"Yes I set a new goal, I want to buy one female cow"

"Yes I set a new goal, I want to buy one female cow."

"Completing my house would be my priority. Four months ago, I demolished mud walled house and constructed one with timber walls but untill now, I have not bought the metallic windows needed, and the materials for making a concrete floor. I will spend about KES 70,000 on this. I will then buy a dairy cow, to provide us with milk for household consumption and rearing the calves as an investment for meeting future needs such as paying school fees for the children."

"I do farming as my livelihood. I practice both crop and livestock farming to enhance my returns. In the last six months, my happiness has been drawn from livestock keeping. I own two cows currently producing an average of 7 litres a day. I sell 4 litres in the morning earning an amount of KES 140 while I used the evening litres for consumption. I can say I have been able to meet my family needs through this livestock farming hence my happiness."

"I am separated from my wife for some time now and I live alone. I have worked hard until I bought 0.8 acres of land and it has been my ambition to buy a cow and sheep for keeping. So when I receive this transfer I will spend KES 55000 to purchase them. This will be my source of income in the future. I am glad that my long-time dream will be fulfilled."

"My ambition is to be a large-scale dairy farmer. However, for ten years now I have been unable to achieve this because I own a small piece of land approximately 0.7 acres. This land is not enough for me to engage in crop and animal production. Receiving this money means I will be able to achieve this goal through the purchase of 0.2 acre land at a cost of KES 90000.I will plant different types of fodder on this land and this will serve as feeds for my two cows.I am happy that through this I will be able to earn an additional revenue of KES 3000 a month in two years to come."

"We have been spending KES 60 daily on purchasing milk for our household/ domestic use. This is relatively expensive for us. So, once I receive this money, I will acquire a dairy cow worth about KES 30, 000. We feel lucky and happy to receive this grant. Thank you GiveDirectly and God for this aid."

""I don't have a house of my own. At the moment, I'm staying in my younger brother's house and my children are staying in the city with their sister. Therefore, I'll buy zinc and building materials right away to have my own house constructed. Two of my five children who are staying with my daughter in the city are not going to school because of money business. I can't afford to have them enrolled at once. So, I'll definitely use certain portion of the money for my children's tuition. If I'm still fortunate to have money left from the cash transfer, I'll buy a cow to raise it so that I can have more then I'll be able to sell them for profit.""

"My dream was for me to own a dairy cow, this dream was not possible due to financial constraints. My husband and I are young couples with so many tasks on our tables. Iam a secondary school teacher Thus I was unable to put to get her money at once to purchase a cow. This is because our source of income is not enough to cater for our daily expenses. Therefore I used KES 40,000 in buying two cows to cut the cost of milk and also as an assurance in case of need arises. Finally, I bought foodstuff with the remaining amount. GiveDirectly has transformed our lives in such a way that we cannot complain but rather appreciate the support humbly."

"When I received my transfer, I thought of buying a dairy cow. This is because I knew that it would act as an asset to us. And probably we would be able to exchange it with a parcel of land in future. Thus I used KES 45,000 on the cattle. Finally, I used the remaining amount on foodstuffs. I was unable to achieve the dream before due to limited cash since I was left to depend on farming. I am so thankful for the support that showed us the right path to develop."