"My dream is to raise funds in some way and start a groceries shop. I would intend to sell veggies and fruits at Bamba Market as a potential secondary source of income for me and my family. This would greatly help in getting us and keeping us financially stable."

"It hurts seeing my husband abandon me and my kids to be with another woman, and as such, I have had to pick up the financial slack and make ends meet. I would love to start a business selling mahamri and other food stuff to the kids in school. I feel this would greatly increase my income and put me in a position where I have more control over the fate of my kids, as well as myself."

"To state the obvious, GiveDirectly excels at making those in society who are struggling, lift themselves up with pride and dignity. As a recipient, I will always be greatful. As for how to improve, well, more transfers wouldn't hurt! There will always be needs and one will always need assistance, and if GiveDirectly could from time to time offer additional financial support, I'm sure all beneficiaries would continue to further their lives positively, continuing on the journey GiveDirectly has set them upon."

"I recognized that plastering will make my house more appealing and attractive after building the pillars to support it. I, therefore, came up with a goal for the end. In that sense, I want to paint and plaster my house before the middle of the next year. This is due to the fact that living in a beautiful location makes one feel happy, safe, and confident."

"We welcomed GiveDirectly into the village with great happiness and can attest that our expectations of their delivery did not disappoint. I believe everyone concurs with a great job done in every household with no bias or discrimination. I have no complaints since the monetary support I received met most of the family needs I had planned."

"Earlier on before receiving these transfers, I had began digging a borehole but I wasn't able to have it completed yet due to lack of funds. Now that I am done with building the house and setting up my business, I would want to keep saving and have that project completed. This will ensure that I continue with my farming uninterrupted even when the rains are gone and also help the community by selling them water."

"After spending all the first and the second transfer as I had planned with my family, I have a new goal of staring my own business of selling maize in wholesale. I have a lot of expectations on my farm's productivity this season and have been thinking of expanding my store to accommodate all that it has at the moment and also crop produce that I am yet to harvest."

"I am a small business owner and a mother of five children. Three of which are in the university, one in secondary and one in primary school. I deal with selling plastic household stuff and my husband is a farmer. When I received the second transfer, we sat down with my husband and agreed on how to utilise the funds. Since we didn't have a decent a house, we decided to build one. We bought all the needed materials from the nearby hardware store and the constructions stared immediately. All the second transfer was used in building the house and we are grateful that we now have a decent house to shelter us."