"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, my saloon business will have been stable and generating enough profits. This will give me an opportunity to now start helping my relatives back at home. Giving a helping hand so my dear ones have been my dream and I am now certain that this goal will be actualized. I am glad that Give Directly is supporting me and very soon I will be in a better position to execute my plan."

"My husband is totally blind and has three wives. This means that each wife has the responsibility to provide for her children's education and food. Since my children have no reliable jobs to support me, I am forced to sell palm wine in order to sustain my family needs. Therefore, lack of reliable source of income is my biggest hardship."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have saved some amount for my child who will be joining class eight next year. I do not want to be overwhelmed by the burden of paying school fees come next year. My goal of cementing my house will have been accomplished therefore my house will be looking decent. This means that I will be having enough time to do other duties and less use of money since cemented houses do not need to be repaired more often."

"Since I am a tailor, I am planning to expand my tailoring business by buying more materials.More materials will help me train more students who at the end of it pay me for imparting them with the skills.I will also open a barber shop next to my tailoring shop."

"My expectation in the near future is to ensure that my son gets quality education I am hopeful that he will succeed by excelling in school and getting a good job later. I plan to invest in him because he is the only hope I have. If all goes well, my dream of having a bigger piece of land will come true. I also invested part of the money in agriculture. I hope that I will have enough harvest and the proceeds from selling the produce will help me buy food and other basic needs for my family."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. The one that I sleep in leeks. It is very inconviniencing when it rains especially at night because this involves standing and changing position here and there to avoid getting wet."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is sickness. This does not allow me to work as expected and yet I have many children that need my attention. The consumption rate is high compared to the rate at which food is produced. In the end, food shortage which leaves me with nothing for my family to feed on."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of farm land. What is available for me to cultivate is too small to accommodate all that I would wish to plant. What I am able to harvest is not usually good enough to sustain my household hence food shortage. "

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money. I have interest in education but I do not have the capacity. My parents depend majorly on subsistence farming so they could not raise money to take care of my tuition up the level that I really wished to. To this and, I am just at home trying to make ends meet."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to go to hospital and get treatment. I have been sick for so long but with no money to take care of medical bills. With the money that I will receive, I am hopping that my health will improve because I will then have the capacity to go to a better health facility."