"In the next six months I expect to have completed plastering my son's house and he would be staying comfortably without spending money to repair it. "

"In the next six months l expect to have plastered the pit latrine that I had built to make it more stronger. I also expect to stay healthier since I got good medication through give directly support. "

"For many years, it has been my desire to build a better house for my children. Sadly, this has not happened because of financial constraints given that my husband is a casual laborer and his income is hardly enough to feed the family. At the moment, we live under a leaking roof, a situation that has subjected my children to cold every time it rains. Receiving this money, therefore, means a better and warm house for my children because I will be able to construct one for them. Again, am concerned about their education, and as such, I will invest part of my transfers in livestock raising. With this, am certain my children will not encounter any financial hindrance in attaining the highest level of education they desire."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, my saloon business will have been stable and generating enough profits. This will give me an opportunity to now start helping my relatives back at home. Giving a helping hand so my dear ones have been my dream and I am now certain that this goal will be actualized. I am glad that Give Directly is supporting me and very soon I will be in a better position to execute my plan."

"I am a happy woman owing to the fact that GiveDirectly has come to my rescue from a miserable life. Being in a polygamous household with 22 members and the husband is blind, each wife is forced to work on her own in order to feed and educate the children. With my little effort, I have managed to educate my children only up to primary level with some dropping out at standard five since I only depend on selling palm wine. This job is not reliable to support my family's needs. However, with the help of GiveDirectly's cash transfers, I plan to support my son's education and also to start another decent business to replace the one I currently do. The remaining transfer will aid in shop business so that I get a stable source of income. This will change my life for the better and basically it is what receiving this money means to me."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have saved some amount for my child who will be joining class eight next year. I do not want to be overwhelmed by the burden of paying school fees come next year. My goal of cementing my house will have been accomplished therefore my house will be looking decent. This means that I will be having enough time to do other duties and less use of money since cemented houses do not need to be repaired more often."

"Since I am a tailor, I am planning to expand my tailoring business by buying more materials.More materials will help me train more students who at the end of it pay me for imparting them with the skills.I will also open a barber shop next to my tailoring shop."

"My expectation in the near future is to ensure that my son gets quality education I am hopeful that he will succeed by excelling in school and getting a good job later. I plan to invest in him because he is the only hope I have. If all goes well, my dream of having a bigger piece of land will come true. I also invested part of the money in agriculture. I hope that I will have enough harvest and the proceeds from selling the produce will help me buy food and other basic needs for my family."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. The one that I sleep in leeks. It is very inconviniencing when it rains especially at night because this involves standing and changing position here and there to avoid getting wet."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is sickness. This does not allow me to work as expected and yet I have many children that need my attention. The consumption rate is high compared to the rate at which food is produced. In the end, food shortage which leaves me with nothing for my family to feed on."