"Most of the time I look for work and occasionally I find a site where we dig up all the unwanted plants and are paid $4 after a long day's work. My greatest wish is for my children to graduate from high school with honors and flourish in life.I want to first make sure I keep my children in school by paying all their school fees and then open for myself a shop where I will be selling food stuff to my local villagers. With the business I will open, I will make sure I make huge profits so that my family will continuously be eating three meals in a day."

"Last year September, I joined a Merry go round that has six people. We normally save and at the end of the month, one gets around $60 and it makes me feel good. I bought three hectares of land on loan and I have to settle $1000 to the owners of the land within the time span we have decided. The only thing I want to do now is to settle my debt of which it's becoming easier because of the monthly transfers and when I finish settling my debt, I start farming. The rainy seasons are fast approaching and all we pray for is that it rains as we have prepared our land and are waiting for rain. I believe when I sell all my produce I will be able to make huge profit and start a business for myself. I am yet to decide what I will be selling in my business but I am really grateful to GiveDirectly for remembering us."

"My lovely wife and I decided to create our family's dream home after sitting down together and discussing our options. Every month when I get transfers, I make sure to buy metal sheets and so far, I have purchased about 10 sheets and constructing sticks for my upcoming house. I want it to be a three-room home with good ventilation and the privacy our children need. My children are growing up so quickly and I want them to be proud of their lovely and spacious house."

"The one thing I desire the most is to have my own business where I will be selling vegetables and fruits to my villagers. Most of my villagers move to a village called Mariakani just go get kales, fruits and vegetables.I would want to start my business before the end of March and it will cost me around $15 to start. I thank GiveDirectly for everything."

"I currently do not have a good job and life was really hard before GiveDirectly came into the bigger picture. I used to sell and burn charcoal and at times I would sell nothing and in the process we would go days without food. I am planning to save enough money and ensure I buy chicken and when they hatch, I sell them and buy goats that will make me profit. The moment I make enough profit, I will make sure I open a big shop for my beloved wife to keep my family moving. I will also buy more goats and cows for myself and sell them. When we both work, we will be able to give our family the kind of life they deserve."

"In order to get enough money and make sure my kids attended school, I used to hawk around in the blazing sun selling samosas. Sometimes I would go home empty-handed, forcing us to use my funds in the process. We were left with nothing after eating up all of my savings and I was compelled to stay at home because I could not afford to purchase stocks for my business. As soon as I began getting transfers, I gained confidence that I would be able to save enough money to continue working. Moreover, I want to get some chicken,which I can easily turn a profit on when they hatch."

"I will hopefully be graduating from college next year and with all my hard work and perseverance, I am confident that I will do so with a respectable grade. By 2025, I intend to open an electronic store in my village where I will sell electronics to the locals. They had been struggling hard merely to go to Mombasa to buy electronic devices. I want to make it simpler by starting it in my village, where most of the residents are already familiar with my electric skills and most of the time they call me to replace their sockets and all of their electronic equipment when it burns."

"I hope to complete plastering and improving my house."

"I spent most of my transfer on improving my house by plastering it ."

"I hope to complete my house project before this year ends"