"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly has been of great help to me and my family. At least my children are continuing with their education after I finished paying their school fees. I do not have any complaints at all but I am requesting additional transfers in order to continue educating my children and boosting my business."

"I want to continue educating my children until they finish school. I will be able to achieve this by saving little by little from my daily income. I am also planning to boost my business bit by bit after getting some small profit from the businesses. I would also request GiveDirectly for an additional transfer since I still have a long way to go with my family. An additional transfer will give me a big boost."

"I want to continue educating my children until they finish school. I will be able to achieve this by saving little by little from my daily income. I am also planning to boost my business bit by bit after getting some small profit from the salon."

"I want to continue educating my children until they finish school. I will be able to achieve this by saving little by little from my daily income. My son who used to go to college to study as an electrician is currently at home since September due to a lack of school fees. It pains me to see him every day frustrated and unable to continue with his education."

"I have huge future plans but the challenge is money. I received two transfers and already the money is finished, do not have money at the moment. I would have boosted my business and paid school fees for my children since it is giving me a big headache"

"As a widow and the breadwinner of my household, I am compelled to perform very strenuous work like quarrying to sustain the family. This work has drained my energy and, a situation that makes me look so old than I should be. Imagine spending the whole day at the quarry, maybe hungry on some days due to the nature of my work. My pay is usually $20 per week, an income that settles my bills only. I have never thought of investing because my work is just hand-to-mouth. What a sorrowful life!"

"The lack of a reliable source of income is the biggest challenge that I am facing in my life. With a family of 10, we normally depend on my husband who does bicycle maintenance, a job that has currently been challenged by the existence of motorbikes. He usually gets $3 per day, an earning that we spend on food. This means there are no savings for our future and our children's education is also affected since they are frequently sent home due to a lack of fees."

"I originally intended to open a tailor shop, but I haven't done so. I have so far used the prior transfers that I had saved up to purchase a sewing machine. I still need $12 to rent a shop, buy the fabrics I'll need, and other things to get the shop up and going. I will set aside $15 per month from the transfers in order to accomplish this. We presently only have the monthly stipend from GiveDirectly as a regular source of income, so I will utilize the remaining amount to cover our living expenses. Our household income will increase once the shop is operational."

"When I received my second transfer, I bought a cow worth $200 which recently gave birth and produces about 10 liters of milk on a daily basis, enough to be used at home and for sale locally, I have been able to provide for a family of ten ever since I started selling milk, this is a huge milestone for us because before Give Directly transfers, we could only manage to eat once a day or sometimes even go a whole day without food. I also bought a piece of land with $330 that I am looking to start planting bananas and sugarcane so that I can generate enough income to educate my children and ensure that we will at least afford basic needs like any other normal household."