"Receiving this money means a reliable source of income for my household. I am planning to spend $300 on my first transfer to buy 10 goats which will act as long time investment project for my family. I will sell the goats at a profit when they multiply. The remaining amount of my first transfer will help me to construct a separate house for my children. I will further use $300 of my second transfer to buy 2 indegious dairy cows for milk production. I will sell the milk produced to earn an income. The remaining amount of the second transfer will help cater to some basic needs of the family like paying school fees for my children and buying food."

"Receiving this money means building a decent house for my family. This is because I am planning to use my entire first transfer to construct a two-bedroom house, that will allow me to live a decent life. Currently, I am living in a small house which is leaking during rainy seasons. This house ashames me a lot especially when I have visitors because there is no place where my visitors can rest. With the second transfer, it will help me to pay for school fees for my children in school and also cater to family needs like food."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so overwhelmed with joy. I remember vividly like yesterday that it was around 8 am I was heading to my neighbor house when I heard a ringtone message from my phone. When I checked it I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a message indicating that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I went back home and inform my family members and they also celebrated the goof news. I withdrew the money the same day. I had always wished to buy a dairy cow. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard and enabled us own dairy cows."

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means proper education for my child. My first born boy is joining secondary school soon. Therefore I am planning to use 500 dollars from the transfer to pay for his school fees. I want my child to have the best experience in school and at the same time get enough time to study. I will therefore pay his full year's school fees so that he can have ample time with books. I will use the balance to construct a two bedroom house for my family. We live in a single room house which is nolonger sustainable for my expanding family and getting a spacious house will be good for us."

"Receiving this money means a descent and a spacious house for my family and any visitor who might come to check on us. The house I live in is in bad condition and dangerous for any person to live. Sometimes I feel ashamed whenever I get a visitor because of the condition of my house. The walls have some cracks and the house is nolonger stable and can collapse anytime. I am planning to use 500 dollars from the GiveDirectly transfers to construct a two bedroom house for my family. This will make me a happy woman and earn the reputation I have always desired in my village. I will use the balance to cater for my grandchildren's school fees. Lack of school fees has made them miss classes at school and this will in the end affect their academic performance."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 9 am. When my neighbor informed me that she has received the transfer. I was doing my morning chores at home. I immediately checked my phone, I couldn't believe my eyes, there was a message confirming that I have received the transfer. I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. My family really celebrated that very moment when I inform them of the good news. I knew I would be able to invest in dairy farming project which has always been my dream. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our lives. currently I have a two heifers and I hope for better things in the future."

"Receiving this money means that we shall afford to build a better and more decent kitchen. This is because the one we have looks shaggy with a leaking grass-thatched roof. If some amount will remain, I will use it to build a house for my children since they have been sleeping in the kitchen. Precisely, the children have been suffering when it rains due to the leaking roof."

"The biggest hardship we have faced as a family is a poor economy in our area. This has made it difficult for me and my husband to secure casual jobs that would earn us some income. We lack vital skills and knowledge for securing white-collar jobs. Also, the poor economy has forced me to do away with the dream of starting up a grocery business. Precisely, I have been anticipating losses if I start the business because almost everyone is relatively poor. As a result, it has become almost impossible for us to raise school fees for our children."

"My dream is to be a livestock farmer. I currently have 2 sheep and intend to use $300 of my transfer to add 10 sheep. Rearing sheep is a good investment because in a year it can reproduce 3 times. This will mean self employment and my family will be able to have a stable income. The remaining amount will be used to renovate and expand our house,buy two calves and buy food and clothes for the household."