"In the coming year and beyond, I plan to purchase additional goats as well as renovate my kitchen. Because I do not have a source of income, owning livestock is a good investment for me. Having them will also help me save for my five children's education in the future. They are currently in primary school, and raising their fees may be difficult if I do not have any income. So far, I have been saving $20 every two months to purchase a goat. I am glad that I now own ten goats. I know that as they reproduce and multiply in number, I can easily sell them if I need money to settle my expenses, like fees. Apart from that, I intend to renovate my kitchen, which has been in bad shape, nearly collapsing, with weak walls and a grass-thatched roof. When it rains, it becomes uninhabitable, and I have to find another place to cook my meals. For this purpose, I intend to purchase 12 pieces of iron sheets and building poles to rebuild the kitchen."

"I'm faced with the big challenge of lacking money. There has been an increase in the cost of living within our country which has seen household commodities and food staffs have high prices. Since we depend on casual labor for sustenance it has been very difficult to purchase food. The situation had been made even worse by the prolonged drought that has affected the productivity of our farm. The food we take is not enough for our family and we are forced to skip 1 or 2 meals occasionally to survive."

"I consider my life hard because of the lack of food and water. I live at the furthest end of the village where getting water is a challenge and I have to walk for about 10 kilometers to fetch the water. In addition to this, food has also become hard to get which has led me to go hungry the majority of the time. I have to look for menial work to be able to survive and since there is an increase in the cost of living purchasing enough food has become a challenge. I also do not have good clothes since I can't afford to purchase new ones. I sometimes feel that I have to wear torn clothes in this century of civilization. All these three aspects combined make my life quite difficult and I wouldn't wish anyone to live this kind of life."

"During the time that I will be in the program, I intend to educate my children. I have four children, two of whom are in high school and the other two in primary school. Paying fees hasn't been a problem because I know I'll get a transfer every month, allowing all of my children to continue their education. I also sell palm wine in the village, where I earn about $18 in a good week, despite only selling twice a week. With this income, it would have been difficult to adequately support my family while also paying children's fees. Since the transfer sorted out my children's fees, I can easily provide food for my family, unlike when I had to rely solely on my income. My main goal is to see my children achieve their academic goals, as I am a single parent with no other support from my husband, who left me to care for the children."

"We are grappling with the challenge of school fees at the moment. We have a girl in University and 2 children in Patkawanin Secondary, a son and a girl in Form 4 and Form 1 respectively. Both of them have been sent home for fees and they have been at home for 4 days now, we do not have the money to pay for their school fees at the moment. It worries us a lot since we want the best for our children but our inadequacy does not allow. We are faced with a myriad of challenges, even putting food on the table is a tall order leave alone raising school fees. As parents, we try to give the best to our children but sometimes it is not possible and it breaks our hearts, we feel like we have failed in our responsibility bestowed to us by God."

"We are a family of 4, life has been hard. It is full of insurmountable challenges. We are people of little means struggling a lot to make ends meet. Currently, the cost of living has shot high to unprecedented levels unseen before. Nearly all the commodities are very expensive and sometimes unaffordable, recently the cost of sugar increased from $1.5 to $ 2 which is unaffordable, we have stopped taking tea with sugar as a result. My children are unhappy because they are not used to tea without sugar, they feel so bad, and the youngest one, Brigit, has been crying a lot."

"We currently face of a problem of sickness which disturbs and yet there is no money to cater for health care hence hindering us from doing work that can earn us money. We also face a problem of lack of school fees for our school going children who study at Lusagali primary school hence attending classes irregularly."

"My spouse passed away sixteen years ago and left me five children. It has never been easy at all for me to take care of the children solely since I never went to school; hence, I do not have the skills to get a well-paying job. Therefore, paying fees for my three children in secondary school and two in primary school has been a struggle. Most of the time, I wasn't unable to pay on time, which led them to be sent home consistently. It pained me the most to see them out of class while their colleagues were in school. Therefore, I spent around $340 on my second transfer to clear the arrears and managed to send them back to school. I believe that once they graduate, they will become responsible individuals in the future. I have never wished for any of them to undergo any hardships at all. Additionally, I was able to buy new mattresses. The current one is old, and I am no longer comfortable; sometimes I wake up with lots of pain in my ribs. I am also planning to build a new house because the original one can no longer fit us all. Also, I need the proper safety of my family, especially with the heavy downpour that has been ongoing; the house might collapse. Finally, I bought enough food, which took us a month."

"As a mother, I will be so glad and grateful to see all my children achieve their educational ambitions and become independent in the future. However, this has been a challenge for me considering that I rely on a poultry farming business, which is less profitable. In a month, I can make around $50. It has been a struggle to cover all my family's needs as well as pay fees on time. I, therefore, spent $450 of my recent transfer to pay fees for my one child in college pursuing a nursing course and two at the secondary school level. I believe that once they graduate, they will be self-reliant people in the future. I used the remaining amount to buy food and other household needs that I was lacking. It has been a stressful moment to see my children going to school without having taken any meals. This was a result of the prolonged drought and the extreme poverty that had stricken my household."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by giving out an equal number of cash transfers to its beneficiaries. Through that, some of us have accomplished our long-time goals, which has equally brought about a positive change in our living standards. Therefore, according to me, I cannot point out anything that they did wrong."