"My greatest fear is to spend the rest of my life without a substantial source of income. I would not wish to make charcoal for my entire lifetime; I want to do something more concrete, like starting a kiosk business. I believe I have enough skills and experience to run a shop since I used to work in one back in the day. However, right now it is challenging to establish and run this venture because of the overwhelming financial obligations on my shoulders. Regardless of the constraints, I hope that the cash transfers will allow me to start the business and stand a better chance of supporting my family. "

"I want to start a vegetable/sardine-selling business but my lack of the necessary resources is challenging me. My husband does not make much from charcoal burning, which means his hands are tied when it comes to supporting me in establishing the business. The motivation for owning this business is so that I can finance the treatment for my son, who has been physically impaired since he was born nine months ago. Apart from that, I want to be able to contribute to the household’s needs and support my spouse in providing for our seven children. "

"I now have a cow and I have bought food for my family , life has completely changed because of the donation."

"Upon receiving the first transfer, I had many plans and was optimistic that I could accomplish them since my husband and I had put everything in writing. One of the challenges I had been facing was managing the movement of my livestock within my field. Fortunately, the money I received presented an opportunity to fence the field with partitions to control the movement of the cows. I spent $160 on buying barbed wire and fencing poles, which were sufficient to enclose the field. I am pleased that I can now confine the animals in one area and move them to the next when they have depleted the available grass. Additionally, I upgraded the chicken coop by purchasing a new chain link fence for $30 and iron sheets worth $20. Other things that required attention included my seating arrangements, which needed new cushions. I spent $20 on new cushions and $60 on clothes for my two children. Furthermore, I used $30 to purchase food for my family of four. The remaining funds were saved for future use in paying other household bills."

"When I got a message from GiveDirectly confirming the receipt of my first transfer, I had my phone with me at my grocery shop where I usually work. Later that day, I went home to meet my children who I shared the exciting news with and told my trustee, Felix, about the good news as well. However, it was already late in the evening, so I couldn't withdraw any money. I planned to withdraw the next day with the help of my trustee since the account I was using was registered under his identification card."

"Though I have had several goals, I have singled out to pursue a driving course this year. It is a work in progress, and I hope to accomplish it before the year ends. I consider undertaking this course because it will help me acquire skills that can help to secure a job in a transport company. As a result, I will have an opportunity to work and supplement our household's income. Since it is the first course I have taken since completing my primary education, I am looking forward to its completion."

"My main goal is to be a driver and have an additional income to support my growing family, therefore, I plan to join a driving school to enable me to attain a truck driving license that would open for me doors of opportunities in the driving field. To achieve my goal, I would be selling and buying more poultry where I plan to sell one at $13 so that the proceeds that I would be getting would be of help in terms of facilitating my driving fees."

"My future goal is to have a better house. The house that I am currently living in is a bit small considering that I have a bigger family of 8, I find it very difficult to have my children sleep comfortably because most times they are forced to share the small space since it is a one-roomed house. I would therefore want to build a bigger house with different rooms to allow them to have a good space, and to achieve this, I would be saving $10 every month from the transfers that I would be receiving to enable me to achieve my goal."

"The challenge I'm faced with at the moment is the lack of food and other basic needs. It has been 3 years since we had enough rain which have led to a lack of food and also livestock deaths. Because of the drought, I have not been able to plant my farm and therefore I don't have food. In addition to this, because of the drought life has become hard and I don't get casual work that I depend on to purchase basic needs. This has made my life difficult since I cannot meet all my needs and sometimes I'm forced to go hungry due to lack of food."

"I face many challenges in my life but the most pressing challenge that I'm faced with is the drought. Our village has not experienced heavy rains for the past 2 years which has led to a lack of water and grass for our livestock. This has forced me to go a whole day looking for leaves for the livestock to eat which has made life very difficult. I sometimes have to go hungry because of the lack of food since we've not had productivity on our farms for a long time."