"In the next six months, I will have completed building a house. I will put up a timber walled house that will serve as a living house for the family. I have already bought the trees for timber and am just waiting to get the roofing sheets and then start the house construction. I will be living in a good house that will be cleaner and nicer to the eyes. I also expect to have acquired more livestock, I will have bought some goats to rear and will have a calf that will be from my heifer. All of this will improve my life in many ways."

"Our expectations in the next six months are really many but based on our priorities as a household, we expect to have bought a heifer in the next six months and if we will be having a surplus amount, we will be leasing a bit of land so that we can put it under cultivation alongside the livestock project we are starting."

"My biggest desire is to have all the equipment I need for my photography job so that I do not have to hire them as I currently do which costs me a lot of my earnings. This is why I do not have any new plans at the moment other than buying the equipment that I require for the job."

"Imagine seeing your talent come to a halt because of sickness. For the last one decade until a few years ago I was a renowned artist in Kapoleseroi and its environs. Most of my work involved decorating people's houses, furniture and painting sign posts for institutions especially schools and churches. I gave up my talent last year due to headaches and allergic reaction to paint. Helplessly witnessing a talent that educated my children come to an end was so devastating. My worry is that my life especially with young children to educate is going to be hard. "

"Since I got married here about three years ago I have been grappling with typhoid fever throughout the year. Doctors have owed the infection to the consumption of contaminated water. In Kapoleseroi and surrounding community access to clean and safe water for drinking is a huge challenge. All water we use for domestic purposes including drinking are drawn from stagnant and open water pans in the village. In a community which is not open defecation free and still both humans and animals share from the same source of water, our pans have become a safe haven for bacterial infections. My biggest worry is that these infections may escalate to more malignant diseases. I do not have enough money for such uncertainties. "

"I was having a plot of land and my plan was to build a rental house. This was an investment that I have been planning to do for long, but due to financial constraints, I could not execute it. When I received my second transfer, I added to my savings and purchased enough building materials that include ironsheets, building poles and paid for the labour. I was able to construct and complete five rooms which I am hoping to get some tenants soon. Through this investment, I am sure of getting a monthly rental income which besides helping for my family needs, I can as well look for other viable opportunities to invest more."

"My husband who is the sole breadwinner, was involved in an accident and suffered multiple fractures and for sure I was helpless, the medical bill had accumulated to a huge amount, I nearly sold some of my home assets to raise money for my husband to be treated. I thank GiveDirectly for their coming renewed the hope in me again because after receiving my first and second transfer, I paid the medical bill and my husband has now recovered. Had it not been the financial support, I would have struggled alot to raise the required amount to cover the medical expenses."

"The transfer enabled me to build a new decent house. I was previously living in a small Hut that was grass thatched. Through this money, I was able to purchase building materials which include iron sheets, building poles, nails and also paid the mason for his job. My life is different because I now live in new iron roofed house. In addition, I also bought some goats which to me are assets that I can readily depend on in case of any financial challenges. I would not have acquired all these had it not been GiveDirectly coming to my aid."

"My life is currently different in that these transfers have enabled me to fulfill some of my greatest needs, that if I was to fulfill them at my own cost, then it would have taken me years to accomplish them. Firstly, I was living in a small house with no hopes of upgrading to a better house. However, I am now comfortably in my new spacious and iron roofed house, having managed to purchase adequate building materials through this money. Secondly, I acquired a new sewing machine to help me work effectively in my tailoring shop. This has helped me to serve many customers and also earn an extra income. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for enabling me to achieve all these."

"Before GiveDirectly came to enroll us, I was sheltering in a small grass thatched Hut. Were it not for GiveDirectly supporting us financially, then I would still be living in that old grass thatched hut. As at now, I can attest that my life is different because I am now living in an iron roofed house. I managed to purchase adequate building materials which include ironsheets, timber, building poles and constructed a new decent house. In addition, I also bought livestock which include goats and a cow. I am expecting them to increase in number, so that I can sell the offspring to help me in case of a financial need."