"I spent part of my first transfer on buying two dairy cows. I had been longing to own them in my homestead but due to my financial status, I could not afford to purchase them. In addition to that, I bought two mattresses. This is because the previous ones were old and we were always feeling uncomfortable especially my children. The remaining amount of money I bought some household items such as chairs, plastic water tanks, and some foodstuffs."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying a pair of oxen which I am currently keeping in my homestead. I settled in purchasing them because of various reasons. One, they will be of great help in my farming activities, fetching water from the dam and many more. I also bought a bed and a mattress because previously I used to sleep on the traditional bed made of ropes. I was always complaining of some back pains. I then cleared school fees for my children so that they can study without any disturbances. The remaining amount of money I bought enough foodstuffs and paying some other household expenses."

"I was previously employed as a water vendor which I had to quit when I gave birth to take care of my baby. After quitting the job, I had to depend on my husband financially and for every little personal and household need. I was not very comfortable with having to depend on my husband since I had previously been independent while I was employed. Receiving the transfers gave me back my financial independence even though I do not have any source of come and an opportunity to save for future dreams and ambitions which I know I will accomplish. One of such dreams is taking a course on beauty services and hairdressing which will be commencing next month after which I can open a beauty salon."

"Owning a spacious house that you cannot comfortably live on had almost made be among the depressed people. This is because even after my children grew up, none of them ever bothered to help me renovate this house. GiveDirectly s transfer came in handy as it enabled me to achieve this noble task. I am now glad since I have been sleeping well for the past few weeks. I no longer worry about my beddings getting soaked in rain water nor my house getting flooded. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for transforming my life."

"My life will be different in the next six months is that I will be having my own goat or sheep. I know with these transfers. I can easily get a goat which can reproduce and help me reduce my poverty level. Taking care of a goat or a sheep is much easier because water and grass are easily available in my area. I do not need to get money to feed them unless it is sickness which requires vaccination once in a while. According to what I have seen in my area, rarely do livestock get sick so I am sure it is a wise investment to help me do away with poverty in my family."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying an ox plough. I had been longing to own it for long but I could not afford it since I had some basic needs to cater to. I also hired someone to help in preparing my farm and also watering the plants. I later bought some new clothes for my children since the old ones were old and torn The remaining amount of money I bought enough foodstuffs for my family and some other household items that I was lacking."

"I do not have a stable source of income at the moment as I only depend on water supply which I do using a hired cart. This job does not earn me a lot of money because I do not have a good customer base and sometimes fail to get any orders the entire day. My biggest goal is to start another business, preferably an entertainment shop where I can offer movies and video games. I know that this kind of business can be successful in this area because most youths love passing time in such places which means good profits. I have to do my best to start saving so that I can set up this business before the end of the project because I know it would be impossible if I depend only on my small income."

"I spent part of my second transfer to prepare my farm for planting, part of it to buy seeds and part of it to facilitate planting. I also remained with some little amount that allowed me to connect piped water to my compound. I had already registered to be one of the beneficiaries of the piped water and the money was only meant to connect water to my compound. I also remained with some that enabled me to buy cushions to increase the comfort in my home."

"I spent most of the transfer to add more building materials and built a spacious comfortable house. I did not have a place to stay in a was sleeping at my neighbor's house since the house I was staying in felt down. This was really stressing me because sometimes just need my own house but I could not afford being that I did not have any source of income. I am the happiest person because I am now staying in my own house where I am comfortable and I coming in anytime I want and go out. The remaining balance I spent to buy plastic chairs being that I did not have anything to sit on, I was sitting on water container and this was very embarrassing mostly when I have my friends around."

"Having a contaminated water source mostly in the dry season has always lead to high cost in purifying water that needs to be consumed. For this reason, I have acquired a water tank which at the moment helps in harvesting rainwater which has brought about the biggest difference in my daily life. I have easy access to clean water at a lowered cost. This has lead to a reduction in fecal-oral diseases that might result from usage of contaminated water. Secondly, I purchased a dairy cow. In a few month's time, I will no longer buy milk from my neighbors since it will have reproduced because it is paged right now ."