"In the next six months, I want to buy a cow. This will be an investment for my family. When it reproduces, I will be able to sell part of the milk to raise a small income to solve other family issues. I know in three years time, I will have a herd of cattle which I can sell to raise money for other needs."

"After the house will have been constructed within the next few months to come, I will get into a savings plan that will enable me to buy a few bags of cement and sand tat I will use to cement my house and make it a semi-permanent structure which can last for several years to come."

"I plan to expand the size of my business with time so that I can generate more profits for me and then from there I will be in a position to establish whet I want to do next with the proceeds that I shall have generated from the business."

"Rental income is a very stable and assured income that I have ever had in my entire life. Being a landlord has became a very nice way of earning a descent living. I have already rented out two units and the income is one that I would never have gotten if I had never built the houses. This was only possible to do using the money I get from the organisation. Without it, I would still have no income from the property I own."

"My life is now different in that the quality of my family's life improved. I now have some extra money that even when I do not get any casual jobs, I can still feed my family."

"I spent the most recent transfer on paying for my own school fees at the institution where I am taking a course in mental health nursing. I then used apart of the money in starting a poultry keeping project. I purchased hens that are good in egg laying. Some of the money went towards the buying of layers feeds."

"In the next six months, I expect to have bought a sewing machine and started up my own tailoring shop. This has always been my desire but could not afford due to my financial status. Having my own sewing machine will enable me to raise some money thus I will be able to meet most of my household's basic needs."

"Previously I could struggle to pay school fees for my three children who are in secondary school and buy food for my family at the same time. I had no job and depended on farming which is seasonal and sometimes affected by droughts. I spent part of my first transfer and started a business of purchasing milk from my neighbours and selling it at a nearby town at a fair price. Through this business, I have been able to earn profit which I can spend on food for my family and save some to pay school fees for my children. This business acts as an extra source of income alongside farming. Being able to meet my family basic needs without strain or worry is the change I have seen in my life, and honestly were it not for GiveDirectly, I could have never realized this."

"I expect that I will be having a cow in the next six months. I will have saved enough money from the transfers and will have completed the purchase. This means that my income will enable me to assist my husband in providing our families needs."

"In the next six months, I will have a good maize crop on my farm. I will also have bought another cow. I will be a happy owner of two dairy heifers and a maize plantation. This will be made possible as I continue to use the money I receive to buy another heifer and to do more on the farm"