I now have a pair of oxen that I am using to plough my farm. I used to hire from neighbours during the planting season but now I have my own. I will no longer be hiring from neighbours instead I will hire to them at a fee. I am now assured of ploughing my whole acreage for better harvests. I also have good bedding to sleep on comfortably. I replaced the old and worn out bedding with a new mattress and a bed.

GiveDirectly does well in giving us the transfer to ensure that we plan for ourselves and use it wisely to take us out of the poverty that we were in. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well since there are no complains from us concerning their operations.

I Spent part of my second transfer on purchasing nine goats which I am keeping in my homestead. These are my own assets that I can readily depend on in case of a financial problem. I also purchased a new bed and a mattress to replace the old bedding I was using since they were old and worn out. I spent the remaining amount to cater for my household needs such as buying foodstuffs, clothing and also paying for other household expenses.

The biggest difference in my daily life is owning the livestock that includes the pair of oxen and the goats. I previously had none and owning them one day was just a dream to me. I am thankful to GiveDirectly because purchasing the livestock has now been made possible through the financial support from them. Due to this, I will no longer be incurring hiring costs during the planting season. This will help me to save the money I would use in hiring the oxen and use it to meet other family needs like paying school fees for my children. The goats will also reproduce and increase in number and have many more which I will later sell them and use the money to buy a cow. Owning a cow will help me save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk.

I received the message notification early in the morning and on checking its contents, I could not believe that it was the message that I had been waiting for, that GiveDirectly had finally sent the transfer to my phone. I was so happy and overjoyed because the money would enable me to accomplish many things that were really difficult to me like paying school fees for my children among others.

I have desired to improve my farming practice by ensuring that I increase the acreage of the farm I own for better yields. This could be made possible by acquiring a pair of oxen since it is very much expensive to hire from others or even hiring the services of tractors from our county ministry of agriculture. Thus on receiving the transfer, I spent part of it on buying the pair of oxen. With the pair, I am assured of ploughing a bigger portion of my land and reap abundant yields. Getting enough food to feed my family means that I will not be buying food for a long time. In addition to this, I bought three goats to keep in my compound. These goats will reproduce and increase in number and I will be able to sell the offsprings in exchange for cows. Having livestock is a big achievement in my life for they are assets to me and a source of finance. Lastly, I paid my children's school fees in order for them to continue with their studies without any interruptions of being sent home for school fees.