"Going forward, I really have a lot of expectation given that my transfers from GiveDirectly are still on. In the next six months, I expect to see much-improved farming compared to the level I am in now and also I would wish to have purchased a heifer. I have confidence that all these are possible since the transfers from GiveDIrectly are coming every month without skipping which will enable me to keep funding the merry-go-round I joined."

"I have a problem with my left leg which has caused me difficulty in walking and working.It began in the year 2000 and I have been through medication since then up to date.I visited several hospitals(and was admitted for 2 months at some point) but there was no improvement and I resorted to herbal medicine.For 8 years I used crutches to walk until 2008 when I started improving. This has hindered my ability to work.I struggle doing physical jobs and this has been a challenge since I am a farmer.I have three children to take care of together with my aging father.I feel much better now but I have to be consistent with my medication."

"Being a housewife and a total dependent on my husband who is a sawyer. The income from this job is at most 3 dollars per day and this is not enough for the family's upkeep. For the $3 he earns, he is still required to use $1.5 to hire the saw machine per day. This leaves him with nothing to save something that worries me about our future. Therefore, I consider the lack of inadequate finance as the biggest hardship that I have ever faced."

"I expect that in the next six months,my poultry business will have fetched me enough money to buy the required materials to construct the house that I had planned to construct but could not due to unfortunate circumstances. I expect to be living in a better iron-roofed house and not in then thatched one I currently have."

"The biggest hardship faced in my life is lack of money to start up something to support life."

"The biggest hardship faced in life is failure to continue with education due to lack of money."

"The biggest hardship faced in life is growing up in relative's home after our father was killed which deprived me of parental care."

"Receiving this money means having an iron sheet roofed house since I want to take a break from a grass thatched house because grass is now very scarce."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to take care of the education needs of my children. I have three children in school but providing uniforms, books and all other requirements is not easy on my side. I sell of part of the harvest in order to be able to provide. It is for this reason that I have sometimes faced food shortage in my home. "

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation. The only piece of land that I have is too small to accommodate all my plans so I am not in position to cultivate as much as I would wish to. "