"I will use this money to build a three roomed iron roofed house at an approximate cost of $300. This will enable me to harvest rain water during rainy seasons hence a relief in having to walk 4 kilometers to the nearby water pan in search of water for domestic use. I will therefore have buy a 3000 litres water tank @ $180. I live in my one roomed hut with my 19 year old son. According to our culture, a grown up boy should not live under one roof with his parents but we got no option on this since I only engage in a small business of buying eggs and selling them at a profit and I use all the money I earn to buy food only, the reason why I have never afforded to build him his own house. I will also spend $300 to buy a dairy cow whose income from selling milk will supplement my daily income from my business."

"I am a subsistence farmer,it has been my wish to get money to rebuild my house.Receiving this money I will use it renovate the leaking roof have estimated the cost of to $ 200.If in case the amount I receive will be more than this the remaining I will use to buy food."

"I do casual jobs such as roofing people's houses in villages and such jobs are unreliable. I therefore intend to buy two dairy cattle each costing $250. This will ensure consistent daily income since I will be supplying milk in the neighbourhood. I will then spend $350 to build a two roomed iron roofed house to ensure comfort to my visitors whenever they come around visiting since the one I currently live in is only one roomed"

"I have never been able to own a better house of my dream because of the difficulties I face in my life say, financial instability. This has forced me to live in a small house which is at the same time, it is used as a granary and a kitchen. Receiving this money means changing my livelihood to a better standard since my plan is to construct a spacious iron-roofed house for my family and I will spend my first transfer to do this. On the other hand, I plan to spend $350 to buy oxen plus an ox plough in order to expand my farming. This will mean food security for my family and hence, a better living."

"I live in a very small house that serves as the bedroom and the kitchen. This makes it very hot especially during the day and I cannot even rest inside it. Besides this, the roof is damaged and I spend my nights shifting from one corner to the other during rainy season. Because of its small size, I end up spending the whole night seated on one corner till the rain ceases. Receiving this money therefore means building a better house that will bring comfort in my life."

"I believe education is the key to a good life. My ambition is to educate my grandchildren so that I can give them a brighter future. This will save them the agony of ending up as casual labourers like their parents. Receiving this money therefore means, I will purchase a pair of oxen and goats for rearing. This is because goats multiply very fast and they are drought resistant. I will use the oxen to scale up farming and also hire them at a fee. This will make it easy to finance their education. I will also renovate my house which has a leaking roof."

"Receiving this money means building a better house for my family. Our current house is so small that it cannot accommodate all of us. This made me built a small chicken pen like structure to shelter my 2 boys. I share the single roomed house with my 3 daughters and whenever my husband comes home, my eldest daughter is forced to sleep in our neighbour's house. Besides this, the house is in a very poor state. Its walls are collapsing and the roof is leaking, making it unbearable during heavy down pour."

"Building a three roomed iron roofed house at an estimate cost of $300, A poultry unit that will cost $50, buying 30 chicks @$2 each and their feeds as well as buying barbed wire and wiremesh for fencing my compound to restrict the chicken from destroying crops on my neighbour's farms is what receiving this money means to me. I will also use $150 to buy a dairy heifer that will be my source of income in future once it multipliers and produce milk for sale."

"Financial constraints is the most hardship that I have ever faced in my life. This has forced me to spend my life in a house that is half open at the roof. In addition, my family pass through difficulties in terms of food and sometimes I seek help from my neighbours. This has really robbed my joy and I am not a happy person."

"Receiving this money means a new house for my family because I have been yearning to own one but due to the financial crisis, I am unable to complete my house which is at superstructure level. My plan once I receive the cash grant from GiveDirectly is to spend my first transfer on roofing my house in order to shift my belongings before rains start. On the other hand, I plan to buy 1 dairy cow at $300 which will act as my long term project and a reliable source of income since apart from consuming the milk, I will also be selling them to our nearby town in order to get an extra income. This will change my life for the better, a life that I have long wished."