"I wish to be living in a new house next year which will be better than what I have now. I can not wait to see it completed, it excites me a lot seeing my dream comes through."

"Givedirectly has done nothing wrong or bad."

"Prior to the cash transfers, I could not afford to clear school fees for my nine children due to the mere earnings I made from charcoal burning. As the balances accrued over the academic term, it became more challenging to clear them. Sometimes, my children were drawn from class to collect them, which made them miss out on their studies. Am glad to say that this is no longer a problem now for the lumpsum amount from GiveDirectly helped me clear all the debts at once. The teachers are equally amazed at the decision I made to clear the school fees and have been praising me ever since."

"When I received the cash transfer, my priority was constructing a more spacious house than the one I used as it was small and congested. Before, building the house would be difficult given that I mostly depended on my grandchildren, and the little money they earned mostly covered food expenses. Courtesy of the transfers, I spent $230 to build a bigger one-room house, made of mud walls and a tin roof. As I moved into the new space, I bought two traditional beds worth $100 and their mattresses worth $80. I am glad that apart from having a decent house, I sleep on more comfortable beddings than before, which boosts my confidence. Moreover, to invest out of the transfer, I bought a goat. As it reproduces, so as my wealth and ability to raise funds in emergencies. To avoid being dependent, I contributed the remaining amount towards the purchase of food for the family."

"Since I had no defined source of income apart from burning charcoals, I opted to buy a motorbike for business. The motorbike is used for ferrying people from one destination to the other. In purchasing the motorbike, I bought it in hire-purchase because the amount could not allow me to buy it in cash. Therefore, I paid a deposit of $200 and I am paying a weekly installment of $5 for two years. I am very happy that I now have an income-generating activity. Thereafter, I bought a solar panel for $100. I did this so that I could have some light at my home. Initially, I used to make a huge fire for us as a family to get some light at night. As of now, my home has a good lighting system courtesy of GiveDirectly. I also bought a sack of maize for $70 to ensure there is food security at home for my family of seven. Since I did not have a bed and I used to sleep on the floor, I bought a bed and a mattress. I am happy that I nowadays sleep well and comfortably unlike before."

"My recent money I got from Give Directly will solely be used to build my house."

"My most recent transfer I received, I bought rice and keeping the other for the person to build plaster my house."

"In the coming year what I wished to accomplish is to build my house that my family and I can move in."

"My main objective for the this year is to improve the condition of my home. My two-room thatched house's back walls gave way after last year's heavy rains. The large opening in the wall has a negative impact on my children because of the humid nighttime weather. In addition, the absence of a door in my home makes it extremely challenging to safeguard my belongings inside. After my husband passed away, I was left as the family's sole provider, which made it challenging to repair the house because I don't make enough money to do so. I'm happy that the transfer's proceeds will help me accomplish this year's goal of improving the house's condition."

"My main goal this year is to use my transfers to start a business. I have been teaching as a PTA teacher till June 2022. Unfortunately, I got an accident last year in July, and since then, I have not been able to go to work. So I have been over-relying on my husband for support. Just being in the house has been a bother to me, and when the year began, I developed a goal of opening a food cafe where I can sell cooked food to the Bodadoda riders. I will engage someone to help me, and I know I shall raise some money from it to support my husband in meeting the needs of our five-member family. For the past months, the transfer had been helping me to seek medication while some I used at least buy four goats. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for its financial support."