Now having recovered a bit, I am thinking of investing in poultry farming so that I would have a reliable source of income after GiveDirectly ended. The next transfers, I will spend part of it to purchase building materials for constructing a poultry house. The other portion I will spend on buying some chicken to add some which I have at the moment. I opted for this farming as it is easy to rear chicken and requires less labour. Through the sale of eggs, I will earn money to support my family and also have some for food.

Since last year August, I have been staying back at home without going for work due to sickness which attacks the muscles around the neck and arms. I couldn't even take a step or walk on my own without the support. I use to work as a mason and since then I stopped working and all the burden of the provision for the family was set on my wife's shoulders. This also forced her to terminate the business she uses to do as she got to attend to me and pay for my medication with the little capital she had invested. The doctor had advised me to take more vegetables and soup which I couldn't afford regularly but with the money which I receive from Give Directly, I have been able to get all these with less struggle. In the last two months, I have seen some great improvement with my health and now I can stretch and walk around with less pain. I thank this organization for the help as I believe were not for their help I wouldn't be the way I am now.

In the next six months, I hope I will have fully recovered and going back to work. I believe that by then I will have started poultry farming and that I meeting my daily family needs won't be a struggle anymore as will be selling eggs to earn some income.

My life is currently different in that I can now afford most of the basic needs that I used not to afford before. GiveDirectly transfers have always come in handy to help us purchase some of the things that we need as a family and which we could not afford before. The money have enabled us to buy food and other basic household needs with much ease and made our lives even more enjoyable and worth living. I am so proud of GiveDirectly myself.

In the next four months I want to ensure that I buy iron sheets for building a new house. The house that we are currently staying in is too small and old. It does not provide the much needed shelter to the levels that we think are befitting our standards. The roof is also leaking and is therefore not suitable for inhabiting.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to meet most of my family's basic needs without having to struggle like I used to do before. I fell sick recently and this has not allowed me to do heavy casual work that I used to do to earn a living. GiveDirectly transfers have always come in handy to help me sort my family's needs.

In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall have completed my new house. Completing this new house will bring more comfort to us as a family and ease congestion amongst ourselves. We currently stay under one roof with all my children and is often very uncomfortable. Bringing this house to its completion will bring the much needed comfort and privacy of both my children and myself.

My life is currently different in that I am not worried about what my children and family at large would use for their basic needs. Right now, I cannot imagine how my family would have survived since we are mostly dependent on my spouse for all these. The transfers that we have been getting has been and helping hand for my spouse.

My goal as of now is to get back into my usual health by ensuring that I get to see the doctor and continue with the medication accordingly. Once I get my health back, then I will plan more.

The past five months has been quite tough for me since I got sick. I haven't had any energy to go work and the money that I receive from Givedirectly has been so instrumental in buying the basic needs for our family.

My expectation in the near future is that once I get back to my usual state of health, I would want to be financially stable and even have some money kept aside for emergencies. I also want to maintain my health since I have realized that our wellbeing is the most important and should be prioritised.

My life is much different from the way it used to be. I have built my son a house and is in the process of completion and i have also bought my children better school uniform. They are happy that they got the uniform,

My plans for the four months is that once i complete building the structure i am putting up, i wan to buy a sheep for rearing.

The biggest difference in my life is that we have enough food and we eat well without having to overwork myself because i know t the end of the day i am assured of a transfer.

I expect that in the next six months, we will be living a better lifestyle and eating well; enough and healthy food. I also expect to be more financially stable then.

I want to rear chicken for egg production and a dairy cow for milk. These will be a source of alternate income for our family.

Before receiving the transfers, i had so much pressure on providing for my family with the scarce and limited resources, thanks to Givedirectly for holding my hand and giving me the money that helped me in paying some school fees.

I will have a cow and and a few chicken, this signifies an improved lifestyle change and also means my family and i will be more comfortable.

There hasn't been so much significant difference in my daily life as at now but the fact the money helped me in paying school fees for my child is awesome. This reduced the pressure that i had on where i would get the money for such.