I have a plan of buying more stock to help in boosting the business which will generate more income for the family.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I managed to save and bought the poultry for rearing. I was able to venture into poultry farming to help in the generation of income for the family. I used to have clothes that were not so presentable and with the transfers, I was able to acquire more clothes. I have been able to boost my business to help increase the income for the family. By boosting the business, the level of income increases which improves our living standards.

I expect my life to change in the next few months because I shall have saved and bought the amount of stock I need to help in the expansion of my business. This will lead to an increase in profit margins which bring in more income hence improvement in our lifestyle. This means I will not have to depend on relatives for financial help as I shall have gained my ultimate independence.

I am self-independent and I have a lot of hope that my business is growing daily because the little cash I get I use on boosting it. I would say we have a good relationship with my parents after seeing my progress in my business since now they value me a lot. I feel proud of it.

I have no new goal as per now because I am still stabilizing my small shop business. I managed to come up with a small shop, and this is where I put a lot of concentration in order to increase it for a better profit.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I am self-independent. Initially, I used to ask for personal items from my parents since I had no income. I thank Give Directly for having helped me financially, I longer beg and this has given me a lot of peace because at times my mother used to throw words at me when I asked for financial assistance from him. I also managed to start a small shop business to increase my daily income and to act as financial security for my finances.

In the next six month, I expect to have expanded my shop business. I believe it will attract more customers hence increase in my daily sales. I will be more self-dependant and also offer financial assistance to my younger siblings.

My life is currently different from how it was in that, nowadays I am able to take decent meals, three times a day. Previously, we could stay without buying food for three or more days due to lack of money but today we have a different story to tell. We can easily afford to eat three meals on a daily basis. The fact that I used the previous transfers to start a business has really helped in buying food and other amenities. I am healthier and stronger to even operate my business.

I do not have any new goals in the next four months because I want to focus on the new business which I have started recently. I am afraid that if I start a new project this new one might collapse because at some point I might be overwhelmed trying to chase both dreams.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am ambitious and happy. The fact that I get money every month from GiveDirectly has given me a chance to look at life in a different way. In the last four months, I was able to start up a business. This has really changed my life because I no longer depend on my guardian to provide everything that I lack. I am able to buy whatever I want. Asking my aunt to chip in most of the time was like adding her a burden into what she had already but I had no choice because I was also still in school and there was nothing much I could have done to cater for my needs. I am self-empowered and I thank GiveDirectly very much because I am also helping my guardian to take care of the household needs.

I do not expect my life to change very much in the next six months because I still want to establish my business which I started recently. I have decided to save my monthly transfers for the coming months hoping to boost my business because I know that this is what will help me to achieve my goals.

Purchasing basic items that I had earned for had been a problem leave alone the private ones that I needed as a girl. My aunt could chip in but this could be after two years to even think of buying me clothes. Right now I have seen a big difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly in that, I am able to take care of my needs easily.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought items in readiness for joining college which is what I want to achieve first.

My life is currently different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, the hopes of going to college could have diminished. I have already used the previous transfers to do a lot of things in preparation for joining college probably next year and one of them is adding stalk to the business that I am currently operating so as to get enough money by the end of the year for this long-awaited goal.

My new goal is to plant groundnut which most of the people are not growing in our area and this simply means I will have more advantage in terms of ready market. I plan to use the money to take care of my needs in college.