"My additional goal is to save and buy a dairy cow for rearing. This will be an additional source of income for my family from the sale of milk produced"

"I recently harvested some fodder feeds which I had planted a few months ago. I used the transfers I received from Give Directly. This fodder feeds is a guarantee that my livestock will have enough food throughout the year. I am glad that I was able to address this challenge at last. I had lost a few cows as a result of hunger since I couldn't afford to buy fodder that would sustain them for a long time. I feel proud and hopeful that all will go well moving forward."

"I spent my transfers to purchase a dairy cow. I had all album along wished of owning a cow since we normally incur a lot of expenses purchasing milk for my family. I also bought some ceiling boards for completion of our house as well as furniture and other household necessities. The remaining amount I used it to purchase some foodstuff which will last us for a longer period of time"

"Despite the payment of school fees being a continuous process, I also have a new plan to purchase three sheep. This has been my long term thought which I have been wishing to accomplish. This plan will at least help me in growing the number of sheep which I will then sell in the later days to purchase a cow."

"GiveDirectly has been of great help in my community in many ways. First, most of the people in my village now sleep under iron roofed houses. Previously, we used to sleep under old grass-thatched hats which were leaking whenever it rains. Secondly, the majority of us have some livestock which includes cows and goats. These are now the good assets we can proudly talk of. Thirdly, our children are now studying without any disturbances. There are those who had dropped out of school but they are now back to school as well which is so encouraging. Previously they used to stay home for weeks because of our financial status. This was really affecting their academic performance. According to me, I do not see any part GiveDirectly has not done us good."

"I have not been able to do much with my transfers in the past four months because I have been saving them to buy a heifer, therefore I cannot say that there have been any changes in my life. Saving the transfers has however given me the hope of adding one more cow to my shed before the end of this year which I know would have been impossible without the transfers."

"For the next four months, I have an additional goal of saving the coming transfers so that I can later purchase a cow for rearing. With the cow, I'll be assured of a constant supply of milk both for consumption and for sale after it has given birth. This will save me from the cost of buying milk. Apart from that, I'll have additional income form the milk sales."

"Imagine having dairy cows that are so expensive to maintain in a locality where the milk sales are ever diminishing! The switch to dairy goats is something I have ever yearned for because of the readily available market and better prices (up to 50% more) compared to cow milk but inadequate capital has been my main constraint. This GiveDirectly money means a realization of this household goal!"

"When I received the transfer from Give Directly, The first thing that came into my mind was to buy a water tank. This was because I am no longer in a position to fetch water from the water point because of old age. Besides, the water isn't always clean for drinking and cooking. I had to solve this problem for once and no longer worry about it again. I also purchased a dairy cow which will in future boost my income from the sale of milk. The money I will be generating will always sort my daily needs."

"With the transfers that I received, I used it to purchase wire mesh and some iron sheets for the construction of a poultry house since I am planning to venture into poultry keeping. This will enable me generate some additional income through the sale of eggs. The other amount was used by my husband to boost his business of buying and selling cows"