"When I receive this money, my spouse and I agreed that we shall buy cows that will be used as dowry to my parents and some for agricultural purposes."

"When I receive this money, I will complete the construction of our house and also buy some cows."

"I spent the cash on buying a cow I also managed to pay school fees for my child whop had some pending arrears. I know that one day the cow will give birth to its offspring which I will sell out and make some cash out of such transactions."

"I have been able to accumulate savings every month which now puts me at a better position of buying a cow which I intend to give the name Give directly. Having a female cow is such a calculated move because for one I know that it will give birth in the future and based on that I will have an additional stock apart from just the fact that it will be providing milk for me and my family."

"My life has changed because I have bought a piece of land. I now sleep well and own livestock (cows, goats and chicken). With time the livestock will multiply and I can sell it to handle any challenge that may require money. Previously, I was sleeping on a mat and did not have any livestock."

"In the next four months we are planning to buy one dairy cow for the family. It is quite challenging to raise a young family like ours without constant availability of milk. We had to borrow one cow from our neighbor which is currently helping us get this important commodity for our children. We have however been thinking of our getting our own so that we can get enough milk to feed the family and sell the surplus. This will empower us financially and enable us raise an healthy generation. This shall be done when we get the money from our monthly merry go rounds within the next four months."

"My focus in the next six months shall be nothing short of making sure that we have a dairy cow. Currently, I am servicing a loan that helped me put up our new house. Once I am done with this, then my next focus shall be to save enough money and be able to buy a dairy cow as soon as possible. The dairy cow shall be of great help to us in that we will have milk for family consumption and earn extra income from the selling of milk produced. Money that has always been used to buy milk shall be diverted into other development projects that will help us raise more income for the family."

"My life is really different since I received the transfers. I am at peace with myself. I have no worries on raising fees for my son. This gives me hope and courage as a responsible parent who cares and provides for his children. I bought two cows that will eventually provide me with milk and ghee,that will add to my household food security and nutrition. I also intend to sell the surplus to the neighbours and this will boost my economic power and cash flow for daily need. I shall save some money to meet education needs for my son when he advances to college level. I managed to invest in sugarcane farming which in the next twelve months will mature and get harvested. I feel encouraged to face life with hope. Stress and worries are things of the past. I look healthy and strong, not the malnourished beggar who could walk door to door asking for remnants of food when hungry. Thanks to GiveDirectly transfers."

"My life is now different in that, I did not have any stable source of income. Being an energetic young man with little education, there is no employment I could expect to bring up my family with. I had no choice but to start operating someone's motorcycle in order to put food on the table. Now I have my own motorcycle and carry all the benefits I worked for in the day home. Out of it, I have bought two cows as well as planting sugarcane on my two acres of land which was idle due to inadequate resources to invest on it. I hope of getting big profit out of it and do other project."

"My second transfer was spent to pay debt, bought a cow and household items like mattresses, clothes, and bought new grass for my grass-thatched house."