"In the next six months, I would want to buy cement and sand which I will use in plastering my house. The house I built is mud-walled and during the rainy season, the muds on the wall fall off and I end up smearing every month which is tiresome and time-consuming. I would handle the house issue once and for all by plastering it."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a water tank. This will help me save water during the rainy seasons. This is because in our area in the dry seasons we suffer a lot to get water and I would not want to go through the same struggle anymore. I want to take this opportunity and help myself."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a cow. This will be an investment for my family. When it reproduces, I will be able to sell part of the milk to raise a small income to solve other family issues. I know in three years time, I will have a herd of cattle which I can sell to raise money for other needs."

"After the house will have been constructed within the next few months to come, I will get into a savings plan that will enable me to buy a few bags of cement and sand tat I will use to cement my house and make it a semi-permanent structure which can last for several years to come."

"I plan to expand the size of my business with time so that I can generate more profits for me and then from there I will be in a position to establish whet I want to do next with the proceeds that I shall have generated from the business."

"I spent my most recent transfer on building rental houses. I used the money I received from GiveDirectly to by building materials; mostly building blocks, ballast and cement. I then brought up the building and used apart of it to construct the roof. I bought the roofing sheets and the wood that was needed."

"My life is now different in that the quality of my family's life improved. I now have some extra money that even when I do not get any casual jobs, I can still feed my family."

"Receiving the transfers has given me a very strong ground to stand on in the fight against depression that people fall into in my home area. I was able to pay school fees that had been a long time and stressful hard struggle. I am currently persuing my course in mental health nursing that had almost faded because of fee problems. I would not have been able to continue my education were it not for the intervention of the money I get form the GiveDirectly program."

"In the next six months, I expect to have bought a sewing machine and started up my own tailoring shop. This has always been my desire but could not afford due to my financial status. Having my own sewing machine will enable me to raise some money thus I will be able to meet most of my household's basic needs."

"Previously I could struggle to pay school fees for my three children who are in secondary school and buy food for my family at the same time. I had no job and depended on farming which is seasonal and sometimes affected by droughts. I spent part of my first transfer and started a business of purchasing milk from my neighbours and selling it at a nearby town at a fair price. Through this business, I have been able to earn profit which I can spend on food for my family and save some to pay school fees for my children. This business acts as an extra source of income alongside farming. Being able to meet my family basic needs without strain or worry is the change I have seen in my life, and honestly were it not for GiveDirectly, I could have never realized this."