"In the coming year and beyond, I hope to purchase a quarter of an acre of land where I would build my home. At the moment, I am forced to rent which is very costly. Additionally, I intend to purchase one dairy cow which will provide readily available milk for the family. Similarly, I would like to take the extra milk to the milk cooler station where to earn extra income."

"My cow gave birth in November 2022 and I have received $20 from my friend during festive season 2022"

"With this transfer, I plan to build a good shelter USD540 which will help my people sleep well in order to avoid malaria I also plan to start a poultry farm worth USD108 which will cater for building a shelter and birds. Then the remaining balance of USD270 will go a cow which will after sometime provide us with milk so that we can enjoy daily and also make some sales to meet basic needs."

"I am a cook at a nearby school and my husband is a farmer. Together, we have four children. Upon receipt of my first transfer, my husband and I thought of investing in agriculture. This was what we were best at. Though, cultivation of a bigger land can be expensive. Therefore we used $250 for planting maize. Secondly, I bought a dairy cow worth $120 and lastly I used $100 on farm equipment and bought food with the remaining amount. This was not possible before because we used all the resources that we had in treating our child, but unfortunately succumbed. It was heartbreaking but we had no choice but to be strong. I am so grateful for the support that brought so much happiness to our lives through financial support."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly is a life-changing organization. It came to uplift us from the poverty situation we were into another level where we also see ourselves as human beings. I strongly support cash transfer because it makes people choose their preferences rather than being imposed to do things they are not desperate for. Although it is unfortunate that the cows I bought as an investment died of drought but still I am grateful that I received the support."

"I aim to invest in livestock specifically goats. I chose goats over cows because goats can survive without water for a longer time compared to cows. Again they are cheap to maintain and they have read markets since they are affordable and thus can be converted to monetary value anytime the need arises. Through this investment, I will be able to sustain my family without straining."

"My husband has long worked as a mason, despite us not having built our own home. The funds from GiveDirectly were then quickly funneled towards construction of a three bedroom house ,complete with verandah. It is more than sufficient for a still-growing family such as ours. It currently consists of our 3 year, 6 month old son, myself and my husband. While my husband earns $25 per day from his toils, it isn't nearly enough to sustain us, seeing as I don't work myself. As a result, I purchased a male and female cow for breeding as well as five local breed chickens, to supplement what I grow for domestic use on our five acres of land. My main crops are Maize, cassava, and local cereals are primarily what I grow. Without GiveDirectly stepping in, we would have been living one day at a time."

"The first installment i want to renovate my house and put on a new roof and cement on the outside , I also plan to buy beds , matress , clothes and food to eat. The second installment I plan to buy livestocks, i want to buy a cow for $300 and build a byre to put it in , with all that work and paying workers it can take me $100 and the balance I want to save it for the future Receiving this money means changing my life , because i will be able to eat healthy and the livestock will give me fertiliser and milk to drink , this will help me reach my development."

"The first installment we want to clean our house , build a new roof buy other materials we need like matress , beds , food to eat and the balance we want to pay for school fees for our children. The second installment we plan to buy livestocks , we want to buy a cow for $250 and the balance we want to start a new business of selling banana. Receiving this money means coming out of poverty and living better, we will be able to generate some income from the new business and pay for an education for our children."

"The first thing we are planning is to renew our house and it will cost $150, the other thing is that we will buy a piece of land for growing food crops so that we can have enough food for my family, the land will cost $250. We will also by a cow in order to get enough manure to put in our lands so that they become more productive, the cow will cost $200. The rest of money will be used to cover other household needs like mattresses, clothes, health insurance, school items for my children such as uniforms and notebooks and some food stuffs. All of those will cost $210."