"I expect my life to be better in the next months. I have planted some tea leaves for future sale. The tea will be a source of income for us. I used part of GiveDirectly funds to buy the tea seedlings and vegetables seeds which are now in the farm; we are expecting a bumper harvest in the next four months hence an income. I also plan to buy a cow as an investment to cater for school fee for our children."

"In the next six months, hopefully, I will be owning a motorbike. I am saving some money for this particular goal. This will change my life as I will be making more profits from the taxi business."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to have changed for the better with maybe my business doing well."

"I spent most of the third transfer to start a business of selling second hand clothes, the business is doing very well that l can manage to put food on the table."

"I spent most of the third transfer to plaster my house since this is the easiest way of maintaining it for a long time without reparing most of the time. The are remaining balance I spent to pay school fee for my child"

"I spent the whole of the transfer to buy motorcycle as my source of income, l can now put food on the table daily as compared to before when this was a very big challenge."

"I spent most of the third transfer to buy building materials as l am planing to build my own house since l m staying in my brother in-law's house. The remaining balance l spent to organize funeral program for my brother who pass away."

"I spent most of the third transfer to plaster my house since l saw this was the easiest and cheapest way of maintaining it. The remaining balance l spent to pay school fee for my child who is in secondary school."

"I spent most of the third transfer to add more materials and built my own home, the remaining balance l spent to plaster my house since l wanted to stay in a nice plaster house like other people and to be counted among the reach in our village."

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I am a widow and my income is very low which at times cannot sustain paying school fees for my children. "