"My first priority is to revive my business of selling shoes. I was selling shoes along the road in Eastleigh. My work collapsed since I had no enough capital to increase my stock. The profit I got was very little which I mainly used for consumption and I could not plough back in my business. With the transfers, I will be able to start all over and pump enough money which will be able to sustain my business. Secondly, I will start a new business of selling second hand clothes. I will run the business along that of selling shoes and I hope to make good profit in return. Thirdly, I will be able to build my house in upcountry. I started construction but stalled along the way due to lack of money. I will use the remaining transfer to complete my house which will make happy to be visiting my rural area very often."

"In the next six months, I will invest part of the transfers in farming so that I can raise money for paying school fees with less struggle. I would prefer planting some cabbages since this does well in our region and there is a ready market in my locality."

"Receiving monthly transfer from Give Directly will enable me to pay school fees for my child and the little earning which I get from my business I will start saving to expand my business with the intention of earning more profit. This will enable me to change my living standards and will be like any other married person since am a single parent."

"I received the transfer notification around 2 o'clock in the morning. However, I could read to comprehend the content of the message at that time. I waited anxiously for daybreak, called for my helper, who confirmed to me that the notification was from GiveDirectly, informing me that I had received my first transfer from them. I was overjoyed on hearing the good news, for I never anticipated in my life that I would receive such a fortune. I celebrated with my family as I planned on how I would spend this transfer to improve my living standard."

"Receiving this money will enable me to build a poutry unit to practice poultry keeping, a project that i know will help me get some daily income upon selling eggs and once the chicken multiplies i will sell them and use the money to buy sheep for rearing in my farm. I also plan to buy a dairy cow with the remaining part of the transfer in order to reduce the cost of buying milk daily as well as selling some to also earn some income on a daily basis."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have built a business premise to put up my business with the upcoming transfer. This will diversify items I will be selling since I will not abandon my vegetable business. For instance, I will be able to give a helping hand to my spouse in paying school fees for our children because I am anticipating my profits to increase as compared to the ones I am getting now."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have built a spacious house for my family that I always longed for with the finances from GiveDirectly. Having this house will be a sigh of relief because the members of my family will get their personal privacy whenever they are in need of it."

"I expect to save the transfers and expand my business to larger horizons to help raise more income for the family. With the numerous businesses, there will be a flow of cash in my household hence improvements in our lifestyle as a family and I believe my family will be in a much better place than we are now."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a sheep. I have always desired to have at least one type of livestock in my compound. This is an investment which I know will help me to raise good money to handle my needs."

"In the next six months, I want to boost my retail shop business. I would want to use part of my transfers to add more stock to my small business so as to boost the profit. The profit is my income hence if I boost it, I boost my own income to help sustain my needs."