"In the next year, I hope to accomplish the goal of increasing the size of my livestock farm. My main goal has been to buy more goats and raise them. They are valuable live assets that will bring supplementary income to my household in the long run if they survive. As a result, I will find it so easy to pay for my children's secondary school tuition. My spouse and I will find life to be pretty easy in terms of raising additional money for food and other family development plans."

"I was previously reliant on casual labor, which could be difficult to come by as a source of income. Since my husband got fractured on the rips, I have had to shoulder the entire burden of raising school fees and purchasing food for my family of six. My children had been sent home from school because of a lack of tuition fees when I received the first transfer. I owed $20 for four primary school children, and my son, who was in secondary school, had given up and decided to enroll in a middle-level technical learning institute where he hopes to train as a driver. Clearing the $20 arrears and taking back the four children to school was a relief, I also paid $10 registration fees for the elder son at the technical institute where he is scheduled to begin in May. My ultimate goal was to purchase a cow, and I had to spend $210 on a heifer. I intend to breed and then sell the offspring to help pay for my children's school fees in the future. In addition, I had a shopping list of $165 worth of items to purchase, including bedding, clothes for my children, and an extra seat. I also purchased a $65 sack of maize, which we are still using today. Because we were expecting rain, I also purchased farm inputs worth $15 and saved the remainder to use in my daily purchase of a liter of milk from the neighborhood."

"I was thoroughly impressed by the flawless operation of the organization, from the moment I enrolled to the final stages of their services. The team treated us with the utmost dignity and respect, making us feel valued and heard throughout the process. It was evident from the beginning that they were dedicated to providing the best possible services to us. I appreciated the fact that my opinions and feedback were taken into consideration and acted upon. It made me feel like an important part of the process, and I had confidence that the organization was truly invested in our well-being. It was clear that they were committed to delivering top-notch services, and they did not disappoint. Overall, my experience with the organization was excellent. I have nothing but the utmost gratitude and respect for the organization and its staff."

"Going by the current weather condition highly characterized by drought, I have been unable to do any farming. I heavily rely on my monthly transfers to support my school-going children. I hope to launch a company providing ready food inside the center with the assurance of monthly transfers. Although it does not fetch much, I am sure it can raise at least $ 2 a day. That can go a long way in supporting my children to get food. I have to work extremely hard to support them because I am a single mother. My husband divorced me ten years ago, and the burden of catering to my three children's needs is solely on my shoulder."

"I value education as well as the well-being of my family members. Therefore, in the coming year and beyond, I hope to see all my school-aged children enrolled and continuing with their education. I believe that offering them an opportunity to go to school and learn is the best gift I can give them. They will gain a lot from it in the long run. Also, as long as I continue to get monthly transfers, I will make sure that they are always used to cover my children's educational expenses."

"Food access is a big problem. I stay with my grandchild and it's not easy getting a meal. It's very expensive to buy food, 1 kilo of maize flour costs $1. We also buy all other food items because of the drought. Due to the long drought, I have sold most of my goats. I used to have over 10 goats. Now I only have 3. The only source of income is my goats or help from my children. It worries me knowing that I have very few goats."

"The hardest thing we're facing now as a family is lack of enough food. The drought brought up food shortage since we did not plant our farms. The last time we planted maize and made good harvest was in 2020. The sustained drought has made it difficult producing more food. This has really affected our ability to put food on the table, daily for our 3 children. Now we depend on casual jobs to survive. It's hard getting them. To make matters worse the cost of buying food is high. Here in the village one is paid $2.5 per days work. It's not enough to provide for us."

"GiveDirectly has miraculously changed people's lives. People have bought livestock, and water tanks for water storage, paid school fees, and build new houses. Your method of disbursing this money was well-organized, and you made certain that we received the funds directly from you. I am content with how you handled everything hence I see no area for improvement."

"I believe that a lot of the villagers appreciated the enormous effort that GiveDirectly made to help them escape poverty. Everyone who received the transfer invested in what they most urgently required because it was made plain that it was our obligation to decide how to spend the financial transfers that we received."

"I have lived a life of misery and destitution. In terms of life challenges, I have seen it all. The feeling of non- enoughness can be especially acute and undermining. I have lived each day as it comes, hopeless about where the next meal will come from. I am more worried since I did not take lunch today and I am uncertain where I will get the money to buy dinner. Life is hard enough. I have lived all along as a bachelor since no lady could accept to marry me because I am poverty stricken and cannot be able to provide. It is my wish that I will be better someday and live a good life like other people."