"I have wanted to raise livestock since the day I got married. We never owned even one goat as a family, which worried me. I got two goats and a cow with the transfer. I am hopeful that they will start to grow in number over the upcoming year it will be a step in the right direction. My family will consequently experience an increase in the level of our assets. It will help my family supplement their meager income. Currently, my husband and I do not have a steady source of income; he works as a casual worker, and I am a peasant farmer. I will be relieved of the pressure of undertaking strenuous work to make a living."

"My greatest achievement in life is to see my five children living a better life in future. I personally dropped out of school at an early age due to lack of school fees. The struggles I have gone through has made me enroll three of them in boarding secondary schools. We keep livestock ( goats and cows) inorder to meet all their basic needs including good education but because of unpredictable weather patterns and lack of enough pasture, it fetches low prices. We have $300 school fees in arrears and they are sent home once in a month. This affects there performance as they spend most of their time at home. I will be happy when I receive the transfers because it will help pay the school fees they will comfortably study and improve on their performance. The rest of the money I will invest in poultry keeping for income sustainability."

"I plan to have a decent house that I can boast about. Imagine living in a small, iron sheets walled house which at the same time is half open! This has always exposed me to the danger of being attacked by the wild animals which mostly inhabit our area. My desire has never materialized due to lack of money but the arrival of GiveDirectly to our village is a blessing to me. With these transfers, I am sure of constructing a better house using an estimated amount of $500. This will spare me from the threat of wild animals and hence, a peaceful life. On the other hand, I have 3 children who are still schooling and their studies have been affected a lot since they are frequently sent home due to a lack of school fees. With this grant, I will buy 3 cows using $300, which will support them in the future once they join secondary school. The remaining amount ($200), will settle their current school fee arrears to guarantee them ample time in class. Therefore, this is generally what receiving this money means to me."

"Buying milk every morning from milk vendors is not only expensive but it poses health risks because of how it is handled. I have been buying it for the last 2 years for $0.5 per liter. My 3 children require at least 3liters per day and this translates to $1.5 per day. I desire to buy a cow worth $400 which will produce 7-8 liters per day. This will save me the cost of having to buy milk every morning."

"I felt so happy when sold my cow that I had taken care of for the period of two years at USD 216 which enabled me pay school fees for my son in a private school who is sitting for Primary Leaving Examinations as I talk now."

"We used to have a poultry project which was assisting us a great deal. Sometimes this year in April there was an outbreak of chicken Newcastle disease that wiped out all my 20 Chickens and several chicks. I could get at least $1.50 from the sale of eggs which was enough to meet my daily needs. After a deep consultation with my husband, we have decided to purchase a dairy cow with this help from Give Directly since cows are not susceptible to diseases like chickens. It is for this reason that we intend to purchase a dairy cow for $400 for milk production for household consumption and sell the surplus to earn a living. This will be a bigger boost for us and we are extremely happy. We have not been able to purchase one because most of our resources have gone to school fees and we have been inadequate financially. At last, we can afford a smile and anticipate an improved livelihood to better our living standard."

"I used $200 to lease, till and put a piece of land under agricuture. I used another $230 to buy a heifer that is almost calving. Another $80 was used to pay school fees for my children who are still in their primary level of education. The remaining amount helped us to purchase basic household commodities such as food. I made a decision to lease a piece of land since we only live in a very small piece that does not allow us practice commercial agricuture. I leased 2 acres of land and have already planted maize in it awaiting a harvest. I am a mother of five children and my husband is still studying in school making me the sole provider in the family as at now. With my teaching job, I can earn just a little that is hardly enough to sustain the needs of my family. It is for this reason that I thought of expanding my agricultural activities with this transfers with an aim of increasing my income and bettering our living standards as a family. Once the cow that we bought starts producing milk, it will also make my life and that of my family quite easy."

"In the next one year, I hope to accomplish a lot in my life. In the priority list is to buy a dairy cow that will make it easier for us to meet the needs of our family I plan to do this by taking a loan and using the money to buy one. Right now, I cannot be able to borrow the loan since we are still struggling with the cost of living. The cost of basic commodities is so high such that it is even difficult to meet the cost of basic household needs. I look forward to the day the cost of living with reduce and I will be able to save from my casual work and use the savings to pay back a loan that I will borrow."

"We had a brick building under construction before getting help from Give Directly, but we had to stop because we were out of money. It was a dream come true to get the money because it would enable us to finish the construction. As a result, we completed our house by borrowing $500 from a coworker who was a beneficiary of Give Directly, adding it to our first transfer. We completely repaid the money we had borrowed when we got the second transfer. Everyone wants a solid, stable home, so we are happy and glad to have one."

"My spouse is caring for his three siblings, whose secondary school tuition was covered in full with the first transfer. Although our four young children have not yet joined secondary school, they will do so shortly. Due to the fact that my husband is our only source of income and works as a baker, it is difficult for us to satisfy all of our needs. In order to increase our household income, we spent $195 on two goats, a cow, and three ducks. We intend to sell some of them when they give birth. For my two children's entire primary school year, we spent $50 in school fees. Purchasing food was difficult due to the prolonged drought this year that caused an increase in the cost of food commodities. We are grateful that Give Directly came to our aid. We purchased enough food with the remaining $286 to last us for a considerable amount of time."