My life is currently different from how it would have been had I not received the money in that if it was not for the money I would not be having a cow. I am hopeful that in the future after it has given birth I will have more cows. Aside from that it is a great source of income both from milk and, I can sell the the ones in future whenever in urgent need of money.

In my opinion, Give Directly does well by giving people money and allow them to make decisions on how to spend it. On the other hand, I have not seen any areas they are not good at. I would urge them to continue helping people.

A bigger portion of the money I spent on my son's house. He is of age and I feel it will be more convenient for him to have a house. Him together with his siblings usually have to sleep in neighbour's houses but I find it insecure. I am therefore glad because I will be sure of whereabouts since we shall be sleeping in the same compound. Part of the money I spent on a cow for rearing. I am hopeful that in the future after it has given birth I will not only have more cows but I will not budget for milk too.

I received a message in my phone and since I could not understand it, I requested my helper to check the contents. I was overwhelmed with joy when he informed me that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt happy even as I began to fulfil my goals.

I was operating a food kiosk which was not doing well because I had used all my savings for medication for my husband. He passed on and I depleted my savings to cover for the funeral expenses. It was hard to revive my food kiosk since I was left with nothing. However, I am at peace now because my food kiosk is back to life after receiving the transfer. I bought adequate stock to operate with, and I am getting a good income which helps me to take care of my family's basic needs like food. Reviving my food kiosk is the biggest difference in my daily life.

I spent part of the first transfer on building a house for my children. They did not have their own house to stay and they were forced to seek shelter elsewhere at night. I purchased enough building materials which include iron sheets, building poles and nails and built the house for them. In addition to this, I also bought sand and cement to renovate my living house. I am also operating a food kiosk which has now become my only source of income. Thus I also took a portion of the transfer and bought enough stock to operate with. It is now doing well and I am earning a good income from it. I can comfortably take care of my family's basic needs like foodstuffs.