"My life is different now than before in that I own personal land that was impossible to attain since my husband and I could not even imagine to ever have it through the farming that we do. Since my husband is an orphan and has been staying with his grand parents till now, I feel confident that this plot of land will solve most of my problems such as a place to cultivate and a home of my own. Before, my husband and I could endure insults from my in laws as we had no where to go."

"In the next six months, I expect to have boosted the current business I operate so that I can have an improved income. This will enable me to comfortably meet the family needs."

"With the great plans I have put in place for my farm this season, I anticipate a bumper harvest which I know will we use for a long time and even have extra to sell to raise more income."

"Everyone in the village was so happy when we received the first transfers. Everyone woke up very early in the morning to get prepared and all were set to the nearest town to collect their money. We were still in disbelief and we decided to wait for sometimes before collecting ours. We had already planned what to spend the money on and even dates of expenditures were already set. That gave us peace of mind to relax and wait for some days before collecting the transfers. Everyone in our family was happy including our children since we informed them right away when we received and they were all thanking GiveDirectly for the great help they had brought into our household."

"In the next six months l expect to have completed building my spacious house and staying in it."

"In the next six months l expect to have put up my own house and staying in it comfortably."

"Having a business of my own has always been my desire. Currently, I am employed as a butcher at a local shopping center, and the business is not doing well at all. The owner is demotivated due to low sales arising from lack of a stable market here. In most cases, am being unable to provide basic needs for the family due to poor pay. Once I receive my transfers, I will venture into a more suitable place where I can set up a butchery. And with the skills that I gained while working here, am pretty sure that it's going to be a success. For the rest of the transfers, I will purchase oxen and an ox plow. This is because untimely planting has been our greatest undoing, and I want to change that by having the capacity to plough as much land as possible with my oxen."

"I do not expect my life to change in the next six months because I am still figuring out some of the best projects I need to indulge in. I have not found one yet. I do not want to start something that might fail due to lack of enough background checks. To me, I feel that rushing into something will not bring a good result. As for now, I think it is wise to ensure that I meet my basic needs."

"In the next six months, I will have come up with a strategy to ensure my daughter finishes school. I am planning to invest some of the money to help me raise the fee and still be able to meet my daily needs. I will be a proud mother living a well-planned life. This will bring peace in my mind. Peace is what I have been praying for in my life more than anything else."

"I am an elderly lady who depends mostly on farming for daily upkeep. However, this task is proving to be too cumbersome with each passing planting season because of my aging limbs that can not allow me to bend for long to plough my land manually. I end up planting a very small portion that can hardly provide me with sufficient harvest to last me for long. Since it is the only source of livelihood that I know, I have always wished to own a pair of oxen and an ox plough to make the work of ploughing my farm much easier but I have not been able to due to lack of finances. With this money, I will finally be able to realise my wish by purchasing these precious commodities. I will also buy five goats for keeping so that once they multiply, I will be able to sell thus getting extra income to sustain myself for many years to come."