"Over the next four months, I have plans of of saving the GiveDirectly transfers and later buying a dairy cow with the help of other income from the family investments that we have. these and other family income generating activities will generally make our lives easier and raise our living standards."

"In comparing my current life and the past four months, I find a lot of difference. My current life is way too better in terms of resource availability which ranges from foodstuff to monetary resource. I was once living a hard life where every coin I had in my pocket was budgeted for with no extras. I thank God that at the moment I am enjoying a smooth plan with enough money which is all generated from the different project I revived after receiving the transfers. Among the differences which have been registered is the presence of a milk-producing cow. This is our pride since it's serving both the payment of school fees and also household goods."

"I live in a grass thatched house with only one room and thirteen children.The roof leaks and the space is too small for all of us.The first plan is therefore to build a iron roofed house with at least three rooms.I will also buy a dairy cow to help me get milk for consumption and for sale.This will help me satisfy the family's basic needs.I also have a plan of starting a grocery business."

"Before the coming of GiveDirectly, we were facing both economic and financial hardships due to the extreme poverty that we were living in. When GiveDirectly promised us that their role is to alleviate poverty by offering us the unconditional transfers, we were brightened up. We can attest to the good performance and positive impact that the transfer has brought into our lives. First, most of us have cows both dairy and oxen. With the oxen, we are assured of consuming less time in ploughing our farms and also getting good harvests. To add on that, the majority of us now have good permanent houses which are iron roofed. The previous ones were small huts that were ever leaking whenever it could rain. Lastly, our children are now studying without any difficulties. According to me, I do not see any sector that GiveDirectly failed us."

"Having goats is the biggest difference and gift that I have received in my life. I settled on rearing goats because they reproduce twice a year and require little attention to rear compared to other domestic animals. Further more, their food is also easily available since they can live in any type of climate. I am optimistic they will multiply and increase in number. Therefore, I shall sell some in our local markets. Apart from that, I will exchange some for a dairy cow so that I can get milk and sell purposely to double my income. And according to me, these are the well-thoughtful assets that will help me in the near future. Thank you GiveDirectly for making an impact in my living standard at a time I almost lost hope."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build a house that my children will sleep in, buy a cow so that I can have milk and also take care of future eventualities. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to complete the construction of my house, buy a cow that can reproduce and cater for my children's future needs. I also hope to take my daughter to do a hair dressing course."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by giving out transfers to improve the living standards of the poorest individuals in the village. This is because the majority of us in my village now own livestock such as dairy cows, oxen, goats, and sheep. The dairy cows will produce hence cutting on the costs of buying milk. We can also sell some liters in order to buy other basic needs such as food. With the oxen, they will be helping us in ploughing our farms. For this reason, we are assured of getting some good harvests from our farms. Previously we used to till by ourselves which was tiresome and we used to get low harvests since we could not till many acres by ourselves. We can decide to sell any of these animals in times of emergencies. According to me, Give Directly plan to give cash transfers is the best decision. I have not seen any negative action they have done so far."

"My additional goal is to buy a cow. I plan to buy a cow because there is high demand for milk in this village. Very few people own cows in this region. The quality of milk distributed by the vendors is also poor but we usually buy from them because we don't have any other choice. I believe that once I buy the cow I will get many customers because my milk will be of high quality and I will be accessible all the time since I stay in that village. This has been my goal for a very long time and I can't wait to own one"

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I shall have started rearing chicken which I will use my two subsequent transfers to build a chicken coop and buying a few chicken for the start. In addition to this, I am planning to use the money I will get after selling my french beans to buy a dairy cow. Dairy farming has always been my dream and hopefully, before the end of this year, I foresee myself starting it up. Having the two projects running smoothly has always been my dream to serve as my alternative sources of income."