"I will buy a cow of $350 to produce compost, to renew my house for $200, I will use the rest buying matelas and bedsheet, food, clothes and other household furnitures"

"We will buy a cow of $150, we will renew our house with $ 300, we will buy matelas of $100, livestocks (pig and chickens) of $100 and use the rest buying food, clothes and shoes"

"My main goal for the coming year is to expand my farming, both livestock and subsistence, in preparation for the purchase of a dairy cow. I had been buying milk, and when we don't have any money, we sometimes miss out. I am breeding my goats in the hopes that they will multiply so that they can be sold in the future to purchase a good breed of cow that will provide us with enough milk. My spouse is doing subsistence farming, which has been feeding my family, and with the plans we have, he has been encouraging me to also take good care of the goats as he improves farming activities in order to support the purchase of a dairy cow."

"I had previously relied on casual labor and livestock farming, which had never been enough to support my family of seven. Because of the inconsistent availability of casual labor, I would like to expand my livestock farming in the coming year by adding at least two dairy cows to the two that I currently have on my farm. This will increase milk production, which I will sell to cover other household expenses. Purchasing milk for a large family is costly. I have been saving money from the casual labor I am doing now, and I am hoping to buy at least one cow in the next five months."

"My most pressing need was to pay my children's school fees. This was due to the fact that I am a widow with six children. I rely on farming for a living, though it is insufficient to meet all of our needs. As a result, when I received my second transfer, I chose to pay $100 in school fees for my children, and then I purchased a dairy cow worth $280 to reduce the cost of purchasing milk. I had cows before, but I was forced to sell them to offset the school fees for my children. Finally, I spent the remaining funds on household items. Because of financial constraints, this was previously impossible. I will be eternally grateful for the support I received from GiveDirectly."

"The goal I am now working toward is to purchase bulls for plow work. These bulls will be used for both professional and domestic plows. Since the majority of people in our area live off of agriculture, I will be able to do well during the rainy seasons. To do this, I want to sell at least two of my cows so that I may purchase the plowing bulls and the necessary plowing equipment."

"Upon receiving the second transfer, I opted to add the number of goats I had by two. Currently, I have seven goats which serve as an investment. The goats cost $70. I also opted to buy a cow for milk production both for family use and for sale. The cow cost me $200. After that, I paid $100 school fees for my secondary school child and $30 for my elementary school child. I did this to ensure that they settle in school for studies without being disturbed. Since I rely on my firstborn son who is a casual laborer, I opted to keep the remaining amount for family use. This relieved my son from straining so much to cater to the family."

"My new objective is to purchase livestock, particularly goats. I decided on goats over cows since they can go longer without water than cows. I will be able to support my children's education with this investment. Goats are a good investment since they are easy to keep, have a high market value due to their affordability, and may be sold at any moment if a need arises."

"On the withdrawal day, I bought a sack of maize for $60. This was the first thing I did because hunger had struck us and drought had no mercy on us. I am happy because my family got some food which took them some time and rested from the tiring casual jobs. Since I already had some cows, I bought four goats for $130. I also bought 18 pieces of iron sheets for $171 to renovate the whole roof of my house because is leaking. Thereafter I bought a solar panel for $150 to provide light at my home. I did this because it was too expensive to buy paraffin every day. As of now my children happily conduct their evening studies unlike before. In addition, I bought four plastic chairs because I had only one chair at home. This was shameful once I receive visitors and I had to borrow from neighbors or offer the visitors some logs to seat on. I saw it prudent to keep the remaining amount for the family's use."

"After starting dairy farming with my transfers, the goals that I have this year are to boost dairy and crop farming. Currently, I grow maize on 1.2 acres of land for commercial purposes and our consumption. At the moment, we are entering the harvest period in two weeks. I expect to get around sixteen bags of maize and plan to sell ten bags and use the money to purchase another dairy cow."