"As I continue to get my transfer, I hope to accomplish the goal of keeping livestock. So far, I have begun buying goats, and I am hopeful that as my herd grows, chances of raising money for my training will not be as difficult as they used to be. I will be able to get more money from them to help with my tuition expenses. Since I am the firstborn in our family, with the pieces of training, I shall find it easy to use my skills to earn a living and therefore be supportive of our family. Thanks to GiveDirectly for its financial support."

"The ability to expand my retail business and start a poultry farming venture has been the biggest difference in my daily life since I began receiving payments from GiveDirectly. I was struggling to make ends meet before the payments and had few resources to invest in my business. However, thanks to GiveDirectly's financial support, I was able to purchase more goods, including clothing, and expand my customer base. In addition, I used some of the funds to start a poultry farm, which, while I have yet to bring in any chickens, I hope will be a profitable venture. The additional income from both my retail businesses has enabled me to meet the basic needs of my family and even save for the future. GiveDirectly's support has enabled me to achieve financial stability, and I look forward to more transformation when I receive the second transfer."

"I was spending more than a dollar per day on milk for my current family of five. Food and milk have become so expensive that I am unable to save anything from the daily proceeds from the motorcycle taxi I operate. Enrolling in the GiveDirectly program and later receiving the first free cash transfer was a relief for me because I had planned to buy a dairy cow. As a result, I spent $300 on a good breed that I hope will calve soon enough to provide us with enough milk. I hope to start saving money from my taxi business once we have enough milk to use and sell the excess to buy other household foodstuffs. I also started the fencing project, spending $175 on fencing poles, barbed wire, and labor charges after dividing the grazing fields. The cow's restricted movement makes it easier to manage grazing patterns and allows grass to regrow after moving to the next partition. In addition, I spent $55 on groceries and the remaining amount on other household items. I appreciate the help and look forward to doing a lot more with the final transfer."

"Receiving the money from GiveDirectly brought me great joy, especially because I needed to buy more construction materials at the time. I was immediately curious and checked it when I received a message at around 4:00 p.m. The message was simple, and I knew it was from GiveDirectly because I was not expecting anything similar from anyone else. I used some of the money to buy construction materials on the same day after informing my wife, who was working at a nearby school. The next day, I went to a nearby shopping center to gather and purchase additional necessities."

"One of my sons had completed his clinical nursing studies but could not be hired by any hospital because he was not yet licensed. He needed money to get the license, which I could not afford before receiving the first transfer. I was also struggling to meet other financial obligations for his siblings. I gave him $13 immediately after receiving the first transfser, which facilitated his application for the medical license. I also sent $12 to my other son, who is a university student who needed to finish his project before his presentation deadline. Furthermore, I spent $87 on a sack of maize and 10kg rice, which we are still using with my family. I am planning to build a fence around my property to control the movement of my livestock, and I have already spent $12 on two rolls of barbed wire and have yet to cut down some trees to make the fencing poles. I used the remainder to pay my hospital bill following an accidental scratch on my leg from our domestic cat. I am relieved it was not a serious attack, and I have been going to a nearby hospital for a daily $10 injection since then."

"My biggest accomplishment this year and in the future will be to increase my savings so that I can purchase livestock. I can be sure that if I venture into livestock raising, I'll make enough money to meet my needs. I'll buy more goats and enough animal feed with the money from my monthly stipend. This will guarantee that the herd of animals will multiply and have plenty to sell at the market."

"I'd love to purchase a brand-new motorcycle so that I can resume delivering charcoal and other products to Mariakani market on a daily basis. I can no longer use the bicycle I've been riding for the past few years because it broke down. I'm currently taking care of the livestock for my family while I wait to save up the necessary sum through my monthly transfers. Getting the motorcycle will solve my problems, enable me to support my family's basic needs, and enable me to earn a living."

"Owning a sizable herd of livestock by the end of this year and beyond will be my greatest achievement. This will be a substitute source of income for me since I can no longer work on the farm due to the dry weather. In an emergency, I will have a backup plan since I can sell some of the livestock and use the proceeds to take care of my issues."

"My biggest accomplishment and goal for the year is to facilitate and create a positive environment for my children to pursue their education and reach their objectives. I'm sure that spending money on my children' education will give them a bright future. It will bring me great satisfaction to know that they will live good, better lives than I do, and having a bright future for them."

"My goal is to have a sizable herd of livestock by the end of the year and beyond. I want to invest a significant portion of my transfer funds in livestock. Farming activities are not favored by the current weather conditions. This leaves farming livestock as my only remaining choice. When the herd is large enough, I'll start a livestock sales business and, with the money I make from that, I'll be able to live comfortably."