"As a parent, I want to see my son who is in his last year of secondary school succeed in life. This is only possible with higher-quality education. I'm planning to set aside $10 per month to help him pay his college enrollment fee the following year. He is doing well in his present schoolwork, and I am sure he will get into the university."

"I joined a savings group where we put aside $10 each month with the idea of buying an ox for each member at the end of the year as my driving force . My strategy is to make them available for employment so that others can hire them to plow their farms, adding to our family's revenue. Additionally, we won't budget for labor costs associated with plowing, so we'll be able to cultivate our farm on schedule and produce a healthy crop."

"My intention is to buy some land this year. Because we don't have a place to build our house, we are now living in my husband's uncle's home. We need to own land since we have kids who will soon be adults and need a place to live. To do this, I have already started setting up $20 per month in my savings account, which I will then use to buy a piece. Since an acre costs $1,000, before the end of the year, I will pay the deposit and hunt for additional funding to finish the payments."

"My main objective for this year is to construct a home. I haven't felt particularly proud of living in my parents' home for the past three years. Although it will take me some time, my long-term objective is to have all the supplies I need to construct the two-room house by the end of the year. I'm confident that I can purchase the necessary 24 pieces of ironsheets, building poles, cement, and building stones by setting aside a portion of my income and a portion of my monthly transfer. When the building is finished and I'm ready to move in, my heart will burst with happiness."

"I hope to accomplish a number of objectives this year. I want to first make my house look better. I'll accomplish this by erecting sturdy poles all around the house to replace the weak ones. Replace the "makuti" (coconut leaves) roofing with iron sheet roofing. Second, I'd really like to cover the primary school tuition for my other 3 children. This keeps them from being expelled for having unpaid school fees. By paying their tuition on time, they will have a better chance of succeeding in their studies and exams."

"Due to the meager income my husband receives from his casual jobs, it is difficult for him to provide for the needs of our entire family. Throughout the year, I plan to make investments in purchasing and raising livestock. When the flock is large enough, I'll sell some of the animals and use the proceeds to help my husband with some of the family's expenses and pay for my children's schooling after selling a portion of the livestock."

"My health has failed me a big deal, I think it is because of my old age. I have high blood pressure that has affected my hearing. When I went to the hospital to seek medication I was put on drips of medicine through the vein in my right hand , somehow it affected the hand, it has since become feeble and I cannot use it to handle heavy work and this has prevented me from handling household chores well unlike before. My general health is deteriorating and it worries me a lot . I attend Longisa hospital for regular check-up and reviews."

"I didn't have to think long about how to best use the funds I received from GiveDirectly. I quickly purchased 15 iron sheets in order to finish the one-bedroom house with a verandah. As part of the construction, I purchased "Ras Wood," which serves as a frame for the iron sheets to sit on. As a mother of eight, my children's education and the resulting better future for them were critical factors in my decision to use some of the funds to pay for their school fees. The sixth and seventh born are in junior high and class eight, respectively, and require $10 per term in fees, which proves difficult for us because my wife does casual labor for $2.5 a day and burns wood with me to make charcoal to sell. We would not have been able to achieve our goals, such as building a house, without the help of GiveDirectly. They truly allowed my husband and me to enjoy seeing our other children, who are all grown and married, as well as our youngest, who has yet to start school, because we didn't have the financial strain that we had in the past."

"My main aim is to make sure that my children excel in their studies by ensuring that I pay their fees on time every school term. I am assured of fulfilling this since I am guaranteed to get a monthly transfer from GiveDirectly. I have been struggling to raise their fees by selling charcoal, however, despite the efforts I have been putting in, they frequently get sent home. I am glad that through the five years of this program, my children will no longer be struggling with school fees, and my expectation as a parent is to see them achieve their career goals."

"Givedirectly is doing extremely well especially with the position transition in my life. Years back, I was sleeping under thatched house will mang leakages and my family was usually affected doing the time of rain which I am no longer experiencing through the help of Givedirectly."