"In the near future, I hope to build a new house for my children. I have lately been thinking about putting up one because mine is small. This has forced some of my children to shelter at their grandfather's house, which is not very spacious. I feel that once I succeed, they will have their privacy and there will be no more humiliation."

"My main goal for this year is to complete my house. The only remaining part is the door, windows, and one piece of iron sheet. This will not take long to accomplish. As per my plan, I would like to have completed by the next tree transfers so that I embark on livestock farming as an investment. To get the livestock, I will exchange the poultry I have. In our local calculations, six chicken is equivalent to a goat. Therefore, as my poultry reproduces, I will be in a better position to exchange for goats."

"I am no longer comfortable during the rainy seasons. My grass-thatched house usually leaks making my days and nights terrible. Currently, I aim of renovating my house so that I could live comfortably in it. To achieve this, I committed myself to buy at least two iron sheets every month from the monthly transfers to see my plan coming to pass. I am optimistic that, through the financial discipline I started I will achieve my goal if all goes well."

"Supporting the education of my twelve children and providing for their daily needs like food is my priority. Since nine are still in primary school, and they have a long way before completing at least the high school level, I would be happy if I obtained a reliable source of income to fund their education. Since I do not have a reliable source of income, I aim to use the little amount I get from charcoal burning for food and save the money I get from GiveDirectly."

"My main aim is to ensure that I succeed in building a house by the end of the year. Sleeping under the same roof as my parents make me inferior since I lack freedom and confidence in the house. Traditionally, a grown-up boy is regarded as grown-up if he owns a house instead of being accommodated by their parents. Through the savings I committed to making monthly, I will be having no less than $200 by the end of the year. This amount will enable me to construct a small decent house."

"I was extremely happy when the first and long-awaited transfer arrived, much to the delight of my hungry family. After three months of waiting, I was relieved to finally receive the first patch. I spent $70 on food and household items after receiving it, including a sack of maize, beans, rice, sugar, cooking oil, and toiletries. My children have been eating an earthy meal since then, and everyone is grateful for the generous support we received. I also paid off a $40 debt that I had accumulated from close friends who believed that my share would eventually come in. My two children and spouse wore out their clothes, so I thought it would be a good idea to buy them new pairs worth $45 each. They can now proudly join their friends in new clothes, as opposed to the patched ones they had been wearing. In addition, I set aside the remaining funds for my son's weekly hospital visits for checkups on his cerebral palsy diagnosis and treatment. We had been going to a private doctor, who charges at least $2 per visit and requires us to stop by a pharmacy to pick up our weekly prescriptions. We had been reliant on casual laborers, who are currently scarce due to the prolonged drought that has rendered farming activities ineffective."

"GiveDirectly has always been considerate in keeping its promises, with the transfers arriving ahead of schedule. To me, this is the most efficient program that genuinely cares about the recipients. We are getting the best experience because we are allowed to do whatever we want. People who were once impoverished are now up and running their own businesses. I appreciate that the office dealt with individuals directly, with no complications in the processes, and that the entire promised amount was deposited into our accounts with no deductions before we received it. The same thing would be good to happen in other villages with the same level of fairness, and with no tribal bias or influence from village leadership."

"We currently face a problem of flash floods which affect the house whenever it rains. As result we lack where to sleep sometimes dueto too much water in the house."

"The biggest problem we are facing is poverty which doesn't enable us to meet good treatment when we fall sick and we cannot even have good feeling where by we only have meals a day. Another challenge we encounter is lack of school fees for children which makes them study irregularly and register poor performance."

"The biggest problem we face is hunger as a result of poverty and inadequate land which hinders us from planting crops on a large scale to get enough food hence sturving sometimes. Another challenge we facing is inadequate shelter which cannot accommodate us well which at times bring about bad sleeping."