"I am now staying in a nice permanent house where I do not need to worry of it being washed away. Of not give directly I could not have managed build the house."

"If I could not have received the money from give directly I could not have managed to pay for my spouse college fee and I am very sure he could have dropped out of college. "

"The house that I live in with my siblings belonged to my grandfather. It is old and in a bad condtion. When I receive the money from Give Directly I will build a house at a cost of 250 USD. I will then buy a dairy cow which will help us get money especially from the sale of milk.This will help in satisfying the basic needs which has been a major challenge. "

" I graduated from the university in the year 2015 yet since then i haven't been lucky to secure a sustainable job. This has forced me to do casual jobs against my wish since i got no alternative option. I have always wished to set up a boutique business but lack of financial support has proven hard due to lack of capital, thus this is the biggest hardship i face in life"

"I sold 3 cattle to buy 1 acre piece of land last year. This money will therefore enable me to buy 5 calves to compensate the cattle that i sold. I will then invest the remaining part of my transfer in poultry project that has always been my wish to venture in."

"I expect that my life will be improved in the next six months. I will be owning a cow and rearing chickens. From the two ventures, I will be able to get money to feed the family. I will be harvesting maize that I have to grow. I have a lot of hope to better my living conditions and live more comfortably in the next six months."

"I expect my life to have improved in the next six months. I intend to use the money from the farm and part of the transfers to start a business. I will be trading in chickens and create another source of income. I am confident that I will succeed in this business because I had done it before. I left the business many years ago because I ran out of cash to sustain it. With these transfers, I will revive it."

"My prayer in for the near future is to have my health back! I am currently bedridden and this means that I cannot work nor provide for my family. I really wish to be a position where I can be productive like I used to do before. Meanwhile, I want to ensure that I take the medication as advised by the doctors and I am glad that GiveDirectly is with me through this journey. With the transfers that I receive on a monthly basis, I am able to regularly go for a checkup and buy the required drugs."

"In the next six months, I want to ensure my family have enough food in the house. This has been my major worry because we have had to miss several meals in our family so as to meet other family needs. I would want to improve on this by ensuring we have enough food always in store for the family. I will always budget on a monthly basis so that my children cannot miss what to eat when they come back from school."

"My expectation in the near future is to be financially stable and independent. I want to be in a position where I can run my projects comfortably with little pressure. Bills such as school fees payment for my child sometimes stresses me since I may not have enough money to pay sometimes. Being stable financially will mean I will sort such comfortably and still have enough to meet other needs. I hope that we will be in a position as a family where we do not lack!"