Alongside potatoes farming, I have an additional goal to construct a new kitchen for my mother. She had been helping us for quite some time now and I saw it good to show her love by constructing her a modern kitchen. I am currently mobilizing my siblings to work with me over it the project since we all have to source the construction materials.

Upon receiving several transfers from GiveDirectly I have witnessed a lot of changes in our household. So far we have managed to improve in so many sections but majorly on farming. In the past four months, the biggest difference in my daily life is improved farm production. This to us has brought a great change since it has seen us enjoy sufficient foodstuff supply. Three months ago I had an opportunity to obtain certified potato seeds from the county potatoes board. After planting I have been monitoring their growth and now they are ready for harvest. We are all hopeful that the harvest will be great as we are expecting a better market price.

In the next six months, I expect to have completed all the construction, both my kitchen and also my mother's kitchen. On y side, it is clear that I am soon completing it and the only remaining task which won't take us more than three months will be my other's kitchen.

I do not have any new or additional goals for the next four months because I want to first finish building myself a kitchen. I have already bought enough materials and I am planning to use my next transfers to pay for labor. I decided on this so that when I marry, my wife will always have a place to cook from.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I have been able to buy a heifer. This was just but a wish before that I had not been able to fulfill due to a lack of money. I am now optimistic that I will not be buying milk anymore very soon after it reproduces. I will also be earning an income through milk sales and use this money to support my siblings.

In the next six months, my life will have changed from how it is currently. I will have completed building my kitchen and it will be ready for use. Also, I believe that I will be in the process of renovating my mother's kitchen. It is in a bad shape currently because the roof is always leaking during the rainy season. I am optimistic that I will have bought enough materials to use for this purpose.

My life is currently different in that I was able to buy a young cow for rearing. I recently joined a savings group and when I had accumulated enough money, I decided to buy a calf. It was still young by then which explains why it was quite cheap. I am certain that within a short period of time, it will grow and later reproduce and be a source of milk for us and sell the extra for an income.

My new goal is to improve my scope of farming by planting more and maximizing the use of my farm. Now that I have the means to do all these I don't want to waste the opportunity by engaging in other activities first. I know once I focus and manage my farm well, I will be able to get good results.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to buy a sack of potato suckers and fertilizer for planting a few months ago and I am glad that in the next few weeks, they will be ready harvesting. This gives me joy because I know I will reap some good money from this. I had an idle piece of land for quite for sometime but because of lack of funds, I was able to utilize it.

My expectation in the near future is to build my mother a new house. The one she currently stays in currently is an old grass-thatched house that has leaks during rainy seasons. The condition of this house worsens each day especially now that twe are in a rainy season. Now that I am of age to noew take care of my mother, this is one way of ensuring that she is comfortable and that she is not exposed to cold and other diseases.

My life is currently different in that I have been able to have a clear plan on what I want to achieve and how I can achieve it with the resources that I have. A good example is the plan that I used to make sure that I built my own house with the little income that I get. I have also been able to plant crops in the required time. Not only have I been able to plant in time but also plant with fertilizers. This has seen my crop production rise and consequently more income.

After the completion of my own house, we want to come together as a family and help my mother put up a house of her own as well. The current one where she is staying is too small and when we come together then we can be able to help him by pooling our resources together as a family. This , we plan to do over the next four months.

For a long time, I have been sleeping over in a neighbors house due to the harsh reality that I did not have a house of my own and I could not afford to build one any sooner owing to the little amount of income that I got from my casual jobs. The amount of money I got from my casual jobs was hardly enough to buy food and other basic needs and O hardly remained with any extra cash that I could save to help me build my own house. Through these transfers, I have been able to save and the savings made has seen me build my own house. I now have a roof under my head and I am looking forward to making other valuable investment decisions that will bring change in my life. This has been the biggest difference in my daily life over the last four months.

In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall have been able to complete my mothers house and practice diversified farming. This shall improve my living standards by a great extent and enable me make more investments in future.

My house that I started building using savings that I got from Givedirectly is almost ready. I don't have my own house and I currently stay with brothers in a small house. Now that I am a grown man, I will be living in my own house without having to bother my brothers. I also rear a sheep that I bought using the transfer.

My current goal is to finish building my own house. When we started receiving the transfer, I saved some amount and used it to buy some building materials. The house is now halfway built and my plan is to finish building.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am able to help my mother with basic food and commodities. I used to be dependent on her since finding casual jobs is sometimes unfruitful. I am so happy that I can now make my own financial decisions like how much to save and use.

My expectation in the next few months is to have completed building my own house and even build my mother a new house. She is currently living in an old grass thatched and mud house which is sometimes so tiring to maintain it now that she is aging. I also expect our general lifestyle as a family to improve.

My life is currently different because these transfers have boosted my house construction within a shorter period than I had expected.

I am planning to buy cement for plastering my house and to venture into poultry farming by buying a wire-mesh.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that these transfers have enabled me to buy iron sheets because putting up my own house was my greatest dream.

I expect my poultry to have multiplied and boost my income and cater for household items.

The new goal that I have is to buy livestock and poultry. I will start with buying a calf first then buy poultry later. These will be sources of income for us. We will be selling milk and eggs and get money from that.

Had I not been sent the transfer, I would still be struggling with casual work. The transfer has really made my life easier and better. It would have taken ages to save wages so as to do something meaningful with it. I can easily save the transfer and use it for the plans that I have (invest in livestock and poultry).

I expect my life to be different. I expect to have a better kitchen in the next six months. The one that we currently have has a thatched roof and is not in a good condition. I plan to build one with iron sheet roofing and live a better life.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to plant many crops at a time (vegetables, maize and beans). I used to plant one type of crop due to financial constraints. Now I am able to buy all farm inputs and different seedlings at once and I am busy planting my crops. I am expecting a bumper harvest this time; and a good supply of food as a result. I am so happy and grateful for this.