"Our biggest hardship is lack of financial resources to provide my family's basic needs of shelter, food and education. Our direst need at the moment is a house because the current one that we live in is too old and almost collapsing. As the short rainy season begins this September, I am worried my family might fall sick often because the roof is rusty and leaks terribly. "

"Inadequate finances to educate my children is my greatest challenge. I have 8 children in school and each requires an average of 700 shillings every three months. I burn charcoal to earn income and I make an average of 1000 shillings a month to cater for not only their education but also food, clothing, water, medication etc. This has led to an accumulation of debt in the school and they might not be permitted to do their end of year examination in October."

"In the next six months of my life, I expect to have executed my plan of large scale farming for commercial purposes. I have already started saving money for this purpose. I know if all goes well I will achieve very many great things. This will earn me additional income thus I'll be able to comfortably most of my family's long term goals."

"My life is now different because I now own a pair of oxen and some goats. I am so hopeful and ambitious. I had been yearning to buy them but I could not afford it due to my financial difficulties. The oxen will be of great help to me especially in my farming activities. And also hire them to my neighbors at a fee in case they need. Previously, i could use my own hands in cultivating with was very tiring and i could not afford to hire from friends.Secondly, with goats I have a plan. When they reproduce and mature, I will start a business of selling the offsprings in my market. This will now be my additional source of income. They will really uplift my living standard. I will be able to cater to my families basic needs with ease."

"Having a dairy cow I feel my life is totally different with helpful impacts. I settled to rear a dairy cow because apart from getting milk from it, I will also be selling the remaining liters to my neighbors. It has been my preference for a long period of time to have it but the amount of money i was earning was not enough. Currently, the cow is already providing us with milk, i am so delighted since my children are now healthful. Apart from that, there are some liters which I a sell to my neighbors which is now my additional source of income. I am feeling like I have been empowered financially through the selling of the milk."

"In the next six months l expect to have saved enough money and paid dowry to my in laws and created good relationship with my in laws ."

"Having cleared the school fees for my dear son is the biggest gift GiveDirectly gave me and it has made my life to be different. Previously i had to strain much for him to be in school but the coming GiveDirectly has brought relief to me. Since I am the breadwinner of my family it was it was difficult for me to pay his school fees on time. He was always sent home to collect school fees hence he could miss some important exams. The moment I received my transfer my first priority was to clear his school fees so that he can study without any challenges. The fact that I am illiterate my dream is to see my children getting good education so that it can change their future generation. For this reason GiveDirectly has really transform my family and I, we are all joyous and thankful."

"Having my own sewing machine has made my life to be totally different. I am so jovial and thankful because some of my dreams are now attainable. Before I used to borrow or hire the sewing machine from my college friends who were already successful. It was so stressful because the little profit I could obtain I had to share it will the owner. At the end of the day the money I was too little to satisfy my family's basic needs. I am now so ambitious the fact that I have my own machine, all the earnings that I will be getting will all be mine. I am now planning to start a new business from the profits I will be getting. This will be my additional income. In the next few months, my life will never be the same again. Had it not GiveDirectly coming to my village and I being the beneficiary I could not own the sewing machine anytime soon."

"In the next six months l expect to have started fish business and hopefully it would have picked up."

"Having bought the sewing machine and buying some materials has really made my life to be so easy. Previously I used to have the tailoring business but the problem was, I used to go hire the sewing machine. It was not that easy because the little profit I was getting, I had to share with the owner of the machine. Secondly, it was the only business I was depending on. I am now a happy tailor because I have my own machine and also I am selling the new stock of the materials that I bought. This will double my income because the two business is doing so fine. I can now meet my family's basic needs without straining much."