"When I was young I got burned on my right leg. This has affected my ability to work like other people. It means I cannot do manual work fully. Affecting my ability to acquire some income, and also till my land. I can only depend on my goats. It's also difficult fetching water with this leg. This has made my life difficult."

"I am very old, 89. Depend on my wife and children. Feeding my family is difficult because I cannot do anything. My movement is restricted to the home. If my wife is not able to get a job we go hungry. This makes me sad because I can do nothing. I cannot work because of my advanced age."

"When I received the second transfer, I immediately purchased a wiremesh fence for $16 to enclose my compound as well as the area where my chickens would sleep while I worked on building a house for them. Initially, they would sleep in my kitchen, which became filthy and stinky, making it unpleasant to eat or cook there. Furthermore, the chickens would go about ruining other people's crops in their farms, causing me to have no peace in the vicinity. As a result, I desire to have more chicken layers for the egg business, and I have set aside money to use after I finish building their house. I spent another $15 from the transfer on food and beverages during my daughter's dowry payments. This satisfied me because the transfers were on schedule, allowing us to offer our valued visitors the greatest welcoming possible."

"GiveDirectly has helped me financially so that I can pursue my aspirations and put my life in order. It would not have been this way with other organizations, because GiveDirectly understands how to reach out to the less fortunate and give them the opportunity to grows into their own managers by allowing each of us to focus on our own priorities. I have addressed my priorities, and I am confident that the individuals with whom we benefited together have done the same, leaving no one in the same position as before the GiveDirectly transfers. I was pleased with the entire procedure that took us swiftly, and I am confident that other communities that have not yet been visited will have a similar experience. Thank you for GiveDirectly restoring our lost hope."

"I paid my kids school fees and also kept some of my transfer."

"There are a lot of challenges that I'm faci seeng at the moment. The main challenge however, is the lack of money. This has been caused by prolonged drought and also increased inflation and cost of living in our country. Because of this, it has been difficult for me to meet my family's basic needs such as food and clothing. I have been forced to sell all my chicken to be able to make ends meet. This saddens me greatly since I'm left only with some goats and empty chicken houses."

"My husband has been dealing with a rare illness for some time. As a result, he cannot work and is constantly at home. As a result, supporting my family has been difficult. Because of the current scenario, I have not set any new goals, but I have decided to use my transfer to meet my family's urgent educational and nutritional needs. I hope to prioritize paying school fees and purchasing food for my family with the transfers. I believe it will be simple for me to support my family. Without the GiveDirectly's transfers, this would not be possible owing to the hard situations we experience as a family."

"Hunger is the biggest challenge. I must get a casual job to buy food. Additionally, food is very expensive now. One gets paid $2 a day. This amount is very little and cannot sustain my family. Meaning we have inadequate food for us. During very difficult days we're forced to sleep without eating food. This makes me sad, being unable to feed family."

"My biggest challenge is getting food. I buy all the food we consume as a family. It's really difficult buying with the high cost of living. Most food items are expensive. This has affected my ability to provide for my family. I depend on casual jobs which pay $2.50 daily. It's not enough for my family. I'm 73, which means few people can offer me a job. It has made it very difficult for me. The main casual jobs I do include; digging, clearing bushes, planting, or harvesting."

"My primary ambition is to obtain a plot of land to build my home. I still live in my father's compound, but I believe it would be more peaceful for us to be in a home where we could operate some of the family initiatives more smoothly. With the help of the monthly transfers, I hope to save a portion of my other transfers and business revenues to purchase a plot. I am hoping to complete this aspiration by the end of the year because I have saved up some money for it. Getting my parcel will be the most meaningful accomplishment I have ever had in life."