The difference in my life in the last four months is that I have new household items such as seats which I did not have in my house. I used to sit on jerricans and whenever I had visitors, I had to beg for seats from my neighbours. This broke our relationship with them and at times they would hide from me. I used to feel lonely because my friends chose to stay away from me. Anytime they saw me, they thought I was just going to beg and this was very discouraging. I am glad GD transfers changed the condition cause I was able to buy new seats with part of the transfers.

In the next four months, I have a new goal of buying a cow. In my area, when you don't have a cow, you are considered poor. I would not want to be in that category anymore. Hence I want to buy a cow to change my name in the village.

I have always depended on farming as my main source of income. Since I did not have enough farming land, I have never managed to achieve the kind of harvest I have dreamt of. I just tried the much I could with the piece of land I had. When I first received the transfers, I used it to lease in a piece of land which I used for farming. This expanded my farm area which helped me receive a better harvest than the previous ones. I also used part of the transfer to buy farming inputs such as hybrid seeds and fertilizer.which were very helpful in boosting my harvest.

I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have plastered my house. I have smeared for long and I feel its time I should mop just like my neighbours. This will be an improvement in my life since I have desired but could not have due to low income from farming.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am eating very will and comfortable because I got enough produce from the farm that I hire using give directly's money.

My additional goal in the next four months is to buy more plastering materials and plaster my house since I am staying in a very dusty house where I am not comfortable to stay in. I have also been longing to staying in house that you use water while cleaning it but not broomstick a lone.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that l have manage to get enough produce that will sustain me for so long without spending money to buy maize from my neighbors, as compared to before when I was getting very little produce. I have also manage to buy plastering materials as I am planning to plaster my house and when I do so I am very sure of staying in a nice plastered house like some of my neighbors.

In the next six months l expect to have plastered my house and stay in it comfortably without worrying of being affected with dust. I will have achieve my dream of staying in a plastered house.

My life is different than it was four months ago since currently, I am rearing two pigs and three sheep which I purchased with the transfers from GiveDirectly. I have also bought sand which I shall use to renovate my house. Furthermore, I have rented a piece of land which I have prepared and waiting to plant in maize and beans. In the next harvesting season, I strongly believe that I shall obtain a good harvest to take me for a reasonable period.

In the next four months, my new goal is to use part of my savings to buy a mature cow which will not take long before it begins to provide my household with milk. Since my transfers may not be sufficient for the purchase of a cow, I shall prioritize selling part of my farm produce to raise some money and add to the savings I shall have built by then. From one cow, I am optimistic that I shall be able to realize the growth in the number of my livestock.

The biggest difference in my life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is owning a television. As a result, I have been able to watch news comfortably without moving to my neighbor's house. I feel very happy because I am always informed of the current affairs of my nation. This is a great achievement in my life since I had never imagined that one day I would own a TV.

In the next six months, the change that I expect to occur in my life is the renovation of my house. As a result, I expect a change of life in that I shall have renovated my house. It will, therefore, be good and nice to stay in thus I shall always feel happy to have visitors around me. Currently, I have been living in an old and small house thus I do not feel comfortable hosting my visitors.

My family used to live in a small and grass-thatched house for two years. It was very small and at night, we had to take some of our belongings outside so as to create sleeping space for my family. When I started receiving this transfer, I bought iron sheets, timber and nails which I used in constructing a better, bigger and iron roofed house. Right now, I feel safe because the little I have is safe and well kept unlike before when my properties were rained on at night since I did not have enough place to keep them. Secondly, before GD came to my life, I used to live on hand to mouth basis. The little I used to receive from casual work in the village could hardly feed my family well. In most cases, we used to go hungry and this caused me a lot of stress. I did not know peace because I was unable to provide for my family the basic needs of life. This transfer has brought a lot of happiness to my family since we have never gone without food ever since I started receiving it and my children are growing healthy as I have always desired. Honestly, I now know what peace is.

Now that I have my own cow, I want to buy building materials such as iron sheets, nails and timber which I will use in building cow shed for my only cow. Thjis is the reason I can walk with my head high up because every teeth that laughed at me are shying away frm me. I will ensure I keep it well and achieve my goal in the end.

The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving this transfer is that I now own a cow. I consider this as a very good investment for my family considering we leave in the rural areas. My family has been despised in most meetings in the community because we did not even have a cow which is owned by every family in the village. This caused a lot of misery in my home since my husband and family at a large cannot command any respect in the village. People looked down on us. I believe out of this one now that I bought with GD transfer, I will work hard to ensure I bring up a herd of cows so that those who despised me and my family for being poor, know that no condition is permanent. I want my family to be the best in the village.

Give Directly has given me hope when I felt all is over and my life could never get better than begging and living in poverty. In the next six months, I would really want to save for my family. This will help me provide for my family in future and plan well so that I do not go back to begging and the kind of poverty I was in before GD came to my life.

Currently I do not have any new goal.

My house is in good condition and this makes me happy. My farm is doing well and I know I will get good harvest.

I would want to buy a cow and fully renovate my house. I will also have a business of my own.

The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving this transfer is that my house is now presentable and neat. I want plaster it has this has been my biggest dream