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"I intend to add more goats in the coming year and beyond because they are valuable assets on which I can rely for my household expenses. I currently keep five goats, and I plan to let them multiply and sell the offspring to meet my financial needs. I have six children who all rely on me for their school fees, and because I do not have a steady source of income, I intend to rely on the goats for my children's future education expenses."

"My biggest goal is to be financially comfortable and able to send my children to school comfortably. In the coming year and beyond, I would like to diversify my revenue streams with chicken farming. I've established a strategy to save at least $10 per month toward this objective. This will be another step toward financial stability."

"After I finish my secondary education, I want to enroll in a teaching course. In order to that,I plan to invest the rest of my transfers in livestock and poultry farming. Any money I generate from those ventures will go toward paying for my college tuition. That would mean a lot to me once I find a job as a teacher,since I will be able to financially support my parents."

"The feeling of having spent my time in school up to college yet there is no job available for me has been eating up my mind for a long. This has pushed me to stay jobless at home yet I have a family to take care of. With this harsh economic situation, my family has missed some very basic needs like food especially when I was laid off from work as a member of the NGC-DF. This has placed me in a stressful mood because watching my family desperately pains a lot as a parent. Hence, the lack of a reliable source of income is my biggest challenge."

"My current objective is to generate more money to support the academic endeavours of my three children. They are in primary school right now, and my goal is to make sure they get the education they need. In contrast to those of us who never had the opportunity to attend school, I want to see them flourish in life. I will therefore need to save every month for me to accomplish this from my cosmetic businesses."

"I'm now interested in learning how to keep livestock, specifically goats. They are relatively affordable as compared to bulls, and I hope they can resist the tough climate in our area. Additionally, I learned from the research that their markets are readily available and they are in high demand. So from next month, I'll start making purchases to take up this outstanding mission. Once I'm successful, I won't have to worry about struggling to pay for my children's tuition and ensure that everyone in the family is taken care of by selling one or two in case of financial emergencies."

"My current main goal is to launch a new business that will engage in salon activities. It will be a lot simpler for me because I already have the necessary skills. I will thus begin saving money to give the funds that are required to effectively begin it. Once I will succeed, I will have enough money to meet any future financial challenges."

"Looking at how my life has changed, I can attest that there is a God in heaven. This could, however, not happen were it not for GiveDirectly to come to my village and help me financially. The freedom that I was granted was also amazing since I had full control over my money. Therefore, in my opinion, the organization should continue doing their best as they have always done, and there is no need to change anything."

"I intend to invest in the livestock sector, God willing. This will increase the amount of money I make from the significant farming I have been doing. As soon as I get my next transfer, I'll start by purchasing two or three goats. As a result, this will assure me that my family will never go without anything, which will also give me peace of mind as a parent."