"I do not want my education from college to go at a loss. If my parents had the financial muscle to take care of my school fees I would redirect the money from the transfers into purchasing a tool box to help me become a professional carpenter for hire. I would want to venture into the business but I will need to first use my transfers to clear my debts at school and finish my last term at the college and then maybe with money from work I will do I can now think about venturing on my own."

"I have been buying chicken over a course of time, I bought chicken in January and also in November. I have a plan that I hope will be able to provide me with emergency funds. I am unemployed, My husband is a construction worker working on a casual basis. He only makes money when he secures work and that is not as often as we would want. I want to buy chicken which will hatch eggs that will become chicks and when they are all grown up the cycle continues. This means that incase we get emergencies such as health or school related we can sell the chicken and pay for those services."

"I can confidently say my business has improved greatly, my earnings have also improved greatly. I had hoped that this business would be restocked that the business is able to stand on its own. I would want to add stock to the point I am not worried if the business is able to stand on its own. I am still planning to continue adding to the business to the point that it can run and restock itself. I also want to start animal farming but this will be dependent on the finances I have."

"I believe it is possible to fulfill your dreams when you put your mind to it. I now have a clear set plan with my business idea. I have calculated an estimated that I will need about $1500 total to start this business. This is a lot of money even with the transfers. I plan to save till early next year where I will use whatever I have in savings to accomplish that dream and plan to expand as the business runs. I will continue savings with the village savings group to ensure my money is not redirected to anything else. This will allow me to marry as at now I am yet to marry due to my financial status."

"As I said earlier I achieved my dream of putting up a watching place. I am lucky that now the African cup of nations games are on, I get clients in the volume of the popularity of the game or teams in play. I would want to have more services to encourage more people into coming to my place of business,I hope to save= my transfers as well my earnings so that I get a fridge which I will use to store drinks so that when its hot like now people can always come in to buy water of soda as they watch something."

"I am a single mother, I live at home with my mother and we were recently joined by my sister who recently separated from her husband. My main source of income is the money I make from selling wine I buy from wine tappers. My income is not as being and hence having this transfers to compliment it really makes a difference. I plan to buy more animals using this transfers and use them as an emergency fund. If my child is sent from school I can sell the animal and cover that need."

"I am grateful for the support that brought about significant transformation, improved living conditions, and facilitated the payment of school fees for children. Additionally, it changed the mindset of many in terms of investments, with a notable impact on the youth who acquired motorbikes that have not only kept them busy but also become a lucrative source of income. Everything went smoothly, as per the information we received from the start. GiveDirectly has maintained their commitment, and hopefully, they will continue the good work in other villages they are yet to visit."

"The nature of livelihoods in our area is very challenging because, whenever your spouse lacks a decent job, he engages in looking after the animals while the wife gets involved in casual jobs to feed the husband. This has been the case for me and I find it difficult due to the strenuous nature of the jobs. Charcoal burning being the main casual work has drained my energy and I always feel weak. Thanks to God, this season we had good produce on our farms. I, therefore, consider the lack of a reliable source of income as my biggest challenge."

"Imagine depending on subsistence farming as the only source of livelihood! This has disadvantaged my household because anything that requires cash has been affected negatively. The most affected ones are my children who have missed decent education due to the burden of school fees. This has robbed away my joy as a mother and my hope now is on the young children who are still in lower classes. The feeling of not achieving my life goal of educating my children is what has made my life so miserable. I have, therefore, thought of financial constraints as what has made my life harder."

"Living in a polygamous family has contributed to the poor livelihood I am currently facing. This is because my husband's health status has pushed him to remain idle at home since he has hypertension. This is to mean we depend on subsistence farming as the main source of food. The most affected ones in the household are my children who have lacked decent education due to financial constraints. At the moment, I have no record of any child who has attended high school level. The young son who completed his primary level is also yet to join secondary school, something that gives me sleepless nights. Hence, the lack of a reliable source of income becomes my biggest challenge."