"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to buy water tank for storing water and build better houses. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"Receiving this money means a better future for my household since I plan to invest in education for my children. Currently, I have 2 children who are doing courses in wiring and dressing making, but I have been struggling in paying their school fees. In most cases, they have been at home due to a lack of money. My wish is to ensure the 2 children continue with their courses and I, therefore, intend to spend utmost $300 of my transfers to make them settle and complete their terms. This will guarantee my household a reliable source of income once they secure jobs. A portion of the transfers($300) will help me to construct a decent house because the one I have is collapsing. Also, I will spend the remaining amount to buy 2 indigenous dairy cows to act as my store of wealth."

"I want to build a small canteen. I live near main road. This will help generate more income. I expect to cost me around 100 dollars. This canteen will help me in many ways. Iam a farmer so I will be able to sell my produce in the canteen."

"The biggest hardship has been lack of enough food. Weather in our area has changed and thus our stable food which was maize no longer do well. We used to depend on it for sale and for family use. The little money we get cannot sustain our needs especially when we now include buying soil to repair my house."

"The biggest hardship is that here in our area maize was was our stable food, but for about 10 years now maize has not been doing well thus making us to depend on buying. sometimes it's hard to get money for buying them"

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"Receiving this money means starting a business. This has been my longing but due to financial challenges this dream has never come true. I am planning to spend 30,000 shillings start a food kiosk which will be a source of income to my family. In a day can make at least 500 shillings as profit which is enough to sustain all our needs. Approximately, we spend 300 shillings on food. Also, I will invest the remaining amount on my children education believing that they will pass and have a bright future."

"Lack of a reliable source of income is my biggest hardship. I depend on my kiosk which gives me a profit of 150 shillings in a day. This amount is not enough to sustain all our needs such as shelter. The proceeds always goes for food only."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"I work as a small businesswoman who sells cassava at our rural markets. This job is tiresome and earns me little coins because I have to walk more than 20 kilometers looking for cassava everyday because hiring a taxi is very expensive. Also the proceeds of 500 shillings in a week are not enough to sustain all our needs such as shelter."