"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can cultivate. I will also buy cows that can reproduce. With this, I will be in position to marry a wife."

"Inability to provide for my children's needs adequately is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life. My husband who is a motorcycle rider is the sole breadwinner in our family and we usually spend the money he earns daily on food. Sometimes my children fail to attend school like others since they spend most of their time home due to lack of school fees.I see my husband struggle alot but i hope our struggles will soon end immediately we receive our first transfer from GD since i plan to engage in income generating activities in order to support him."

"My expectation in the near future is to buy a pickup truck to help me supply my farm produce. Having decided to do intensive and improved farming, I want to increase my scope of supply too. Doing so requires an efficient transport system hence the need to buy a pickup. This I pray will go along way in ensuring that I get more financially stable and be able to pay the school for my children. I also pray that it will enable me to build a permanent house."

"My life is different from how it would have been if I could have never received transfer from GiveDirectly. I don't think I could have built a house for my mother-in-law. I have done several projects including buying a bull and paying school fees for my child. I used to feel bad seeing my mother in law sleeping around because her house collapsed and could not build another one or repair the old one because she was old and could not afford to employ people to put the structure up. She was old and needed a decent place to call home. I feel so happy when I see her rest in her own place in the evening. Thanks to GiveDirectly for enabling me to do all these. The best part of it is seeing my child going to school like other children after paying the school fee. I feel at peace in my heart and I am more ambitions of meeting my other personal goals."

"My life is different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer from GiveDirectly. I don't think I would have managed to extend my house or boost my business. These are the biggest goals I have always wanted to achieve but due to lack of enough money, I kept on postponing them. I now have peace of mind because my business is doing well and the fact that I have a separate room where my children sleep makes me a proud mother. They are still not of an age but I had desired to have them sleep comfortably in their own room because they will soon become mature young adults."

"My life is currently different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I would not have managed to build a spacious house. I could still be probably living in a leaky grass thatched house where I was being rained on. I am glad that today, I live in a spacious iron roofed house where I do not worry about any weather condition. I also managed to buy bulls that my husband uses to prepare people's farms and in return get the money which has helped us to take care of the basic things. He used to depend on casual jobs which were unreliable. I am glad that most of the goals have been met not forgetting the dowry which he was able to pay that has brought joy in my heart as a woman."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a permanent iron roofed house which is well plastered. My previous house was in very poor condition. It was just a small hut which was grass thatched. My family is big and it could not accommodate us all. Apart from being small, it was leaking whenever it could rain. This was really stressing us. But I am thankful now since my new house can withstand all weather conditions. My children will also be able to study without any difficulties. Unlike before when they used to go to my neighbor's place to study every night. I am now happy and living peacefully with my family."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land for my son. I met a man who impregnated me while at school. When he got to know that I had conceived, he decided to run a way. I do not know where he is neither do I know his home. However, I believe my child's future will be taken care of if I am able to implement my plan."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of sufficient funds to take care of my household's basic needs like school fees, medical care and proper feeding."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money and resources to help me get a wife."