"Givedirectly is really helpful to us and I pray that Givedirectly continue helping us the poor"

"When my husband passed away, he left me a piece of land near the trade center in Guruguru, where he had planned to build a rental house. The hardships that followed his death hindered me from picking on the task from where he had left. It was until I started receiving the cash transfers that I got the motivation to build the house. Since we had already acquired the bricks, I only need to save money for irons sheets and other building materials alongside labor compensation. I plan on building a six-room rental structure. "

"Five years ago, I used to sell sardines during market days, where I made at least $50 in weekly profit. I would mostly spend this income on school fees as most of the food came from our farm. Things were catching up well until the drought kicked in, which impaired the growth of food crops. As a result, I started spending more money on food, which eventually depleted my capital. Life became tough. The only hope for survival sat in the hands of my husband, who actively made charcoal for our sustenance. I feel like the responsibility burden is weighing more on him by the day and I wish I would support him more. This is why I want to revive my business of selling sardines. Despite the financial constraints, I hope to accumulate savings of at least $90 to buy my initial stock. "

"The unconditionality and nonpayment of the transfers fascinate me. This gives one room to decide to spend the transfers without the fear of having to return the money since it is not a loan but a grant. Additionally, the field staff are respectful and not discriminatory by any means, as they consider all the villagers equal. At the moment, I have not seen any weakness in the organization, and I wish them to continue with their way of working."

"I have been planning to join college. Therefore, I hope to accomplish this by saving most of the monthly transfers. When that savings build up, raising my college fee will be easy. I opted for this because my mother is often overwhelmed to take care of the family. She is a jobless widow who over-rely on burning charcoal to feed her children. We have been living in hardship since my father died in 2005. Once I manage to attain a college education, I will be able to have skills that can help me acquire a job and work to improve the living standard of my mother and my siblings."

"I hope to accomplish paying off my motorcycle this year. My primary aim is to ensure that the ownership is transferred to me. Consequently, my income will increase, and supporting my family will no longer be stressful. My secondary objective is to keep goats after paying off my motorcycle. Goats are valuable live assets, especially for people without a stable source of income. In the future, I will sell them to raise cash for my personal development and my children's educational needs."

"My main objective is to build a new house. The existing one has a rusty iron sheet roof that is old and leaks. I hope to spend my transfers to buy building materials in bits to get beyond this obstacle that puts me in danger of acute cold during the rains. They will assist me in constructing a new house. Aside from that, I also want to start raising livestock. I do not currently have any, but I am hoping that with the help of transfers from GiveDirectly, I will start raising goats and cows. If my family takes good care of them, it is a viable investment that will benefit my family for years after the transfer."

"After receiving the first transfer, the thought of having a business ran through my mind and I managed to save a few coins, that is around $18 from it. Immediately after the second transfer came in, I did not hesitate to push through with my business plan. My budget was coming to $66, so I used $58 to buy the stock and $8 to pay for the shop where I will be carrying out my business. The business involved selling women's clothing and this was inspired by my strong connection with women in my village through our daily conversations as we go about our engagements I got to realize that various types of clothing were a need at the moment. Considering that I was just a housewife doing the daily routine chores at home which included taking care of our three children, The other thing that pushed me to have the business was that I wanted to ensure that we have something to sustain us as a family daily other than just depending on my husband who is doing casual jobs to ensure that the family is sheltered as far as finances are concerned. Through this, I trust that I will be able to help in putting things in their place faster and accumulate more resources for the sake of improving our living standards as a family."

"Since I don't have a job, my aim was to utilize my second transfer to find a method to provide for my family. As a young maize farmer and casual laborer, the only thing I could provide for, was food because the one sack of maize that I harvest from a quarter of an acre were only enough for our family of three's consumption, and the $5 I earned per week from casual labor made little difference. So, with the second transfer, I decided to buy a dairy cow for $250 so that I can gather milk and sell it for profit, I bought furniture for the house we were able to build with our first transfer with $200 and food for two months for $80."

"My top objective when I got the second financial transfer was to build a bigger house because the one I had was cramped and undersized. Before, it was challenging for me to build a house because I relied primarily on generating charcoal and the little money I made was insufficient to even buy food daily. I was able to construct the exterior of a three-room, mud-walled house thanks to the initial transfer; all that was left to complete it was the roof. After receiving the second transfer, I spent $400 on 40 pieces of iron sheets. The roofing is now finished, which makes me glad, and I am presently repairing some doors and windows. Due to the difficulty and cost of obtaining fresh water. To get any water, I used to have to go a long way. I, therefore, felt it necessary to apply for a water connection at my house. Taking that into consideration, I spent $60 on some plumbing supplies. As of right now, I'm organizing the fitting so that the connection may happen. As a result, this will reduce the burden of traveling and the cost to source the same."