"My ambition is to have a stable job and take care of my family. Growing up in a village where the road is very bad, ai would hardly see vehicles, I wanted to be a driver and make money out of it because it looks like a very important skill for any human being. Even though I want to be a driver and make a livelihood from it, my family has other needs that will have to come first, so for my first transfer I will use $30 to build a house, this is because the house is grass roofed and during the rainy seasons it rains inside, we have to always dry our beddings outside. The remaining $25 dollars will be used to purchase a cow. My second transfer will then be used for a course in driving and getting a driving licence."

"This transfer gives me an opportunity to feed my family. I don't have alot of money to be able to buy all the things my family needs. My roof is thatched and I experience alot of difficulty during the rainy season so I can use this money to buy iron sheets to fix my roof. I can also use this money to start small businesses"

"I am a cassava farmer and I depend much on it financially. But last year I noted that the plants have been affected by a certain disease. When I consulted our villages Agriculture Field Officer, I was told to uproot all the plants and burnt it as the diseases has no cure. This has affected my financial stability"

"In my opinion, I thank GiveDirectly for sending us unconditional cash transfers. This was done well in transparency way without any discrimination which enabled me to complete the Construction of my house something that I have never imagine doing very soon."

"It has meant receiving financial help for all my problems."

"It has meant we will have the financial capacity to solve some of our problems"

"The death of my husband who left me alone with the children is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life because i had nobody to support me and my children."

"I am a bit scared to be in this program because I have never been enrolled in any program like this. I hope that there is nothing attached to the money that I am going to receive."

"The main hardship that I face is lack of clean water. I have to walk a long distance down to the river in order to fetch water."

"I am very happy to receive this money because I know that I will use the money to achieve some of my dreams. I am also very happy because I know that this money means that some of my problems will come to an end."