"I have a goal of starting poultry keeping. I do believe that this will enable me to have a sustainable income, and as a result, I will be capable of buying a cow for milk, and for cash if I will be having a huge spending on my children's education."

"My life is full of hope for the future. This is because my daughter is no longer sent home for lack of school fees. Neighbors grant me some respect as a responsible parent who provides for her children in trams of basic needs and education. We can manage breakfast, lunch and supper which was not very possible previously."

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that I've been able to pay school fees for my children with ease. My kids used to be in and out of school because of lack of school fees which affected my peace and also their education. Im also able to provide food on the table without do mcuh struggle for a whole day."

"I expect my life to change for the better in the next six month because i will have started my goat business, I expect to get good returns from it so that I take my children to a good school where they can get a better education. This will be the biggest achievement of my life and for my family as well."

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I am able to pay my child's school fee on time. I invested the monthly transfers on maize farming by buying quality input such as seeds and fertilizers. We reaped heavily from the maize farm. I kept some of the production for family consumption and sold the rest to pay the fee. I was also able to acquire the school requirements such as uniforms and books for him since he was joining form one for his secondary education. If not for the Give Directly transfers, I do not know where I would be getting such an amount to take him to school."

"I have no new goal as at now because I am still struggling to pay school fees for my child who is in secondary education. I want to prioritize on the fee payment first."

"My additional goal in the next four months is to start up a business of selling second-hand clothes. I shall be almost through with my college education then and this will be my first avenue to generate some money for my upkeep. Moreover, I shall be able to support my siblings in school thus relieve my grandparent's from the financial burden I have always seen them bearing for our sake."

"Receiving this money means that I will purchase two dairy cows. This will mean a constant supply of milk in my village and the nearest Bamba market. Running this business will help me attain a stable source of income that will cater for my family needs. The biggest motive behind this is to achieve my ambition of educating my children. I believe that education is the only inheritance that I can give them since I own nothing apart from my small house. This will help them come out of the vicious cycle of poverty in our family, which I believe is caused by illiteracy."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to facilitate the education needs of my children. "

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for proving my children with basic needs like Education, food and so on."