"In the last six months, what has brought me joy is when my oldest brother paid the balance school fees of my daughter who is staying with my sister in Monrovia this was done in the month of March of this year, 2021 because I couldn't afford paying her balance fees. This actually brought me so much Joy or Happiness because I was really worried about how to get money to pay my daughter balance tuitions."

""My plans for this money are to make a business, and build my own house. For the past two years our farm has stopped producing like before. We can't sell to get money to care for the family anyone. Our current farmlands are young, and it's not produce fertile corps for sell. Besides the farmlands being infertile, birds and other animals eat the remaining crops that is being harvested are used for getting little food for my family. Due to the current situation my spouse and I are now involved in casual labor to care for the family. This is difficult I think with this money, I can do big business that can generate sufficient money to care for my family basic needs like food, housing, and school fees. The profit from the business can help build my own house also. For better business can used for ill like to make business because we have sent our children to school. We also decide to build house because I'm tire renting. For the past 9 years I have being renting. Now my family size has grown making it very hard and it's unable to accommodate us. If we are lucky to do business, that will give good profit, we can build house with more rooms to take all the family. Our children are sleeping in other people houses, and we are being laugh at. With our own house, all those things will end."

"What I plan to do with the transfer is to improve the lives of my family. I graduated as a Registered Nurse but what I am doing now is to sell medicines in remote villages. I normally walk long distances to get to remote villages just to get buyers for my drugs but most of the times, they either don't buy as expected or don't buy at all. Presently, I want to end the construction of my drug store to render medical services to citizens of my community and the district. So when I receive this money, I will use it to complete the construction of the drug store that I have started and get it running fully. My spouse was doing a business before but it broke down because the money was always used for our children's school fees and other pressing needs. Because of this, the market broke down. So when I receive this money, I will start dry goods business for my spouse. That will be another way to help the family."

"Upon receiving this cash, it will help me a lot. Because I am the Officer In Charge at the Mecca Community Clinic, single handedly supporting my children since their father died years ago, the salary I earned from the job it only go to feeding and education and receiving such an opportunity, it will help me in sending my children to school and even renovate my house in Monrovia, because the roof is leaking. If the needs arises of receiving this cash, I will used some of the money to pay my children school fees and the balance goes to the renovation of the house roof."

"When I receive this cash transfer, I will use some to build my own house, pay my children school fees and invest the balance into business to keep my family up. My main source of income to sustain my family and pay my children school fees is burning charcoal for sale which can not meet all of our needs. My husband divorced me about ten years now, I have been doing everything for myself and my children but it's really hard being a single mother responsible for home up keep. Where I live present belongs to my late grand mother and the structure is in a deplorable condition and it becomes horrible during rainy season. I really want my life improved, so if I receive this cash transfer I will start a business and send my children to school..."

"I spent KES 50,000 to construct 2 decent houses one for my grown-up boys and the other for myself. This is because the house that we were living in was small, without a room and we used it as our food store as well as the kitchen at the same time. I was sharing a house with my grown-up children which was against the customs of our community and I lack privacy with my husband. I also spent KES 3000 of the remaining amount to support my child's education by paying their school fees. I bought enough food for my family with the remaining amount."

"I spent KES 24,000 to purchase one local cow, one goat, and one sheep. I have desired to boost my livestock rearing since I had sold most of the animals to support my children's education. I also bought 10 iron sheets, nails and paying labor charges in total KES 15,000 for the construction of an additional room for my children. This is because the house that I had was very small and to fully accommodate my family of 7 members. In addition, I bought a new mattress for 5000 the one I had was old and worn-out. For the remaining amount, I supported my kid's education by paying their school fees. The remaining amount assisted me in purchasing sufficient food for my family."

"I work as a beautician, where I earn KES 200 a day when business is good. This amount, however, is not enough to sustain the needs of my family including food, clothing and education. So I was pleased to receive this transfer. I spent KES 30,000 on the acquisition of three dairy cows that can supply my family with milk. Additionally, I spent KES 5,000 on paying school fees for my daughter. Lastly, I spent KES 19,000 on setting up my grocery business. With this, I can earn enough money to provide for the basic needs of my family."

"I am facing some financial constrain now which is causing me to be unproductive. We have been challenged with getting food for the family and money for the children school fees for .My husband is not working and the little money I credited to start a business was not enough and I had to pay back the debt. Right now we are faced with some financial problem."

"From 2009 up to present, my family and I have been living in a house that is in a deplorable conditions. My husband has been sick for more than 8 years now and is not able to do any physical work currently to help the family. My two children, Lee Nyenpan and Maybel Chea dropped out of grade school since 2019 and have not gone back to school due to lack of financial support. I have been laying basket for the past 8 years to enable me feed the family. If my household quality for GiveDirectly cash transfer program, the money will be used to rebuild my house and portion will go toward the payment of my children's school fees. In addition to that, I intend to use portion of the money to start a business to help my husband in the home."