"I expect my life to change in that we will have clean drinking water in the compound and bring to an end the endless struggle for search of water and also be able to start a small business that will enable me sustain my income even after the end of the transfers."

" We live in a house that is in a poor condition. The walls are badly damaged and the roof is leaking, making it unbearable during rainy seasons. I also fear for our safety and I am afraid that it might collapse while we are asleep. To curb the situation, I have always desired to build a new hut that would temporarily serve the purpose. However, I have not been able to achieve it because of insufficient funds. I have now changed my plans and I will construct a permanent house, that will save me the agony of replacing grass every four months which is quite expensive. In addition to this, I will seek treatment to ease the constant chest pains that I have been experiencing for the past one year as a result of engaging in very heavy casual jobs. I will also purchase goats for rearing in order to create a stable source of income for my family."

"Lack of financial resources has been the biggest hardship I've ever faced. My husband who is our sole provider is a casual laborer and the little income he earns is hardly enough to meet our needs as a family. I have been battling heart disease for five years now something that has made me incapable of offering support to my husband who struggling a lot in providing for the family. Because of this, I have not been able to get proper medical attention; every time we visit the healthcare facility, we are shown the door. I count myself lucky because, in the next month or so, my transfers will be in. This is going to help me put an end to the harrowing and sleepless nights I've endured in the last half a decade."

"In the next six months expect to have bought more bags of maize for my consumption to a void begging from people since in the look of things the coming harvesting session will not be as good as before. "

"My life is different than it would have been if I would never receive the transfer in that, I could have never bought a motorcycle. This means that I would forever depend on business which had its ups and downs and the main issue was it state since it was almost collapsing. I am glad that Give Directly gave me the means to change my life by enabling me to purchase a motorcycle. I have started using it in ferrying people around and I can say that it is more profitable than the business that I used to do. I am happy that I am able to save even after paying school fees and meeting our daily needs such as buying food"

"Being a sole bread winner in a family is something that can make a woman to venture into businesses that are risky and male dominated. My husband's health condition can not allow him to do tedious jobs, a situation that has rendered me as the only option to work for the family. I am forced to sell palm wine in order to provide food and other basic needs yet the income from this business is only two hundred shillings per day. Receiving this money means starting livestock rearing, repairing my house and supporting my children's education. I also plan to start a hotel in order to have a reliable source of income."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of sufficient food to feed my family members. I donot have enough land for farming , so each season I rent a small portion of land to cultivate, hence I harvest little or no crop produce to sustain my family's needs."

"Givedirectly transfers I intend to spend for buying cows. My household has been disparate to own cows for milk purposes but ever since I have failed to acheive that due to lack of money. This transfers will be a dream chance for my family to own cows."

"Receiving this money will mean I will sleep in a fully furnished house and my ability to pay school fees with ease will be enhanced. When my children complete their education, they will be able to sustain themselves and support me and my spouse during our old age."

"I started building an ironsheets house but I failed to complete it because there was shortage in finances. So, when I receive this money, I will use part of it to complete that project so that we can also sleep in a decent house because the current one is grass thatched and it leaks whenever it rains. I will also go for proper treatment of the illnesses that continuosly attack me."