"My health and well-being will remain my top priority, so in the coming year and beyond, I plan to continue using a portion of my transfers to purchase the necessary medication, refills, and special nutrition I need to maintain and improve my health. Additionally, I intend to keep investing another portion of the transfers in more goats and chickens, with the hope that they will multiply and grow in value. In the future, I can sell some of them to start a business. Due to my health condition, I am unable to do heavy work, so my goal is to open a shop where I can sell household consumables without needing much physical strength. I am hopeful that these dreams will come true, and I am deeply grateful for the support I receive from GiveDirectly." (Country: Kenya)

"In the coming year and beyond, my goal is to become a successful livestock farmer. I plan to continue saving a portion of my transfers in a merry-go-round group, which will allow me to purchase goats when I receive my pooled funds. My hope is that these goats will multiply, increasing both in number and value over time. By doing this, I aim to have a dependable source of income that I can rely on in the future. This will provide me with financial security, especially once this support program ends, allowing me to continue supporting myself and my family." (Country: Kenya)

"Initially, I had plans of renovating my house, but things have become quite difficult and so I had to shift my priorities. The drought and hunger affecting our region has made life challenging for many of us. I used to collect building poles from the forest and sell them to people in my community who were constructing homes. But with the current hunger crisis, people are more focused on providing food for their families, leaving me with fewer customers for the building poles. This has reduced my income, and now I solely rely on the transfers from GiveDirectly. For the coming year and beyond, I plan to use a portion of these transfers to continue paying school fees for my children and buy food for my family. Additionally, where possible, I intend to invest in chickens, hoping they will multiply and grow in value. My hope is that when my children need school fees, I can sell some of the chickens to cover their costs and ensure they continue with their education. I’m truly grateful for the support from GiveDirectly, especially during these difficult times." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving the transfers from GiveDirectly means rebuilding our life. I plan to use $310 of my transfers to build a single-roomed house for my family of five. Livestock farming especially goats is doing well in my community, this motivates me to spend $151 of my transfers to buy four goats. This will boost our family income in the future. We are also battling with perennial food shortage in my family, I will use $100 to buy enough food for the family and other basic needs such as clothes and bedding." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving this money will be a means to earning cash through agricultural activity. We intent to spend approximately KES 50000 of the cash to grow animal feeds for sale. I have been having this dream because none of our neighbors has grown it yet it is a lucrative activity. Animal feed in our region is hard to get unless you go to the nearby town which is 20 kilometers away. If you are lucky enough to get it, it is extremely expensive." (Country: Kenya)

"As we speak, my daughter who is in a secondary school was sent home due to lack of school fees. Seeing her idling at home yet I am unable to raise the needed school fees to take her back to school, is something that has broken my heart. Hope God will soon hear our prayers as I intent to settle her school fees arrears using the transfer from Give Directly." (Country: Kenya)

"My plan for this year is to buy land that I will specifically use for farming. Currently, I am leasing land, but I want to have my own space to grow crops. Owning my own land will allow me to farm consistently, which will help solve our food needs and meet our immediate household expenses. With the surplus from my farming, I will be able to pay school fees for my children. The thought of achieving this goal makes me very happy because it means my life will be better, and my family will no longer have to worry about food." (Country: Kenya)

"This year and beyond, my goal is to acquire some land in the Parkera irrigation scheme. Previously, I used to lease land, but now I want to buy my own. Owning this land will change my farming for the better because there is a reliable water supply, ensuring a good harvest. With this improvement, I will be able to sell the produce to meet my immediate household needs and pay for my children’s education. This way, I can ensure they have a brighter future." (Country: Kenya)

"For this year and the years to come, I have two specific goals I want to achieve. First, I want to make my farming sustainable. Second, I plan to pay my bride price. Farming will help me feed my family, and I intend to sell the surplus to start paying off the bride price, which feels like a debt. The thought of achieving this makes me happy because it means I will finally have a family of my own." (Country: Kenya)

"Going forward this year and beyond, my goal is to continue farming. I want to make it a sustainable venture by consistently reinvesting in it. This will help me meet my family’s food needs and generate extra income. I plan to save money from farming and, hopefully, open a business in the future. The thought of achieving this excites me because it will truly transform my life." (Country: Kenya)