felt comfortable sleeping with us under the same roof and I was never comfortable with the whole idea. I spent the remaining amount in buying a goat so that I can keep it after they have increased in number, I can seel them and use the money I will get to buy a cow.