"In the next six months, I would want to plant tress in my home. I know in the next two-three years, I will be able to sell them and get an income which will hgelp me handle my family needs easily."

"I was born in a family of eight and it was a challenge growing up in as far as basic needs is concerned.My aunt visited us one day and requested my mum to allow me to go and stay at her place.My mother agreed without hesitation and I travelled with my aunt.I was eleven years old.This is where I went through hell for 2 years.My aunt mistreated me.She beat me and overworked me.I wore torn clothes and she never bothered to buy me while she bought for her children.This went on until one day I decided to run away.Through the assistance of the village elder I was able to get bus fare to travelled back home.This really affected my life and my studies.It is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life."

"In the next six months, I expect to plaster the walls of my main house. It is currently made of mud which is usually washed down during rainy days forcing me to be smearing often to maintain its firmness. Plastering the walls will be a permanent solution and will also make my house look better than it does."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because we have afforded to purchase a cow. We have been relying on our parents' cattle for milk. Thus, owning a cow means a lot to us because we can use the cattle as collateral to secure some loans. Still, we gain much prestige by owning the cow. Still, I am more hopeful of a brighter future because the cow will be generating sufficient milk for consumption and sale."

"In the next six months, I expect to expand my poultry farm to be large so that It brings more income. I am planning to start buying more chicks and modern chicken feeds so that they grow and multiply faster to bring me more income. This will help me with paying fees as well as addressing most of my household's needs which are quite challenging at the moment."

" I have always wished to be able to provide all the basic needs that my family requires.This has proved to be a challenge because I do not have a source of income.I depend on odd jobs that pay very little and cannot sustain my family.This is the biggest hardship I have faced."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer since my dream of building a bigger and better house has materialized. I have been struggling in vain to raise funds for building another since the one that we had was a bit small and less presentable. Thus, I greatly appreciate the timely financial boost that I received from GiveDirectly. We have gained sufficient space and more prestige from the new house."

"I have a plan of buying a few items that are lacking in the house such as cupboard, furniture's such as a new sofa-set and a dining table. Apart from that, I also want to get new bedding and a new bed that I really need so urgently. Currently I am forced to sleep on a mat every night because that is what we can afford but I know that very soon I will be able to buy a bed and sleep very comfortably every night."

"I am glad we have enough food even though it is a dry season and food is scarce. When we received the transfers we bought enough food that was in season and stored them. We are able to sell them at a higher price than the price I bought them with since they are out of season and the demand is high. I can comfortably feed my family and still earn a few shilling to cater for my other needs."

"In the next six months, I want to continue boosting my business. I would still use part of transfers to boost my business by buying at least one piece of iron and equipment for the business. I am hoping by the end of the year, it will be stable enough to handle all my family needs."