"Quality education for my children is what these transfers mean to me. My two sons dropped out of school for lack of school fees and I feel bad about it. My responsibility is to make their lives better but since we rely on casual jobs to earn a living, it is an uphill task for us. All the money I get goes into buying food and medication for my sickly spouse hence no money for fees. I plan on using the transfers to re- enroll one of my sons back to school because he was a performer and also educate the others in primary school. With the rest of the money I will buy a dairy cow so as to ensure we have milk for home use and a surplus for selling. I am happy as my children will go to school like their peers and make their lives better with good education."

"Receiving this money means a stable source of income for myself. I depend on livestock keeping to earn a living since at my age I cannot do hard-earned jobs. When my husband passed on, I had to sell to pay school fees for my five children. The one dairy cow remaining, produces only two liters of milk each day earning me less than a dollar. It is not enough to cater to my needs as I use all of it to purchase food. I am thankful to Givedirectly because I will use the transfers to buy two dairy cows hence the increase in milk production and also profits. I am excited to live the rest of my life happily again without straining my children to provide for me. The rest of the transfers I will use to buy food that will last me several months before I harvest from the farm."

"Since privacy is now a challenge to my family of 3, my wish is to construct an additional house to curb this shame. As a result, I intend to use $ 200 to build 2 roomed timber walled house to accommodate my family of 3. I had already purchased timber but ran short of the finances to initiate the plan. My family depends on farming for a living but only for food provision for the household and almost nothing as surplus. For the additional transfers, I plan on purchasing a dairy cow for the provision of milk to the household. I will be glad family privacy will be restored and be food secure as well."

"This transfer means a lot to us since it will assist us to meet our demands and aspirations that have eluded us for long due to lack of finances. Dairy farming does well in our area and it is a source of livelihood for most households. We have always wanted to add another cow to the one we have but that has not been possible. This help from GiveDirectly will be a big enabler to make us realize our dream of having a better life.We intend to buy a dairy cow worth $350 and the rest to furnish our house. We only have one chair and we feel bad when we have visitors and the one chair we have cannot accommodate all of them."

"The first installment we plan to renovate our house , we want to put on cement on the outside and clean on the inside and we also want to buy house materials like furnitures, beds , matress we will also buy clothes and food to eat. The second installment we plan to buy livestocks, we want to buy a cow for $300 , a pig for $40 and 5 chickens for $11 and the balance we plan to save it. Receiving this money will brings us Joy, it is a chance that we are getting to come out of poverty . We will be able to have a brighter future and we will live better than we are currently living."

"Over the last six months I cannot really point at a thing that has brought joy and happiness in my life. Life has been really tough for us as a family. The harsh climatic conditions have made the situation even worse. Despite this, I have managed to push on since I know that my children have just me a lone for a father and mother. It is probably the news about the coming back of GiveDirectly to our village that has radiated hope and happiness in me and my family. This has ignited hope of me taking back my daughter back to school who had dropped out because of lack of school fees. It has also come at a time when we were staring at my last born son failing to join secondary school despite his efforts to give good marks in the recently concluded primary examinations. I now feel very happy as I look forward to receiving the money from GiveDirectly. I will use this money not only to pay school fees but also to buy at least one dairy cow that will help me meet the needs of my family."

"For this year, my main goal is to invest in buying and raising goats and sheep. Through this venture, I shall be able to diversify my livestock-keeping venture. As a result, I shall be able to acquire a cow as my flock increases. These are long-term assets that will be beneficial to my family. In the event of an emergency, we will be in a position to raise some money. Secondly, I aim to expand my business of selling cooked food. The re-investment plan will enhance its performance. As a result, it will be easier for me to raise some money from it to support the family."

"We have been facing a myriad of challenges that have been so difficult to surmount. The idea of Give directly cash transfers is a roller coaster in our lives. We have several competing needs that we have not been able to meet because of inadequate finance. Firstly, we intend to purchase foodstuff which is a matter of urgency for us. We have been struggling to put food on the table, food insecurity is a thorn in the flesh in our lives, and we have lived a life of anguish and destitution for so long. Nothing beats the joy we have about these transfers. We plan to use $ 180 to purchase 3 bags of maize that can sustain us for at least 6 months. We will use the rest of the money to purchase a dairy cow and do a bit of fencing."

"The government gave us electricity for free because we are in the first category of Ubudehe, My cow from the government gave birth last month."

"The first thing we will do is to buy a sewing machine for my sister. The machine will cost $250. The machine will help her to make money by sewing clothes for her clients. The second thing we will buy a cow, because we need manure to use in our land as the one we had, we have sold it to buy the land, therefore, we will have to buy another one to replace it . The cow will cost $250. The rest of money will be used to renew the the house , we will cover it with cement and those activities will cost $200."