"For a long time I have depended on my sons to provide me with milk for my household use. This is because I am sick and cannot engage in any casual labour for pay. Sometimes they fail and I do not have any milk for my ailing body. I am planning to buy a dairy cow with money I am going to receive from GiveDirectly. Receiving this money means independence and ownership of cattle. This means with money I get from selling surplus milk, I am going take care of other household needs with the most important of which is medication for my asthma disease. This is the life I have desired to live for a long time and I am going to see it happen thanks to GiveDirectly."

"My wife and I live in a tiny hut with our nine children. I have always desired to build a bigger house especially for my grown up children so as to accord them the dignity they deserve. I am a tea plucker. This is a casual job I have endured for about 20 years so as to fend for my large family. The dues I have always earned can only cater for their food and a few items for school leaving me with nothing to save. Receiving this money is a turn around in my life. I am planning to build a bigger house for the eleven of us and purchase a dairy cow with the remaining amount. This will ease the burden of having had to buy milk to sustain my family for the last two decades. I have never been this excited, I know this windfall will change my life for the better."

"My expectation in the near future is to complete building my kitchen. Using the tattered tents as it is now makes me so uncomfortable since I am always forced to cook early before it becomes dark or it starts raining. Once this is done, I plan to buy a dairy cow. Having a dairy cow will help me reduce the expenses that I currently have. I believe if I keep it well I will get some good amount of proceeds from the sale of milk which will improve my financial strength and hence the ability to take care of my family. I plan to use this money to start other income-generating activities. Ultimately, this to improve our general lifestyle."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have goats. I have been interested in rearing livestock for a long period of time but due to my low capital, I could not afford it. I decided to buy goats because they reproduce fast and require minimum attention as compared to other domestic animals. Apart from that, they can stay in any kind of climate. I believe with time they are going to multiply and I am planning to sell the offsprings and exchange some of them for a dairy cow. The dairy cow will provide us some milk for my family consumption and also I will be selling part of the milk to local shops. This will be my additional income. I believe and hope this will uplift my living standards and I will be able to cater for my family basic needs."

"My first transfer was spent to buy household items like mattress, bedsheets, clothes, then food. I also bought two cows to be used as pride price, and the balance saved for hosting my in-laws as they come to collect the pride price."

"I spent my first transfer to buy a cow, a few household items like clothes, and food. I also paid a standing debt of money borrowed. "

"In the next four months, I wish to buy a cow for rearing. This will be an investment which I can later sell to raise money to handle other family needs."

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four month is that I own goats which I did not have before. I am hopeful that when they reproduce in the foreseen future, selling some of them will be the option and use the money to purchase a dairy cow in place of the goats. This is because my intention is to increase the litters of milk I get on a daily basis for sale."

"I used to rely on casual jobs in the village, unfortunately, the payment was so meager such that I could not afford to do any developmental projects and it barely sustained our needs. The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I have started keeping poultry which was not possible before as a source of making an extra income. Therefore, currently, I sell eggs from the project and out some part of the stock from wholesalers at the shopping center near my home. The profits I make are able to meet my family's pressing needs with ease. For instance, I have developed a saving culture whereby I have started saving for a dairy cow that I intend to buy in the future. Having this dairy cow will help me cut the cost of buying milk on a daily which is expensive. I'm so grateful because I no longer depend much on casual jobs but rather work on my own projects."

"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that, I own three goats which I did not have before. The reason for settling on this idea was because their gestation period is short compared to that of a cow and one can easily find a market for them whenever he/she wants to sell. I am hopeful that they will reproduce in the foreseen future and increase in number. Selling some of them will be the option in order to meet the necessary financial crisis such as paying school fees for my children."