"it has been my prayer that I may start a zero grazing unit in our household though it has been very hard dure to the resources which were not enough. At the moment I have acquired a new job and habve enhanced my saving towards the same and in the next six months i expect to have started a good dairy farming. this will be the climax of implementation of the ideas i have been holding in my mind since. I have realized that everything is possible and all i needded was just a little support and I am good to go. thank you GiveDirectly for bringing this project to our area, we are making great changes and it is our prayer that you may reach ourt to other needy people."

"I expect to have livestock in the next few months and I will not have to worry too much about any financial constraints."

"My biggest challenge i face is lack of money for buying farm land."

"I am expecting to save more to buy more building materials to renovate my house which is not in a good state. I am also planning to boost my business more to earnmore income for my family."

"In the next six months there will be a change in food supply for my family, I used part of the transfer to buy hybrid seeds and fertilizers and I am optimistic that I will get a good harvest to sustain my family for one year. I will also be able to pay school fees for my child since I will sell the surplus maize and used the money to pay school fees."

"I feel economically empowered and freed from poverty. I have expanded my existing small scale business that has resulted in increased profits. This has enabled me to provide for my family's basic needs including food and clothes with ease. I feel happy when my children and I wear clothes in fashion and look smart. I am no longer a bother to my husband as I budget from my own money instead of fully dependent on him."

"I am very peaceful as I have an improved shelter. I am no longer worried when it rains or strong winds blow across as before. I feel so happy also because my children have got an opportunity to study in boarding school of quality education. I have hope in providing for my family's basic needs like food from the motorcycle operation business."

"My life has really changed compared to how I used to live before. As per now, my children are able to continue with their education smoothly, than when they could be sent back home for school fees, stayed home and definitely missed lessons and even exams. We have merry go round meetings where we normally meet at every member's home twice in a month. Since I did not have chairs in my house, I could beg chair from my neighbours who later could gossip around the village on my poverty. I was ashamed to take up the meeting as a result of that. Now I have confidence because I bought good chairs and that has redeemed my social dignity."

"I spent the whole of the third transfer to pay collage fee for my daughter who joining collage and l did not have any amount, without GD she could not have joined the collage."

"I spent most of the third transfer to pay school for my children who are in secondary schools after a long strangle , l also spent the transfer to buy furniture being l did not have a proper furniture to sit. The remaining balance l spent on funeral expenses of my late sister in law."