"Receiving this money will money will mean that I will buy some farm land that we shall cultivate because my household has been surviving on hiring dark land in order to sustain our household with food."

"When I receive this money, I will buy agricultural land. Currently I don't have my own land so this will enable me attain my own land."

"The biggest hardship I face currently is lack of land to farm where I could be realising food to feed my family and selling part of the crop produce to raise money for paying my children's school fees."

"When I receive this money, I will use part of the money to renovate my house and buy some household items. I will also buy oxen and an ox-plough to help widen my agricultural practices because we solely depend on agriculture. This will improve our household income because when we get good yields."

"Receiving this money means that I will buy a piece of land. I sold all my land to pay school fees for the children, therefore at the moment I donot have where to cultivate crops,so this transfers I will spend for buying land for farming. The crops planted will source food for my family. "

"When I receive this money, I will build a house big enough to accomodate our family. Currently we are living in a single roomed grass thatched house which is congested. This money will enable us attain comfort."

"The biggest hardship I face is inadequate funds for providing basic needs to my children like education,food and medication since I have six school going children. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to pay school fees for my daughter who used to be sent home most of the time due to fee arrears. I normally sell sisal to earn a living and this is what I depended on to pay her school fees and take care of the family needs too. As a widow, I don't think I could have managed to do all these by myself. I thank Give Directly for empowering me and giving me the confidence to face the challenges in my life."

"Since childhood, my parents have been reminding me on the importance of education. One thing I have learnt from them is education never expires hence I have no additional goals but rather to focus on completing my college education. I believe through completing college I will be able to get employed and as assist my parent with the provision of my family's needs back at home because at the moment I cannot bear seeing them struggle to provide a better future for us."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is owning cattle which I did not have before. This is an investment for me because I know that, when I sell them in a few year's time I will get a higher amount of money. Owning this cattle means a lot to me because I feel good like the rest of my neighbors who have some too."