"In the next one year and beyond my plan is to start a small business. I have already built a small kibanda that I have always looked forward to using it. I have plans of selling cereals and also advance my farming practices. This will greatly improve my living standards and that of my family in the long run. I take care of six children with my little income from casual work that I engage in. I am happy that with the money that I received from GiveDirectly I can now plan ahead and make my life and that of my family better"

"With my most recent transfer of $450, I used $50 to buy food and other minor needs for my family. I then used another $105 to buy maize for local household consumption. $650 was used to boost my honey selling business and another $30 was used to buy fencing poles. At that time I had one of my children who fell ill and I gave him $32 to go seek for medication. I also used $20 to pay school fees for one of my children who is in his secondary level of education. We are living in an environment where rain is hard to come by and for this reason we have always had to look for more money to buy food and avoid going without. GiveDirectly came in as a major boost to us as a family and village as a whole. I am also very happy that I now have some fencing materials that will allow me to erect a fence and avoid conflicts with my neighbours and external invasion from other wild and domestic animals. The honey business that I run has been greatly boosted and this will also make our lives and that of my family better by increasing income that I make."

"Being a widow, am the only person that my three children (one is in junior high school, one in grade eight, and the other one in grade six) count on for provision. I want to be capable of supporting their basic needs like food and education but am afraid my practice of making charcoal may not go a long way. That is why, I wish to use the cash transfers to secure goats to grow my wealth as they reproduce. In the future, I will sell them to cater to my children’s needs. As I save to buy the goats, I also wish to spend part of the money on constructing an extra room in my house. The current one-room space is quite small to accommodate the four of us. "

"Before the year ends, I wish to have bought a wooded bed and a mattress. The sisal-twined bed I have been using is very uncomfortable to sleep on, as I wake up every morning feeling tired. After buying the bed, I plan to start saving part of my cash transfers to renovate my house. Particularly, I want to construct a concrete pillar around the house to reinforce the mud walls and prevent them from collapsing. I will be happy if the cash transfers fund this project because my business of making charcoal does not generate reliable funds for the task. "

"When I received the funds, my grandson had missed classes for five days owing to an overdue tuition. His father(my son), could not raise money to clear the debt since he is unemployed. Also, my charcoal-making practice had not earned me enough money to pay the school fees. My priority was to see my grandchild back to school, so I spent $20 to settle the unpaid balance. He happily resumed classes and has been attending school to date; my heart is at peace. I used the remaining $14 to buy food, as the household had run out of maize flour that morning. This ensured that my family enjoyed regular meals for at least a week, which would have otherwise been impossible had it not been for the cash transfer. "

"RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on buying bricks and planks for the building of a house of my own, because the one am living in now is a family house. And am also having children too, therefore, i can not depend on the family house all my life. I also buy gas to sell while awaiting the builders to start my building project, since they are now busy with other people contract"."

"I invested my third transfer on improving my farm and also improve my house."

"The families in our community who were previously living in poverty have seen a significant improvement in their living standards since GiveDirectly began their operations. With the cash transfers they received, many were able to acquire livestock and construct new homes, addressing their immediate needs. We are satisfied with the way GiveDirectly manages the program because they do not involve community leaders in the disbursement of funds, and the process is consistently timely with no delays or problems. We hope that other villages will experience the same level of success, and we would be delighted to have GiveDirectly return to our community in the future."

"Currently, my main source of income is agriculture. The prospect of receiving cash assistance from GiveDirectly has brought me immense joy and renewed hope, especially at my advanced age. I have never encountered a program like this before. When I received my transfer, I immediately decided to invest in my farming by using some of the funds to fence my land and prepare it for planting millet, which cost me $300. With the remaining funds, I was able to purchase enough food for myself. I am amazed at how much progress I have made in such a short period, and I am extremely grateful to GiveDirectly for this incredible opportunity to improve my life."

"I have long harbored a desire to construct a spacious and comfortable home for my family. However, financial constraints have prevented me from realizing this dream. In order to overcome this obstacle, I have decided to focus on expanding my goat rearing project, with the intention of breeding more goats and eventually selling them to raise the funds needed to build my dream home."