"Not having sufficient finances to enable me to take care of my family's needs is the biggest hardship that I face in life. For the past five years, the heavy burden of taking care of my six children lies heavily on me. My husband who used to help with the expenses got sick around that time and he has not been able to do any job. So strained is our finances that for the five years, my husband has been forced to live with the immense pain that he feels constantly around his stomach region since we can not afford medical costs related to seeking proper treatment. To make it worse, he also experiences excruciating pain in both his knees and legs to an extent that it becomes impossible for him to walk without support. Seeing him going through so much pain really hurts me because I feel I should do something to help him yet I do not have any way of doing so. In the end, I just end up locking myself away and crying since I do not want my children to also get affected by the whole situation."

"I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly to boost my second-hand cloth vending that I had started with the previous transfers. When I supplement the income I get from the casual job which the one I do on part-time I am able to provide for my family with ease. I also bought a cupboard and saved the remaining amount."

"I have no new goal but rather I am investing my time and effort to expand my motorcycle taxi business to meet my family's needs with ease when the income shall have doubled for instance."

"Currently, my life is different in the I have been able to start a second-hand cloth business selling in the countryside. The profit from this business has enabled me to settle most of the debt and also provide for my family with no much struggles. My closest neighbours are really perplexed with the extreme change of lifestyle because they used to look down upon me as they perceived me to be a failure. My gratitude goes to GiveDirectly."

"I have no new goal but rather I am investing my time to learn on strategies of expanding my business which include adding new products and marketing my brand. Through this business, I will be able to achieve most of my unforeseen goals because the sales volume after marketing will definitely increase"

"I am now a proud owner of a piece of land. I can now do farm in a big piece of land which means enough supply of harvest throughout the year. We can eat well and dress well due to the boost in the harvest. We can eat and sell the surplus to earn us more income for the family."

"I have plans of building a new house using the ones I bought previously. I managed to buy building materials to use in building a new house that my family will live in. It will be beautiful and spacious enough to accommodate my growing family. Previously, I used to live in an old house that would be infested with termites most of the time and it was so small it could not accommodate my large family."

"We are currently getting into the planting season and everyone is busy preparing their farms in preparation for the rainy season. I also have to work hard and ensure that my land is fully prepared before the rains come down. I expect to get a good harvest at the end of the season so that I can have enough food to feed my family moving forward into the unforeseeable future."

"I have a plan of starting a small scale business that I can rely on and use to sustain my family far much better than what the fishmongering business has been generating. The problem with relying on the fishmongering business is that it is unreliable, for instance, currently, there are restrictions on fishing because the number of fish have reduced significantly, so for the next few months we will have to do without the business until such a time when the fishermen are allowed back into the waters."

"I was woken up by a message on my phone early in the morning. On checking to confirm who the sender was, the message was from GiveDirectly informing me that my first transfer had finally been sent. I was filled with happiness at that instant and I am thankful to GiveDirectly for fulfilling their promise to us."