"My greatest desire has been to extend a one room for my big boys who are currently spending their nights in the same room in which my daughters do sleep. I have wished to separate them but due to financial crisis, I have never managed to do this. My first plan once I receive the transfers from GiveDirectly is to spend the initial disbursement to buy blocks and construct one room. The other transfer will aid in paying my children's school fees since I have big arrears."

"Receiving this money means changing my life to a standard that I have long wished to be. There is nothing painful like my children spending their nights on the floor using sacks and they have never slept on a mattress. My prime plan when I receive this money is to buy 2 modern wooden beds and 2 mattresses at an estimated cost of $200. This will bring a new version of life to my family something that has never happened before and this will mean comfortable sleep to my kids. My other plan is to invest in livestock keeping especially goats and I intend to buy 10 of them at $30 each equating to 300 dollars of my transfer. This will act as my long term investment plan to help me cater for my children's educational expenses. The remaining amount will help me to repair my house because as of now, it is not in a good condition."

"Receiving this money means proper sanitation for my family. I have wished to construct a toilet because the one we own has collapsed and we are forced to use forest as an alternative. This is very risky especially at night and at the same time spoils the environment. I am planning to spend 300 USD in building a proper toilet for my family. The remaining amount will assist me in completing the construction of my house."

"I constructed my house with a lot of difficulties, say through charcoal business and borrowing of loans from my friends. My wish has been to reinforce it with stones but due to inadequate financial resources, my dream has never materialized and I was worried that if at all it gets demolished by rains, I would be the most suffering person in the village. With the promising future from GiveDirectly's cash grant, I am a happy person to learn that soon, I will be able to reinforce it since I intend to spend at least $300 to do this including cementing the floor. On the other hand, I yearn to start livestock keeping in order to have resources that can cater for my daughter's education once she advances to secondary school. I am planning to buy 2 indigenous dairy cows at a cost of $300 and 5 goats at $30 each. Having done this, I will be assured of living a comfortable life and hence, this is generally what receiving this money means you me."

"My biggest hardship is the lack of a reliable source of income. This has hindered me from meeting my family's basic needs something that has stressed me a lot. Currently, I depend on charcoal burning as my hope but this job is very tiresome and pays little and sometimes I borrow money from my relatives."

"My longing has been to buy a motorbike for business but this ambition has never materialized. Receiving this money means fulfilling my long time desire since I am planning to spend $1000 for purchasing the motorbike. This will be a good source of income to me and my family because in a day I can earn even $10 and this is enough to cater to my family's daily needs like food. Approximately in a day, my family spends at least $6, this means that I will be remaining with $4 for saving. These savings will help me educate my children who are still in Nursery school."

"I have been in position to pay my children's school fees with ease and on time with the transfers and because of this, I constructed an iron roofed house with the money I got from the harvest. I would have not construted the house if I had not got the GiveDirectly money because priority would be to pay the fees."

"The money brought happiness in my life. It was unbelievable and will be in history. I asked God to bless GiveDirectly and those who donated their money for us."

"I hard ululation in the village and my mind told me that the money had been sent. On confirming that it was on phone, I got up from my bed, told my wife and hugged her as she ululated."

"I became too much happy when I received the mobile money message. I felt releived from so many problems that I had because money was a solution."