"My aim is to build a house for myself of two rooms. I need 24 roofing sheets for this house which each goes at $9.5 and then also buy like 60 posts which I buy at $1 each. I cannot afford to build a house made of stone but I am hoping to build one from wood and mud with an iron roof that my wife and I can live in. My house is quite small and is a grass thatched house which means that it leaks when it rains and during the dry season their is usually some strong winds that can carry it away. Also the roof is susceptible to being chewed down by termites which is a big problem here. I hope to have completed my new house by the end of this year as this is an emergency for me seeing that we are now entering the rainy season."

"This year my main aim to is to learn how to be a good mechanic so I can open my own workshop. I am hoping to use my GD transfers to pay my rent for the house I took for $20 and the rest of the transfer $14 will go into buying food for me. I was working as a motorcycle driver employed by someone and I would get like $5 per day and I would be required to pay $4 to my employer to ensure that I had the motorcycle still but this wasn't making me a sufficient income. My projection is that with the skills of being a car mechanic and starting my own place, I will be able to make a good income that will be sufficient for me."

"I live in a rented room in a different village from my home, I pay a monthly rent of $25 for this room. I have been really wishing that this can change. I cannot live at home since the sun is hotter there and the drought there is much more intense than here, they fully depend on buying water and food which is not the case here. I want to be able to have enough money saved by the end of this year that I can buy a piece of land that I can build my home on. I want to be self reliant since now I do not have a source of income and I depend on my husband even for the paying of rent in this room. I want my children to also access good schools and also go through school without stopping and this village provides the right environment for this. In my home children barely get through school as the environment is not conducive even for children to study and get better opportunities."

"I paid my children's fees and purchased some building materials for the completion of the house we have been building since our first transfer date.We have been facing a lot of challenges in getting money to build a decent house for my family.The crops we produce every year haven't produced sufficient cash to improve our lives, but with the help of Givedirectly funding I'm now a home owner."

"All of my four children are in school in the city and paying their fees has been our major challenge so far.The farm work we do can't sustain the family nor pay our children's fees. We have found it difficult to renovate my entire house, but with the help of Givedirectly we were able to pay all of my children's fees and were able to renovate our home into a comfortable one."

"I want to engage in more farming and business to be able to relocate my children to the city for proper and better education, because where I'm currently living, the school system is not conducive to my children achieving their goals as future leaders."

"I'm a mother of three children.We live in my father-in-law's house. My spouse and I engage in farming to sustain ourselves and other family members in and around my neighbouring town. Sometimes things got a bit tough on us when we had to go to other farms in search of food before we eat.Givedirectly brought relieve on my family.I'm now able to provide our daily meals. The remaining money we bought zinc plank with other building materials to start our new home."

"I couldn't afford to pay my children's fees, but Givedirectly money helps me to fulfil my greatest wish as a single mother. All of their works are very unique and committed."

"I am a cocoa farmer and presently I have one acre of cocoa. My plan is to become a successful cocoa farmer in the future so my aim is to expand my farm. Therefore, in the coming year, I am hoping to add additional two acres."

"I must be thankful to Givedirectly for the unconditional cash transfer. The process is unique that no one can easily rub any recipient. This money helped me to build my house in my Town."