"The biggiest hardship in my life is lack of cattle for ploughing which has affected My productivity."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have two cows that I am now depending on for milk production. I used to have three cows but all of them perished due to the severe famine that had stricken our land. The livestock lacked water and grass to feed on and they died. This was such a huge loss to me since I also depended on them for milk production in order to help me meet my daily needs. I am so happy today when I see the two cows and when I see my grandchildren go to school and them not being chased away due to lack of school fees. I see myself now being able to start a business of selling poultry and goats here in our village, this business will enable me meet my daily needs and those of my family. All I can tell GiveDirectly is to send the rest of the transfer as soon as possible so that I can be able to start this poultry business, other than that I am very grateful to Givedirectly."

"Receiving this money means i will build a permanent house for our family and the balance i will buy some basic household items."

"Receiving this money means i will pay school fees for my children education. "

"Receiving this money means i will buy cattle for my bride price and the balance i will recover our family land"

"Receiving this money means i will be able to adequately provide basic needs such as food and education for my children through investing in livestock trading which is one of the thriving economic activities in Bamba location. I will put my eldest son in charge of the business since he has the necessary skills. I also plan to open a shop within my village to multiply income for my family. "

"Coming from a pastoralist community, we have always desired to have our own cows. This signifies a store of wealth which in future will be resold to pay school fees for our children. Receiving this money therefore means we will be able to buy the cows and even employ someone to take care of them, so that they can increase in value for future resale. As such we are assured of our children's education which will make them self reliant in the future hence avoid over dependence on parents. "

"Receiving this money means building iron roofed house. "

"My life is different than it would have been suppose I never received the transfer from GiveDirectly because I have witnessed a big transformation in my life. For instance, I am greatly relieved from the money related stress because the transfers from GiveDirectly enabled me pay college fee for my brother, something that I would have not done without GiveDirectly's support."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can cultivate in order to support my family."