"Because of the past difficult experiences in raising school fees for my son, I had thought of looking for an opportunity to help me raise additional money. And for this year, I developed a goal of building my savings toward raising his school fees. Once he completes his O'level of study, I would wish to see him join secondary school. I believe he will be able to get good training that will prepare him for more opportunities in the future. Secondly, I have developed another goal of os starting a business. It will create an opportunity for me to have a steady cash flow."

"The challenge i am currently facing is poverty,i don't have a job yet i have a family to look after and take care of my father as well. The rains washed away almost the whole banana plantation where we used to get food from so now getting what to eat is a challenge."

"Around four o'clock I got a message on my phone while tending to my livestock in a pasture far from home. I went right over to see what kind of message it was. When checked, $550 was the first number that caught my attention. I focused more and noticed that I had gotten the first transfer that had been promised. I was thankful to have received such a large sum of money all at once. Because of the joy that engulfed my heart, I gradually moved the livestock to a close distance to my home. I looked at them as I stood near the house, waiting for the sun to set and take them home."

"I would want to see my children prosper in their education, and therefore my is to educate my children to a level that I could. I would ensure that part of every month’s transfer is sent to the school to clear any remaining balance. I would also want to buy livestock that would be of great help to me in the future in case of emergencies."

"My goal for the next year and beyond is to have livestock. I would want to buy goats with the transfers that I would be receiving knowing that in case I am faced with an emergency in the future, I would be in a position to sell them and have the money. Also, when the program comes to an end, I would want to have the livestock to act as evidence of the great help I received from GiveDirectly."

"It had always been my wish to educate my children to a level that they would want even though I am faced with financial challenges. So my major goal is to ensure that my children go to school uninterrupted and and will achieve this by ensuring that I spend part of my monthly transfers on paying any school fees balance that they might have accrued."

"My plan is to buy livestock because I have always been interested in livestock rearing, so the transfers that I would be receiving from GiveDirectly would be of great help. I want to ensure that every month I set aside some amount that would enable me to buy the livestock by the end of the year and in case of any financial difficulties in future, I would be in a position to sell and get the money I need."

"Since I am a single mother, I would always want my children to have a better life and also continue with their education, therefore my main goal in the next one year is to save part of my transfers every month and by the end of the year, I would want to start up a greengrocery business so that I have a source of income to support my children."

"My children had been on and off from school due to the lack of school fees and I had been struggling so hard to look for money, but the little I manage to get is also shared to meet other needs. My plans with the future transfers is to ensure that I reduce the amount of school fees arrears every month so that my children would have uninterrupted learning."

"I was previously a farmer specializing in livestock rearing(goats) but due to financial challenges, I was forced to sell all of them and was left with nothing. My wish had been to buy more livestock and embark on my farming project. So with the transfers that I would be getting, I plan to buy as many goats and keep them so that in the future, they would be of great help as well."