"In the next six months, I expect to diversify my farming and start poultry farming so that I can earn money through the sale of eggs. chicken needs a smaller space for rearing and little capital to start. Having this would enable me to earn more money to cater to my family needs and pay school fees for my children."

"We have a persistent water problem in our village which forces us to walk several kilometers to the nearest water point. This is usually tiresome and hectic because we end up wasting a lot of time which could otherwise be used in other meaningful activities. Therefore, once I am done with building my house, I will ensure to I build a water tank. I know once we harvest enough water during the rainy season, it would sustain us up to the next rainy season. I will now have time to work on my farm and which may lead to improved farm produce."

"In the next six months, I have a lot of expectation as far as my life changes are a concern. With the poultry project which I am soon initiating, I have great hopes that my sources of finances would have increased in the next six months. I expect to be selling eggs then and also doing some expansion on the project to ensure that it accommodates a good number of chickens which in turn translate to better generation of income."

"In the next six months, my life will have changed from how it is now. I will have built myself a house and my children and I will be sleeping comfortably without any disturbances. Also, I will have joined college to pursue my dream of gaining skills in beauty and hairdressing. When I finish studying, I will open a salon which I will be operating. This will enable me to be self-independent even when GiveDirectly will have stopped giving us the financial help after the years they promised us."

"In the next six months I expect to have put up my own salon at the shopping centre and getting more customers that would allow me to get enough money."

"In the next six months l expect to have completed plastering my house and staying in it comfortably without worrying of being affected with dust. "

"I am going through several hardships ,one of them being the school fees burden. However the biggest hardship I have is a problem with my spine.In 2008 I was involved in a motorcycle accident which left me with serious injuries and the motorcycle rider dead. This accident left me with a spine problem which I often go for check up and treatment. This has been costly to me and moreso a worry to me.This has also limited my working ability since I cannot do very physical jobs."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to meet my daily basic needs such as food and water a lot easier than before. I plan to use part of my transfers as capital for a second hand clothes business that my last born will be managing. With the profits made from it, I will buy food, water and other necessities. I also intend to buy oxen to assist me in farming thus increasing my yields because I will be able to cover a larger portion of my farm within a shorter time. "

"It has been two years now since my husband jailed due to driving insurance issues. This has subjected me to a harsh life of taking care of my four children with three in school. Considering that I am a housewife, the only hope is on charcoal burning in order to provide for my family's basic needs. Therefore, I consider the lack of a reliable source of income as my biggest hardship."

"Food insecurity has been my biggest hardship in life since I am a subsistence farmer and my produce are always few due to my traditional ways of farming. When I get the transfers, I will be able to cab this menace by buying an oxen which will help me to have more produce. "