"In the next six months, I want to use my transfers in saving for my son who will be joining secondary next year. I would want to prepare in advance so that when the time comes, I don't have to struggle through loans and seeking help to raise money to take him to school. I would want to raise enough money in advance to help me with buying school requirements and paying school fees when he will be joining. HE has promised to do well in his final examinations and I would not want to let him down by not being ready."

"I expect my life to have improved because I will have enough fodder for my livestock. nappier grass will be an alternative to the maize stalks that I have been going around my village buying and hauling them to my farm. I think that I will reduce the prevalence of pest and disease to crops, animals, and chickens that would have been brought to my farm with the stalks from other farms. I will also have to reduce the cost of production hence I will have more income. I will not have to be buying feeds for my cow anymore."

"In the next six months, I know I will have started the butchery business which is my goal for now. My idea is to make good use of the resources I get from Give Directly to cause a permanent positive change in my life financially. I will be using part of my monthly transfers for savings and in the next six months, I will have saved enough to kickstart the business. As I continue to receive more, I will also be boosting the business on a monthly basis until my business is stable enough to sustain itself and my family needs."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved some money to buy a dairy cow. I will be in a position to save the money that I could have used to buy milk to do other activities at home and pay school fees for my children in school."

"I expect my life to have changed in the coming six months because of the savings that I have in a merry go with my fellow single mothers. I will be finding a lot of peace from the issue of school fees for my children who will be joining secondary school. Being ready with enough savings for their education will give some peace of mind. I expect this to happen so that I stop worrying about them."

"In the next six months, after my business has been stable, I plan to use the transfers to buy new household items such as furniture, cupboard which I do not have by now. The seats I moved with into the new house from the previous one are worn out and I would like to have new ones which match the status of the new house. My utensils too and other items are not well kept because I do not have a good storage area. This is why I want to buy a cupboard. This will also create more space in the house because many of the small items are kept in one place unlike now."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough money to boost my business of selling traditional medicine. This generate some income which helps me in meeting additional needs for the family."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved some money from the produce to pay school fees for my children in various schools and also be in a position to buy more hens and build another poultry house. This poultry project gives me income by selling eggs at the market."

"Having the pair of oxen and the dairy cow has made my life to be different. This is what I have been longing to own for a long period of time but I could not afford to purchase them due to the financial difficulties. I am so hopeful and happier because, with the oxen, they will be of great help in my agricultural activities and I will be saving the money that I used to hire people to help in preparing my farm. To add to that, I will also be hiring the oxen to my neighbors at a fee and generate an income. Also, with the dairy cow, I will be getting milk for free whereby they will be for my family consumption and also for commercial purposes. I will save the money that I will earn from the sale of milk and start another project. In the next few months, I will no longer struggle in meeting my family's daily needs."

"Owning a pair of oxen has made my life to be so different and I can proudly mention. I have really been longing to own them for years but I could not afford it because of the poverty that had stricken by household. Previously, I was using my own hands to prepare my farm and it was so tiresome and I could not utilize all my farm since I could not finish even an acre. This made me get very low harvests. Therefore after getting my money I settled in purchasing them. Apart from helping me in ploughing my farm, I will also be hiring them to my neighbors and get an income. This money will help me in meeting my daily needs without staring and also settle all the bills that I may encounter"