"My life has changed because I have implemented a business plan that I had and I'm hopeful that it will generate income for my family. I used to have business ideas but did not have capital, I thank GiveDirectly for making my dream come true."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will be having livestock. I will also be having a better income from the clothes business because it has now expanded."

"I will be having heifer hat I just bought using this year's savings. I will also be having a new home for myself. By this time, I could still be staying with my mother since am the caretaker in her old age but I will be happy to have my own home."

"I plan to buy a heifer. I will keep it on my father's farm so that I use it in the future to pay school fees for university or college. I have high hopes that I will do well in my secondary exams because my school attendance is now really good. I have to invest now so that I am able to pay school fees at the next level."

"My long term goal is to cement the interior parts of my house so that I can stop living in this mud covered house. Staying in this cow dung swabbed house is such a stressful thing because I have to be re-doing the same procedure weeks after weeks which at times is quite exhausting so that is why i prefer cementing it once and for all."

"My life has changed because I have bought a piece of land. I now sleep well and own livestock (cows, goats and chicken). With time the livestock will multiply and I can sell it to handle any challenge that may require money. Previously, I was sleeping on a mat and did not have any livestock."

"My life has changed, I'm happy because I have constructed an iron house which is more safe. I'm hopeful of shifting to my new house before the rainy season begins . As of now I sleep in the grass thatched house with the open roof and in it rains, it leaks a lot."

"I expect my life to change tremendously for the better in the next six months. By this time, I shall have obtained my school certificate and be able to get a job as well. Getting a job shall mean that I shall be empowered to start other projects that shall propel me towards being self reliant."

"After getting a dairy cow, we plan to make another round of merry go round contribution and support my husband in building a new house. We are currently staying in a mud walled house that has a leaking roof top. The house is so uncomfortable and quite an embarrassment to us. We are optimistic that this shall be accomplished within the next six months."

"My life is currently different from how it was in that I managed to build a spacious house since I had a small one which could not even fit five people at a go. I have also managed to pay school fees for my two children in high school. At some point, the burden was so much and probably they could have dropped out of school were it not for Give Directly to come through. Buying the goats that I nowadays sell to pay school fees have been a relief because they reproduce faster and this has enabled me to meet most of my pressing and urgent needs that I could not have met before."