"I intend to pay three of my children's tuition with the money I will receive this year. This is my main worry, especially since it happens frequently that I fail to pay my children's tuition and they are kicked out of school. In addition, I also intended to purchase a few goats, as I did the previous year. I discovered that I have so far purchased three utilizing funds provided by the company last year. In the event that I experience financial hardship, I hope to continue buying farm animals as a long-term investment. I would also like to finally complete building my house because the roof is still unfinished."

"I intend to buy furniture for my house and a television by June this year . I want my house to also be neat like those of my friends . I want visitors to be comfortable when they visit me . I need approximately $1100 for this . My husband is already saving from his salary to ensure that we achieve this ."

"I intend to start poultry keeping ; about 20 layers for a start. It is something I love and aspire to do . You realise that poultry is easy and quick to sell . This can be useful in times of emergencies . I can also sell them to buy basic needs and pay school fees . I need approximately $500 capital to start . I can't give myself a specific deadline because as at now , all the money I make goes to school fees , but I'm sure that one day , I'll do it ."

"This year, I want to use the money I got to get my boys together so we can start gradually paying for the land we currently live on. This is due to the fact that we are squatters and the landowners have demanded payment from us in order for us to remain there or transfer to another location. Since I can remember, this has been our place to live, and I am now too elderly to even mention that we have relocation plans.As a result, my children and I determined that we would gradually pay the landowners throughout the year until the debt was fully satisfied. I intend to utilize the money for this because it is currently my top priority. After that, I'm hoping I can finally construct a lovely home for myself because the one I currently live in is so dated it's hard to believe anyone ever lives there."

"My husband and I currently reside in a tiny home with our two young children, ages two and five. As the kids have gotten older, I've realized that having a separate room for them will improve both their privacy and ours. The necessity to extend our home to accommodate our growing family was further intensified by the arrival of my co-wife. So, my goal for the upcoming year is to buy enough construction materials to extend our home. This is what I intend to accomplish by buying a few construction materials each time I receive a transfer from GiveDirectly. Additionally, because I want to send my kids to a good school, I expect to use part of these transfers to pay for their tuition."

"In the coming year and beyond, I intend to concentrate on improving the goat rearing, that I started with the transfers. This is a reliable source of income that I currently rely on to support myself. At the moment, I have 4 goats and planning to acquire more with the transfer, Additionally, I intend to purchase proper bedding, as at now, I am using a mat that is not comfortable resulting in experiencing body pains every day after waking up."

"One thing that makes Give Directly to stand out , is how you conduct your activities peacefully and respectfully .Please keep it up ! I have not heard any complains from anyone about you . We have done so many projects in this village using the money from Give Directly and we are so grateful . Right now we have no worries of going hungry nor stress about school fees debts . There is no point correction , please continue doing this good job . May God bless you ."

"I hope to start my own business next year . This will include a grocery shop and charcoal on the side .start business. I have opted for this business because I want to finally take a break from the daily routine of going to the forest to cut wood , I just want to relax . I'll need approximately $200 to set up this business . I'm currently working hard , doing casual jobs to raise this capital ."

"I own a grocery shop where I sell vegetables small tilapia and groundnuts . My husband is a casual labourer but I'm basically the bread winner of my family . When I received the second transfer , the first thing I thought of was livestock , this is because I needed a long term investment . So I bought 4 goats worth $135 . I hope that in future when they reproduce , I'll be able to sell them and pay school fees for my children . I have 3 children who are in primary school , their school uniforms were all torn , so I spent $30 to buy for them new school uniforms . Nowadays they always look forward to going to school the following day , thanks to the new uniforms ! I also cleared their school fees arrears which had accrued upto $45 . I also used $20 to buy clothes for myself because it had been long since I wore new clothes . We had no food in the house , I bought 2 bales of maize flour worth $36 and 25kgs of rice worth $30 . My grocery business was collapsing , I saw it wise to restock it with $100 . I was left with $80 which I saved incase of an emergency ."

"I'm a widow with no stable source of income . My late husband left me with 5 children . So when I received the second transfer , I thought of a long term investment , something that would benefit my children even after this project is finished . So I settled on 2 cows : a heifer and a bull . Each was worth $250 . I'm sure these two will multiply in number , I'll be able to sell some and pay for my children's school fees . I settled for livestock because it is better than letting the money lie idle in my pocket . Also my children did not have decent beddings , they would sleep on a mosquito net and this was so uncomfortable . So I topped up the remaining $30 and bought for them a comfortable mattress that cost $40 . Thanks to Give Directly that my children can now sleep like the babies they are !"