My life has really improved so much when I got two dairy cows that give me milk. I spent the money from selling milk on buying food for the household and on meeting personal needs. Additionally , I also get to feed my family using some of the milk I get. It is really a good way of life having dairy cows to rear. At the moment, there is plenty of grass due to the ongoing rains. I am so happy that I made this choice.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by giving us aid in cash. This money gave us the freedom to pick the most beneficial ways in our lives. They gave us a chance to deal with the worst problems in our lives.

I spent the money I received on buying two dairy cows. I needed to spend all the money on establishing income generating activity. I decided on the cows because they would produce milk and also that they multiply. When they bring forth to more livestock, I will ensure that I keep them to maturity before selling them. They will fetch some good money that I can spend wisely on my future needs.

I had sought financial help from various people in order to raise money for my son who was joining high school since I could not manage to meet all the expenses by myself considering my meagre earnings as a casual laborer. However, I was not able to raise enough. Through support from GiveDirectly, I had enough and my son is now in school. To me, taking my son to school is the biggest difference in my daily life. I had even told him I may not afford to take him to high school because of our financial situation. I struggle to even put food on the table, therefore, paying school fees was like a dream to me. I am glad that Give Directly made my dream come true.

I saw the notification from GiveDirectly early in the morning. I realized later that it had been sent much earlier. When I went through the content of the message, I could not believe that I had received my first transfer. I was filled with happiness in my heart and thankful to GiveDirectly for they had fulfilled their promise to us.

I spent part of the transfer to pay school fees for my son who was joining high school. I did shopping for him, bought stationery and other materials that were required on the reporting date. I thank GiveDirectly for the financial help because the little money that we had as his parents was not enough to do shopping and take care of other expenses that were required at that time. I also used some of the money to pay school fees for my other younger children who are in primary. In addition to this, I bought a pair of oxen to aid me in my farming. Previously, I would spend a lot of money to hire casual workers to cultivate my farm. I could also not harvest much since I could not afford to cultivate a bigger piece of land. The pair of oxen will enable me to get abundant yields and relieve us from the cost of buying food always since I will be able to utilize a bigger portion of my land. The money I normally use to hire labor will be spent on meeting other family needs. I will cultivate my neighbors land when the planting season comes and earn some income out of it. I also bought a goat and I am hopeful that it will reproduce and increase in number.