"I have desired to construct a spacious house for my family. Currently, I am living in a small, open-roofed house after the roof being blown away by the strong winds we experience 2 months ago. Being a rainy season I have been spending sleepless nights due to the terrible conditions of my house. I am planning to spend $ 350 to build a two-roomed iron-roofed house and to purchase beddings. This will restore my happiness in life. The remaining amount will assist me in starting a cattle rearing which will be my reliable source of income for the family."

"I have struggled hard all my life supporting my children's needs and now that they are no longer dependent on me, I aspire to live a comfortable life than before. Receiving this money will enable me to build a two-roomed iron-roofed kitchen that will cost a total of $250. One of the rooms will serve as a bedroom to my visitors, thus no more shame of asking my neighbors to host them at night whenever they come visiting. I also plan to spend $250 to buy 8 goats that will act as my store of wealth to be sold whenever there is a need for emergency cash. I will then buy household furniture and install a solar panel in my house costing @300"

"Receiving this money means continuous availability of water in my compound. I'm planning to use 200 dollars to buy a water storage tank. The drought in my area has led to water shortage forcing me to walk for more than 20km to get water. The storage tank will serve me especially after harvesting water during the rain seasons. I will use 180 dollars to buy two young donkeys @ 90 dollars each. The donkeys will help me in carrying water in case the storage tank runs dry. I'll then use 200 dollars to renovate my house (leaking roof)."

"I am a widow without any reliable source of income. As such, receiving this money means that I shall manage to build a better and larger house for my family. Currently, we are living in a small house with a grass-thatched roof that is leaking. Eventually, we shall be grateful to God and GiveDirectly for helping us since we will be living like other 'lucky' people."

"A decent house is generally what receiving this money means to me.As of now, my house is leaking and most of the time I am forced to change bed position during rainy season. I have desired to repair it but due to lack of finance, this has remained dead dream. I am planing to buy 20 pieces of iron sheets at the cost of 600 shillings and 30 pieces of roofing frames at the cost of 300 shillings. Part of this money go to school fees to my son who is at secondary level."

"I am an elderly woman who is unemployed. I always depend on my son who does casual jobs. I have desired to start a livestock business ( buying livestock and selling them immediately) but due to financial challenges, this dream has never materialized. I am planning to spend 70,000 shillings to start the business. I will purchase goats at 3000 shillings each in our interior village and sell them at our nearby market. I can make 500 profit from each goat. In approximately a week, I can sell at least 2. My son is going to run the business on my behalf because I can not perform any task. This is going to generate income for my family and I will be able to sustain all the needs such as food. Also, I will spend the remaining part of the transfer to repair the old roof of my house which leaks during the rainy season."

"Receiving this money means a better shelter for my family. The motive behind this desire is the fact that I live in a single-roomed small structure that serves as a bedroom as well as the kitchen. Due to its size, it is very uncomfortable to live in. It usually gets extremely hot and smoky especially after cooking and my eyes cannot sustain a lot of smoke at my age. I, therefore intend to buy 20 iron sheets at the cost of 500shillings each and 30 pieces of roofing frames at the cost of 300 shillings each. Labour for construction will cost approximately 6000 shillings."

"My husband got married to a second wife when we had the plans of constructing a new house for the family. This disrupted our plans and I am currently living in a miserable house that is not worthy for me since it's a grass-thatched one and it leaks when it rains. My greatest desire once I receive this money is to fulfill my long time dream of sleeping in an iron-roofed house and to achieve this, I intend to spend utmost 350 dollars to construct the house. On the other hand, I also plan to buy 3 indigenous dairy cows that will act as my long term project, to sort out my future needs. This will give my life a new version of standard and eventually a better living."

"I am going to use the money to put a cement floor; buy maize for food and put up a new roof"

"I will use the money to buy iron sheets which I will use as a new roof for my house. I will also buy a bed, blankets and food."