"My expectation in the near future is to have enough maize for consumption. I want to utilize my farm and ensure that I produce enough food that would take us through to the next harvesting season. This will reduce the huge expense that usually goes into the food. I also hope that my goats will have multiplied and that I can sell some in case I am faced with an emergency. Having this will help avoid a lot of necessary borrowing whenever the need arises. All these are aimed at being self-sufficient."

"It was around 5 am after waking up when I realized that GiveDirectly had finally sent me the promised money. I became so happy at that moment since I knew that my life would never remain the same."

"My expectation in the near future is to have an additional dairy cow. Since we mostly depend on milk proceeds after the main sash crop failed us in our locality, I want to utilize this by buying one additional cow to what I currently have. Having these cows means I will have a good income from the sale of milk and it will enable me to meet my family's daily needs and save some for my children's school fees who will soon join secondary school."

"Having expanded my retail shop has made my life to be very different. This was my major source of income since my spouse is old, this was the business we were depending on. It reached a time when we consumed the profits due to the poverty life that we lived in. We were forced to take some loans so that we can boost the business. Finally, we had to close down the kiosk because we were running into debts. I am so thankful to GD for the financial support because I never expected anytime soon the business will start again. My business is now doing okay since there is enough stock and capital as well. From the profit that I am getting, I am now able to pay school fees for my child and cater for other basic needs for my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since Give Directly came into my life is that I am now hopeful. The financial support enabled me to buy a few goats. I am hopeful they will make me wealthier within a short period of time considering they reproduce twice a year and the high market demand in my village. The goats will be of great help to me in many ways such as paying school fees for my children. To add on this, when they multiply and mature I will sell some of the offspring to the local and start a business. I am hopeful that I will no longer strain in meeting my family's needs,"

"My life is currently different than it would have been because there are a lot of goals that I have achieved. I was able to clear school fees for my child on time and added more animals. I bought seven sheep and cows. I normally buy and re-sell animals to earn a living. I thank GiveDirectly for the financial support because I did not only have to depend on the few coins from my job."

"I was forced to quit my clothing business last year after I experienced complications with my pregnancy leaving me with no source of income. I am now better and the baby has also grown enough to allow me to get back into the business, which is why I am planning to get back into the business as soon as possible. This is not a new goal though because I have always had it mind and was only waiting for the right time."

"Having a better house and a more spacious will be a greatest achievement for me and my family. This would put me at the same level as other people in the village as at now we are the only people who has the smallest house in the whole village."

"After I lost my business, I had to switch to casual house construction jobs to get some income. Life has not been so easy because the jobs have been very irregular and mostly pay very little. Most at times, they are completely unavailable and I am left with no income at all making it quite tough to provide for my family. The difference this program has brought in my life is the financial support that has kept me going even when I have no income. I have been able to provide for my family and pay my rent on time and avoiding being kicked out for delayed rent payments which I am sure would have happened were it not for the transfers."

"In the next months, I would have expand my poultry project and this means I would have started earning from it fully. The money which I will save from selling the eggs, I will spend on purchasing building materials for constructing a new house. I got some teenage boys who are about to be initiated and in our culture, the circumcised male shouldn't occupy the same house with the parent. So I am looking forward to building a house for their own which would also be their study room."