"I have always wanted to keep livestock for sale but due to lack of money, my dream has not materialized. For this project to come true, I plan to save my first 5 transfers. I will then use the savings to buy 3 cows and wait for them to multiply and sell at a profit. Receiving this money, therefore, means a steady income and a good life for my family."

"I moved from where I resided to my current place because I am a polygamous man and needed to build two houses for my wives. I took some of the iron sheets from my old house to finish one side of my roof, the other side is not yet finished due to lack of capital. Receiving this money means good housing for my family."

"My job as a caretaker cum herder on this farm does not cater to half my family's needs. We are praying hard for our financial situation to change so that our children can get an education. I would not like them to go through what my wife and I are going through right now. They need to study, get good jobs and live a comfortable life, maybe to provide for themselves the luxury we could not."

"At 86 years, I feel so frail and sickly. On a normal day, a man is required to provide for his family but that has become difficult for me. I am diabetic and sometimes, my entire body swells to a point of too much pain. I can barely work to provide food for my wife, therefore, she is forced to go out and look for casual jobs like digging our neighbor's farms to put food on our table. She does not complain but I feel it heavily in my heart that I might have failed as the man of the house."

"The shame of going to knock on my neighbor's doors in search of casual jobs will leave me. My husband is frail and cannot work. I am forced to dig people's farms to feed both of us. As age catches up with me, my energy is dwindling if not nonexistent and I could use some rest. This money will mean that both of us can easily get food to last us through the month. I can't wait to get off this difficulty of straining this body."

"With the current drought in my area, getting water has been very difficult. Sometimes I am forced to travel longer distances to get water. This has had some negative implications on my health and productivity in the family because I spend longer hours on the road carrying water home. Traveling longer distances and at the same time paying for the water has been a great challenge given that I solely rely on my husband's motorcycle riding occupation which is not sustainable."

"Much as we have free accommodation, my husband does not make enough money to provide food for our ten children and me. The children are always being sent home for school fees. I am currently not employed. If I could get meaningful employment say maybe as a househelp, that would help us bring money together and raise our children much more comfortably."

"I have been surviving on motorcycle riding for the past three years. This has been the only source of income for my family. The motorcycle I have been operating with is a borrowed one meaning it's something I can't fully rely on. Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means I will be able to purchase my motorbike on credit by first making a deposit of 15 Dollars and paying the balance in equal weekly installments of 30 Dollars for sixteen months. Getting my motorcycle will make my occupation way reliable. Furthermore, I'm planning to boost my kiosk business which has been performing poorly. I will use 20 Dollars to increase the stock which will lead to an increase in sales and profits at the same time. My wife will be responsible for all the operations in the kiosk because she has an amazing experience in operating a kiosk."

"I have been struggling with life after loosing my job three years ago. The death of my employer marked the end of my job and I had to resort back to the village to figure out how things would be going forward. Lack of money has made me unable to meet my family's basic necessities of life such as education and clothing. Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means I will be able to start a retail shop business in the village. I was previously employed in a wholesale shop and starting my own retail shop will be a plus given the amazing experience I had garnered during my employment days. The demand for basic household commodities and food stuffs in the village is high meaning I will be able to tap all the village customers thus earning handsome profits."

"I live in a village whereby non local have to walk kilometers to find somewhere they can reside. My dream has been resolving this challenge by buildings rentals but financial instability has been stumbling block. With this money I will be able to buy materials in bits until I have enough to launch the project. I'm hoping this will generate enough income to pay school fees for my children who will then be pursuing their higher level education."