"My biggest challenge is unreliable sources of income. I dependent mostly on subsistence farming but because this is also seasonal given the arid climatic conditions over here, I have a business selling piped water. Averagely this business earns me up to $30 monthly but still I have challenges with perennial outages and the fact that during rainy seasons most villagers prefer to get water from free water sources like water pans. Sometimes water outages can last up to a whole month that I just have to sell my chicken to be able to pay the fixed charges amounting to $5 monthly."

"My new goal is to save some of the money I receive in my business and buy a piece of land. A plot of 50 by 100 is going for $1000, which is my savings plan for the next year. I intend to build a single room that can be rented for business. I plan to use one room for my business as I rent others. I will have accomplished my financial goal of having a sustainable income every month."

"Give Directly is one organization that stands out in its unique way of supporting this village with unconditional cash. The funds have enabled my family to complete our house, which was incomplete for quite some time because of the financial constraints faced by the family. I will forever be grateful to the support program because the biggest difference is the support funds that bought my family a dairy cow which I can enjoy its fresh milk, especially now that I recently got a baby"

"GiveDirectly has done well through the provision of unconditional cash transfers. My life has changed ever since. Thanks to the funds, I opened a business that is earning enough to sustain my family. I have grown ambitious and hopefully, with time, my husband will run one of our businesses. I am grateful to this organization and the changes it brought to our village. I would not want them to do anything different to other recipients because they have built such a good reputation."

"I have grown up admiring being financially stable and independent. My goal is to open a grocery. I am planning to sell one of my goats and start with a capital of $50, which would be enough to buy different vegetables. I intend to start small and gradually increase my stock with the demand of my customers. The business will be my retirement plan from the charcoal burning business and also a source of my daily income."

"My son will start his final year of primary school in January and will transition to secondary school at the end of the year after passing the final exam. In order to cover the increased tuition costs, I intend to diversify my farming practices. My current focus is on short-season crops that are not adversely affected by drought. I have a cabbage in the nurseries that I believe will be the beginning as I raise more capital from my small grocery business in the nearby markets."

"Many recipients of the transfer significantly improved their families' lives. Following the demolition of their old grass-thatched huts, many beneficiaries built better homes. In comparison to other organizations I have worked with, GiveDirectly's financial support was a one-of-a-kind model that gave us the freedom to choose how we spent our money. The approach was fair in that they went to every household and asked the heads whether they wanted to enroll or not. No one complained afterwards, but we will be eternally grateful to GiveDirectly for their kind support."

"In the next one year, I hope to have ventured fully into farming, learnt different other farming skills so that I can do farming as a constant source of income for my family."

"The challenge that I'm faced with at the moment is the biting draught. It has been three years since we saw plenty rain and we have not been able to plant any crops. This has seen me and my family lack food to eat since we can't afford three full meals. This has forced us to slaughter goats which is not enough since we can't eat meat everyday and the goats are also few. I'm forced to look for food such as maize, millet and wheat from my relatives who live in the highland areas. I feel ashamed that I have to borrow food from my relatives."

"Right now, I want to increase my return on investment by getting more goats. As a result, I won't have to struggle to pay my fees. When the time comes, it will be simpler to translate a goat into money. As a result, I am unable to specify a certain timeframe for adding the goats, but whenever I receive funding, this will be my top priority."