It is my aim that I continue to improve my fish farming business in all dimensions so that I can persuade individuals to have Fishpond and I become their point of reference. I would also like to sell the fishlings to them whenever they decide to build a fishpond, and finally, I would like to buy one mode of transportation to reduce the cost of supplying the products.

GiveDirectly has left a footprint on our hearts that cannot be erased. Those of us who have went into business will continue to enjoy the results of our labor for many years because I feel I will be in business for a long time. Our living conditions have improved, as has our morale in putting everything in place for the sake of our future; we will always remember GiveDirectly in this place. The fact that education came first in the community engagement forum, followed by enrollment processes, could not possibly cause any difficulties. I would advise that individuals be taught more about business and agriculture because these are the things that will continue to generate revenue after a while, unlike building houses and paying schools fees using the transfers before investing first.

I built a fishpond for $25 because I wanted to venture into a different type of business with better revenues and a readily available market, and I was never disappointed because I have already enjoyed the outcome and am more motivated to do more. I also used a portion of the transfers to add stock to my agrovet business, where I had difficulty having a variety of chemicals due to financial inadequacy. Now, I am supplying them in large quantities for those who do tendering and providing them with different varieties, as compared to before, when I would link them to the next agrovet that had good products. I was able to top up some of the extra cash from my agrovet business revenue, to the remaining transfer amount, which I then use to finish my house. And right now I live happily with my family.

It was before noon while I was in my daily hustle to make ends meet when I received a message on my phone. Since the day was moving slowly due to the hunger I felt, I reluctantly took my phone from my pocket to check what the message was all about. Upon checking, my eyes were stuck on the phone screen after seeing the first transfer of $ had been deposited into my account. I was filled with joy knowing that the entrepreneurial plans I had were going to succeed. There and then, I gained strength and continued with my work.

Before the transfer, I was struggling to make the chemist business alive. It was not thriving because it had fewer drugs and people used to go to the neighboring chemists for drugs since mine was unreliable. Thanks to the transfer, enabled me to equip my business, and as of now all my customers are back and I have earned trust from them that whatever drug they need is available at my chemist. All this is a result of the transfer.

Before withdrawing the money, my wife and I sat to deliberate on how we could use the transfer on. We subdivided the amount into three dockets that are; for the renovation of our house, boosting our business, and for agriculture. For the renovation, we used $180 to put a plywood ceiling into our house as well and did some painting. We are happy as a family that we now stay in a nice-looking house. Thereafter we spent $200 to buy more stock for our chemist business. We opted to do this because we were unable to meet most of our customers' demands since most medicines are expensive. Therefore using the stated amount, we were able to stock most of the drugs which have a higher demand. As of now, the business is doing well and our clients are certified. For the agricultural docket, we used $100 to construct a mini fishpond of 4 square meters. The aim of this was to grow some fish for family consumption. We bought 200 fingerlings which are now growing. For the remaining amount, we bought some food for the family.