"I haven't spent my most recent transfer yet. I have decided to build a new house for my family and I to have a better place to live."

"I appreciate constant communication from Give Directly officers which gave us assurance and trust towards the organization, it is not easy to give out free and unconditional money to people without resistance."

"I am a business man, 35. I bake cakes for sale and that sustains me with my family of 6. What has been the biggest challenge lately is the high cost of baking inputs such as flour, oil and firewood. Before the pandemic came, I used to make a profit of $10 daily. That's is after paying costs of production including workers. Currently I can only manage a meagre $4 a day. This has discouraged me, I even contemplated closing it. It has also forced me to reduce the number of workers. Initially before the pandemic, I used to have 2 workers, now it's only one. The cost of living has gone up and even people cannot afford to buy more now. This is compared to pre-pandemic times. The low business performance has hindered my ability to even do fencing on my compound."

"I am looking forward to savings some money and take a loan to buy a car and put it in to Uber business. Accomplishing this means that I will be earning more money and therefore I will be able to pay college fees for my children."

"Living in a semi- arid area has been a greatest challenge. We solely rely of livestock and fruit farming to earn a living but lack of rains has made particularly fruits not to do well. We spend $3 each day in purchasing water for both home consumption and goats. I find it very expensive since from the $ 300 I earn monthly, $ 9 goes into water expenses. Life would be different if water was readily available in this place."

"I completed my high school education two years ago but unfortunately could not proceed to further my education due to a lack of school fees. I then resorted to doing casual jobs and raising chickens to earn a living and save up for my college fees. I have only saved a quarter of what I need to join the school because casual jobs are unreliable. This affects my plans because it will take me another two years to be able to get the $ 600 required to start pursuing a course in mines and exploration. If I had enough money I would have gone back to school as soon as possible, therefore, financial constraints is the biggest challenge."