I aspire to start my own business and provide for my family. My vision is to open a shop offering a diverse range of products, including vegetables, charcoal, and more. Currently unemployed and at home, I am diligently saving up the $150 needed to kick-start this venture. My ultimate goal is to not only generate sufficient profit but also to save up for future endeavors.

Last October, I joined a merry-go-round with nine others. I took $20 from my transfer and deposited it into the merry-go-round savings. Additionally, I put $10 into my personal savings account for the future. Being a mother of two children, saving for their future is essential to me. Currently, I deal with epilepsy, requiring me to visit the hospital every two months for medication. I spend $4 on medication during each visit. I am truly grateful to GiveDirectly for the monthly transfers and the good they have brought to me and my family.

I am now a single mother in a sense and I needed to think through how to increase my earnings. So I decided to join a savings group from which I hope to make enough to start a stall selling charcoal as well as buy a few animals. Animals for me are an investment. They reproduce which means they become more than what I had from the beginning once I invest in them.

I have been away from my husbands house for a while because he has not paid my bride price. This has meant that I have had to depend on my family to take care of my children. My brother used to pay school fees for my child and so when I began getting Givedirectly transfers I returned the favour and helped pay his children school fees. In August I paid $8 for his two children and my child while in August I spent $3. I am also epileptic and whenever my drugs end I make my way to the hospital to refill them. I used $10 as fare to go get my medicine. I have also been using the cash transfers for foo, in July I spent $10 and in August I spent $5. I also saved part of my July transfers $6 to my informal savings group and my entire September transfers.

Eager to embark on a new entrepreneurial journey, I aspire to start my own business selling fresh and vibrant vegetables. Currently without a job, I am determined to turn my passion for horticulture into a thriving source of income. Through careful saving and planning, I intend to not only kickstart my business but also fulfill my dream of building a spacious and comfortable home. With unwavering dedication and strategic decision-making, I am poised to create a bright and prosperous future for myself and my loved ones.

My child who happens to be in class five had an accident at school and broke his hand. I spent $15 for an X-ray at the hospital to check his injury. I am really glad that he did not have any internal injury and he is doing well. Thank you GiveDirectly I was able to take my child to hospital and I was also able to buy sanitary pads for $1.30. I used the rest of the money, $17.70, to buy food. Despite the difficult situation, I made sure to take care of my family's needs and provide them with comfort and nourishment. My family's happiness means haven to me.