"Solely depending on my husband to provide for our family of five puts so much pressure on him. The salary he makes working at a butchery is only enough to cover food expenses and nothing beyond that. Therefore, I wish to start a food-point business in my village, where I will be cooking and selling local dishes. I estimated the initial capital at $150. Operating this business will ensure that other needs like my three children’s tuition fees are catered to. "

"I appreciate that Give Directly sent us money so that we could improve our lives and put an end to poverty in our community. Another key factor in ensuring that we make wise financial decisions is the unconditionality of the funds. I'm overjoyed to have received the cash because it has already improved my life. I urge the organization to continue with the same act and help needy people from poverty stricken villages."

"My top priorities include supporting my three children's education and meeting their basic requirements, like food. I would be glad if I could find a steady source of income to pay for their schooling because they still have a ways to go before finishing at least the high school level—two of them are in primary school and one is in secondary school. I currently have no way to raise money because charcoal burning is my only source of revenue."

"Currently, I have a goal of starting a charcoal-selling business. I chose this kind of business because it has less competition since it is a handful of people who are doing it. The aim of this business is income generation because most people are selling charcoal in small quantities at most three sacks. I want to buy them from the ones who burn them so that I can sell them to retailers for distribution. I would like to flag off the business as soon as I get some money."

"I will be investing. Because there aren't many vegetables in our village, after conducting some study, I decided to open a grocery store. I intend to borrow some cash through a merry-go-round investment where friends pool their resources to reach this goal. An individual may borrow money from this merry-go-round and repay it with interest calculated at 10% of the total borrowed amount."

"Since we are faced with a scarcity of water in our area, I fixed a fresh water tap at home using the first transfer. Despite the water tap being at my home, the water problem was not fully solved since the water tap can go for almost a month without water. Based on that, I opted to buy a water tank that has a capacity of 5000 liters. The tank cost $300. I saw this as prudent since I use the tank to store water and in case the whole area faces water shortage, I use the tank water not only for domestic use but also for sale thus generating income. Thereafter, I used $150 to complete a toilet that I had started earlier on. For the remaining amount, I paid school fees for my children."

"I am currently thinking about starting a chicken farming company. I created this objective after observing how quickly they mature and how ready markets are. In addition, starting this business doesn't demand a lot of money and it is manageable. I intend to achieve my goal once I have some money, so."

"My primary goal for this year is to spend my transfers on paying school fees for my children. I currently have six school-going children, and I have been stressed about how to support their education. With the assurance of the monthly transfers, I hope my burden to raise their school fees will be easened. I will, therefore, not have to bear the burdens as it has been before courtesy of the transfers. As a result, they will advance well in their education. I am happy to see that they are currently doing well in school."

"As I had mentioned prior, I have a daughter who is pursuing a secondary education and most of the times her school fees are quite expensive. Therefore my biggest focus at the moment is to ensure that I keep my daughter in school by paying for her tuition. I also plan to ensure that we always have food on the table because it is constantly a challenge for me and my family due to drought."

"My focus at the moment is tuition for my five children. Therefore any chance that I get where I receive money I will ensure that I settle any debts they have in their school fee so that they can stay in school. I was also looking forward to opening up a business preferably where I can send groceries so that it can help me sustain the day today needs of my family."