"My wife and I have been doing agriculture for food and business. I have a 10 acres piece of land which is enough for me to do agriculture. I used to harvest 30 to 50 bags of maize when we used to have rain every season. I would sell 30 bags and the remaining 20 were for family consumption. It is four years now without rain in the village. There is drought and famine. I plan to change from crop farming to livestock farming. Animals survive in our village despite the drought. I will use $700 to buy 20 goats as an investment. Goats survive in dry areas and I I will use tap water to feed them. I will also use $300 to pay school fees for my grandchild who is at the secondary level. He has a balance of $350 and this has made him out of school for a while."

"GiveDirectly is doing well by providing support through cash transfers, which is a major impact to eradicate poverty. Through cash transfers, most of the villagers have built their houses and improved their lifestyles. Most of the children that had dropped from school because of financial constraints have gone back to school. The funds may have not solved all our problems, but have played a major role in solving part of them. I would like GiveDirectly to consider having funding programs for Education and water. Those are some of the main problems that have caused our village to be underdeveloped."

"The transfers have brought a big difference in my life and the village as well; I have been living in debt and have been frustrated to know that both of us can get a job, but verification of our academic documents is holding us back. The funds have changed our situation because my husband got his certificate, and they have contracted him in several electrical jobs. I am motivated to work towards clearing my balance and hopeful that I will get my transcripts soon. Above all, they completely renovated my house from the floor to the walls, which is one of the major achievements in the shortest time. The whole village is transformed. People have built new homes, bought water tanks, taken their children to school, and bought livestock. GiveDirectly is one organization that will be remembered for its good work and development in our area."

"My ambition is to earn a living through agribusiness. When I finished my high school education, I did not proceed further for lack of school fees. Seven years down the line, I do casual jobs to make ends meet. The money I get is unreliable as it is only enough to cater to the basic needs of the family which is food and medication. I cannot invest in farming for lack of capital, even though one can access soft loans the interest rates are very high. Since the only river that we depend on for water flows through my farm, receiving this money would mean achievement of my farming goals. I am considering vegetable farming( Tomatoes and kales) because it earns high profits. I plan on purchasing six rolls of water pipes at a cost of $ 200 which I will use to practice drip irrigation and $ 300 for fencing. I project on earning $300 monthly from it. I am extremely happy with the transfers from Givedirectly because it will make me live a dignified life like everyone else."

"I currently have a goal that I want to complete by the end of the first quarter of the following year 2023. At my house, I want to fix a water tap. This is due to the high cost of purchasing water for home usage. However, I intend to start horticulture cultivation, which needs water for irrigation. Only if I have access to tap water at home will this be possible. Since veggies are hard to come by in our area due to the protracted drought, horticultural farming will be a source of income."

"The biggest challenge is when it rains , the water washes away my crops and it even makes visible cracks on the land the I live on and farm on. This makes me to be worried at all times."

"Selling charcoal is how I make a life. This job is really tedious and pays very little, thus it cannot support my necessities. I frequently have to go to bed without eating since I don't have enough money to do so. As a result, I want to use $10 from the transfer as part of my food budget. This will guarantee that I have enough food to last for more than two weeks. I can concentrate on selling more charcoal and increasing my savings if I have enough food. In addition to purchasing food, I intend to purchase water and constructing poles with the $20 that is left. Water will be necessary to mix the mud and clay soil that will be used to build the walls of the house. After construction is complete, I am eager to move into the new home."

"I have a lot of challenges to face in my life. I was charged with looking after my grandfather's property and livestock after he passed away. However, given the prolonged draughts and lack of water for irrigation, this has not been simple. Since I finished my automotive engineering studies two years ago and haven't been able to find work since then, I am totally dependent on the farm for all of my basic necessities. The lack of rains though, has led to low productivity and lack of cash which is a challenge for me."

"I intend to enroll in a driving school, which will cost me about $200. This would provide me the opportunity to apply for driving jobs and better take care of my family. Additionally, I would purchase a cow for roughly $250. As a result, my family will have availability of milk, and the cost buying milk of my son will go down since I spend about $1 dollar a day on milk. With the remaining funds, I intend to buy water pipes so that I can cultivate fruits, which need a lot of water because our terrain is dry and rarely gets rain."

""On October 21, 2022 I.was on my way to the hand pump to fetch water. Right within that moment, my friends and other neighbours started jubilating because according to them they have received money from GiveDirectly. I quickly ran back for my phone and look my money was there in my phone. I joined the jubilant community members, singing praises to GiveDirectly. I was so happy and excited because this kind of thing has never happened to me before. My husband and I are farmers and our children are schooling in Monrovia. Every time they are calling for money. This was really a cause of worry for me. The excitement of receiving this money made me not to.think about anything immediately. It was in the night that my husband and I discussed and decided on what to do with this first transfer"."