"I spent most of my first transfer to buy a dairy cow. For a long time, I had been buying milk and this was so costly for me. I had this desire of buying a cow to reduce the cost of obtaining milk but I had not been able to accomplish it due to shortage of money. Once I got this transfer, I saw it as an opportune moment to buy the dairy cow. The remaining amount of money was used to pay school fees for my son who is studying at the university."

"Pigs give birth to many children and in a year they give birth twice. For the next four months, I have the plan to save some of the money I get from Give Directly and purchase pigs for rearing. After one year I'll be assured of at least 16 piglets. In the future, I'll later sell the piglets in order to raise money for purchasing a cow. If all goes well, I will no longer languish in poverty."

"My life is different now because I have acquired live stock (cows and an oxen) for both ploughing and milk production. I can also sell the cows in the future in order to get school fees for my children. Prior to receiving the transfer, I had to offer casual labour in other people's farms in exchange for oxen to plough my land since I did not have my own."

"My new goal for the next four months is to save and buy a dairy cow. Having livestock in our customary ideology is a source of wealth and at the same time, I will get milk from it which my family will consume."

"The big difference in my life is that I have bought a cow that is going to give my family milk soon. I now have land which I recovered after paying of a debt. Previously, I used to hire farm land which was expensive for me."

"My new goal in the next four months is to buy a cow. I would want to have an investment for my family. The best investment is livestock is my area because it requires very little resources to keep and its value increases on a daily basis."

"Being a single mother I have no one to help me raise my two children.I therefore want to expand my sources of income inorder to help me raise them well.Buying a dairy cow is one of my priorities.The milk I get from the cow will ensure I get milk for sale and for consumption as well.I will also build a one bedroomed house.The one I live in will remain as a kitchen while the other one will give me enough space to host visitors in a decent way and a bedroom for that matter.My current house is only one room."

"My current house is very small(one room) and is grass thatched.During the rainy season it leaks making it very uncomfortable to live in.My first plan when I receive this money is to build a one bedroom house with an iron roof.My current house will remain to serve the purpose of a kitchen.My second plan is buying a dairy cow.I have one cow and sometimes we do not have enough milk for sale.With two cows I will be assured of continuous supply of milk and more income through sale of milk."

"My additional goal is to join a group in order to raise money enough to buy a cow. We have already talked about it with my neighbors and will start the contributions with the coming transfer."

"Comparing my life currently and in the past four months, there is a really big difference. I have a cow which I purchased, bought a large water tank and a small one which I have been using to store clean water for drinking and also transferred my child from a public primary school to a private school. Apart from all that, my duty to avail food for the family has been so easy since my wife stepped in last month and took charge in ensuring that she avails most of the required goods in the household."