"After my house collapsed last year, I was forced to move into my son's house, which already accommodated his wife and child. I feel like am depriving them of privacy and my priority right now is to get a decent one-room house for myself. I know for sure that my hustle of burning and selling charcoal will not be sufficient to support this operation. Since it will be made of mud walls and an iron sheet roof, I approximate the construction cost at $300. To get there, I purpose to save at least $10 from each future cash transfer."

"I would love to expand my herd of goats to four by year's end. However, looking at the financial obligations on my shoulders, am uncertain about accomplishing my goal by then. Having no one to rely on for provision, I sometimes take on charcoal burning tasks to raise money. However, I cannot make much because the physical demands overwhelm me. This is why, I want to rear livestock as I could easily sell them to get money for food."

"With the cash aid that I receive from GiveDirectly, I am proud to have started goat farming. As of now, I own 3 goats. This is a reliable source of income that will assist me in supporting my grandchildren’s education, as well as sell them when they multiply to cater to any financial emergencies. The goal that I hope to accomplish in the coming year is to boost my livestock farming by saving some money to buy more goats."

"As of last December, I started to save my money because I plan on opening up and running a business. I plan on selling groceries from the comfort of my home and also different types of fish, which are common delicacies back in the village. This money will enable me to cater to the day-to-day needs of my family. My son also happens to be in school, so I intend on helping my husband with some of the bills in the house by settling his tuition fees because he barely makes enough money doing casual work. Nutrition is also definitely on my priority list, especially considering that the drought has had quite a negative impact on us."

"My goal this year was to focus on vegetables farming so that I can get money to be able to pay school fees for my children. Although I was not luck to get education due to poverty, I still believe that education is a key to success and educating my children means that they will have a better future."

"My goal this year is to look for a job so that I can help my husband with family responsibilities because it has not been easy for him toiling all alone to provide for us all. Getting a job means that we will also be able to put all our income together and do some meaningful projects as a family."

"I am a single mothers of two and I have been Living in my parent's house with my two children. I have not been living the best of my life here because I felt like I was a burden to my parents even though they have never told me so. My desire was to purchase a land but being employed as a salon worker, I was not able to raise enough capital towards the same. When I was enrolled in the program, I had only two goal; to open my own salon business and buy a piece of land. Gratefully, I was able to achieve my first dream and I was able to buy a piece of land with my second transfer. I am happy that I now have my own business earning better income and I have my own piece of land. All this wouldn't have been possible were it not for the transfers and I am so grateful."

"GiveDirectly has lifted lives of so many people in the village and community at large. The change is very visible because, people who had grass thatched house have houses roofed with iron sheets, people have invested in small business and dairy farming and this means that in a few years time, the people who were empowered will be able to empower others. Keep up with the fantastic work that you are doing to communities."

"Given that GiveDirectly works with people who live in extreme poverty. You may find that at times, there people got ideas but lack Capita to put their ideas into practice. What GiveDirectly does well is empowering people through given them cash."

"Personally I often have a routine on how I use transfers and the spending of the funds are mostly aligned with what is necessary for my family at the moment. At the moment my biggest priority is to ensure that I settle debts in tuition fees for my son who just recently resumed school. Afterwards I also plan on using a part of the transfers to cater for nourishment for my family especially considering that drought is upon us. Lastly I will spend any money left on purchasing a couple of hens since so far the funds have so far helped me acquire four hens."