"I believe boosting my business will give me a better profit in the next six months. I have school-going children and whatever profit I get from my business will enable me to support them in terms of fee payment and also buying food. I will also stop doing the hectic casual jobs that pay very little wages unlike before.,"

"Apart from being able to cater for my personal needs, I also paid my school fees. I am planning to continue paying my school fees until I finish school. I don't want to start any other project at the moment because there is a high chance I might drop out of school. My parents don't have a stable job and I am sure they won't manage to pay my school fees and meet our family household needs at the same time."

"My expectation in the near future is to be able to improve our lifestyle. Their certain things we can't afford at the moment such as buying good clothes and eating a well-balanced diet. I can only achieve this by ensuring I am financially stable. I hope the poultry and the dairy project that I am planning to start will be successful help me achieve all my goals. I also don't want to let down my children. With these projects, I will be able to pay their school fees comfortably."

"My son's education comes first before anything else. Once I have settled his expenses, I am planning to save some money and buy a water tank. I want to start harvesting rainwater. I currently spend quite a lot of money to buy water since where we fetch is very far. I will be able to save a lot once I buy a water reservoir."

"My expectation in the near future is to invest well and live a more comfortable life. I also want to improve my lifestyle by building a better house and buying a water tank. This will reduce the number of resources that goes into these activities. Generally, want to have an improved life now that I am getting old and Give Directly are also almost finishing their projects in this village."

"I expect my life to change in the next six-month in that I will have invested the remaining amount of transfers that I normally get from Give Directly. I know this help won't last forever so I better think of ways I will survive and elevate my living standards after Give Directly has finished their program in this village. I am also tired of borrowing and taking items on credit from my neighbors and the local stores."

"The farming investments that I have managed to get using the transfer will be sources of income in the next six months. From the crops that I have planted, I will be harvesting enough for the household's food and more for sale. I will be thriving well in both farming and business."

"I believe that my goat rearing project will do well. Depending on how successful it will be, I will decide whether I will continue to invest in it or not. But I am interested in doing this business at a larger scale because it looks promising. The risks involved are very minimal and preventable. They also come in handy where there is an urgent financial need. This will prevent me from taking loans."

"Dressmaking shop has been my longest desired business that I have always hoped to own once I get adequate capital. Before I was married, I never knew how I can get trained to become a dressmaker but fortunately, after marriage, I got the chance and trained by the local tailors. Despite having the basic skills, I have never been able to acquire the sewing machines due to financial constraints and this has forced me to purely depend on my husband. My plan is to use $240 on purchasing 2 sewing machines and also to use $100 on renting the workroom once I receive the transfers. This will ensure maximum support to my husband since I will be engaged in income-generating activity. The remaining amount will aid in paying school fees for my child and also repairing my house. This will change the status of our living and hence a better-transformed life that I have long wished."

"I am a widow and a sole breadwinner for the family. My activities are to work in construction sites in order to get our daily meals not to mention school fees which is the biggest burden on me. This job is unreliable since working in a day is by chance yet its income is rarely enough to sustain the needs of my family. Receiving this money means starting my longest desired job of selling fried fish and therefore, I will use utmost Ksh8000 as the capital for my job for the start. My second priority is to pay $200 on paying my daughter's school fees which includes some arrears. The remaining transfers will help me to buy goats to serve as a long term investment that will help me to cater my future expenses. This will enable me to take care of my family with minimal challenge thus, a better living."