Being independent, I currently do not have any livestock in my household because of financial constraints. All along, I have been spending a lot to purchase milk for my household considering it's a must-have in the house. This has really been a struggle for me as I only depend on casual labour for income. My plan in the next four months is to purchase a heifer. This will not only cut down my household budget but also I expect to be earning some income through the sale of milk

After accomplishing my goal of constructing a new house, I managed to purchase some furniture. This is one of the biggest difference in my life for the last four months. I am so happy because I now not only have a comfortable place to relax after a heavy day's work but also a decent place to welcome my guests.

I believe in the next six months my life will have completely changed. I expect to have managed to fully furnish my house. as well as Improve my farming by cultivating a bigger chunk of land with improved seeds. I also believe that I will rarely be doing casual labour as I will now concentrate more on my farm. Besides, My expectation is that I will have managed to purchase the heifer and in as much as it will have not started producing milk, it will be an asset to my family

There is really a great difference currently in my life compared to how it was in the past four months. I have improved in a lot of sectors among them is agricultural production where I have successfully planted a half an acre of beans. The fact that I am also living comfortably with my family members in a new house is a big difference which has occurred within the last four months. Everyone in our household is feeling the impact of the transfers we are receiving and we are so grateful for it.

After the completion of the construction of the new house, I have an additional goal to buy start livestock farming. I have a plan to buy a goat and some chickens so that I can start rearing. This goal is coming in since I am planning to purchase a cow in the future. It will act as a saving plan since I would breed the goats and on regeneration I could sell and add up to my savings to purchase a cow.

Living in an old hut for a very long time was a great problem not only to me but also to all members of my household. My kids would shiver the whole night due to lots of cold and leaking water from the crevices on the roof. Since we started receiving the transfer from GiveDirectly, we had been saving part of the transfer purposely for the purchase of the construction materials. we have now completed the construction and we are now comfortably living in a new structure. To me and all the members of my household, this is the biggest difference in our daily life. Living in a warm house with no leakages like the previous one is a real blessing. We are so grateful to GiveDirectly.

In the next six months, I have a lot of expectations but a priority is to ensure that I start livestock farming. This to me is the start of a new era since I would be working hard to raise them and keep them healthy as it is a stepping stone towards the purchase of a cow. We have been buying milk for a long time and in most cases, we have been taking black tea whenever we can not afford to obtain a packet of milk from the shop. We are now working towards producing our own from our cows as it will be a bit economical to us.

My life has greatly improved ever since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly. I used part of the money to hire a ploughing machine for the farm. Previously, I used to manually do the ploughing on my farm since I did not have any money to hire the tractor. I am glad because my farm's produce will now increase because I will be able to cultivate a larger area of land and the land would be well tilled. I will also be able to plant on time since a machine works faster compared to when it is done manually

I am planning to buy my own dairy cow for rearing. Currently, I am keeping my mother in laws cow and it has really come handy for us because we do not have to spend any money on milk. We at times sell a few liters in order to get money. Since the cow is not mine it is difficult to entirely be in control of the cow and how to manage the profits from selling milk. I want to have my own now that I can control as my own and have a better plan of maximizing and keeping the income that I will receive from selling the extra milk. This will also improve my dairy farming skills I would strive to maximize on keeping the cow for maximum yields.

The biggest difference in my life is that I live in my own house. Initially, I used to stay with my mother in law. She has always been kind to me and we get along very well but I feel as a woman, I need to have my own home. I needed the privacy and comfort that comes with having one's own house and a home. I started saving my monthly transfers immediately Give Directly started sending us the aid. I am glad that I can now enjoy the freedom and power of making things happen as the woman of the house and being the decision maker of my house.

My future goal is to start a business. Once I buy a dairy cow in the next few months, I will be saving the profits I get from selling the cow's milk. I thought that dairy keeping it may not entirely support me and my children as a source of income considering that I am doing it on a low scale. Therefore, I thought of having another source of income and right now I am still thinking of the best business that I can run that will be efficient in our local market. Meanwhile, I will continue saving whatever I can to ensure I have enough capital to start a business.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because we have our own house, enjoy more food and increased income. Earlier on, we used to share a house with my mother-in-law because our initial house had fallen down and I had no capacity of building a new one. Following the demise of my husband, I could only struggle to feed and buy cloths for my six kids. Fortunately, GiveDirectly's transfers have enabled me to build my own house. As a result I enjoy more freedom and a sense of resposibility. Besides, I have afforded to plant some crops, especially maize, for consumption by my family. Earlier on, I used to lease out most of my farm because I had no funds for preparing it or buying seeds. When GiveDirectly gave me these transfers, I gained the capacity to plant my own maize and beans. Currently, we enjoy a substantial amount of food in my family.

The new or additional goal for your life for the next four month is to buy furniture for my new house. Since I am a member of a certain table banking group, I am waiting for my turn in two months time so as to buy the furniture.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I enjoy more freedom and a sense of responsibility. Earlier on, we use to share a house with my mother-in-law because I could not afford to build my own house. My husband passed on about a year ago before building us a house. As a widow, I could only struggle to feed my kids and buy them clothes using proceeds from my casual work of weeding for my neighbors. When GiveDirectly gave us this money, I prioritized on building my own house. I saved the transfers through table banking and built the house. Since relocating to our own house, I now enjoy more personal space and freedom. Besides, I feel that my children and the entire society treat me as a responsible parent.

I expect my life to drastically change in my favor in the next six months. By that time, I shall have installed all the furniture. Moreover, we shall be having more food for consumption and even some surplus for sale to fetch additional income. Subsequently, I shall afford to buy more clothes and diversified food items for my children. Besides, I will have fully recovered from the loss of my husband. Hence, I shall be leading a happier and more promising life. A capacity to sufficiently provide for my children means a lot to me. For instance, they will feed well and attain quality education which translates to a better future.

My current life has changed from house it used to be.I have been able to buy furniture for my house.I also have managed to buy chicken to keep in my farm.

My new goal is to start a grains business.I will be selling maize in nearby markets and even at home.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been empowered to farm.Before I started to receive this transfers I used to lack inputs to cultivate crops.I now work on my farm daily and this tells me that am now a better person than before.

I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have built a house.I will also have enough food from my farm that I have already planted.