"Due to the fact that I don't generate much money from the charcoal I burn for sale, providing for the requirements of the eleven of us in the family has been difficult. Prior to my enrollment in the program, the kids may frequently be sent home for not making their tuition payments on time. Since I joined the program, I am relieved that this is not the case because the monthly remittances have made it easier for them to pay for their educational expenditures. This year, I want to make sure that I pay their tuition on time so that they have plenty of time to study. In addition, I want to purchase a goat and three hens this year to raise as a future investment."

"My hope is that my four school-age children, who all depend on me, have the best education possible. They shouldn't remain at home while others are in class or doing homework, in my opinion. So going ahead, my objective is to make sure their tuition is paid on time. In addition, I intend to start raising sheep as an investment with the intention of selling some of the offspring in the future to produce cash for our household needs as well as the children's future school expenses."

"Since goats make the best long-term investments, I have always been passionate about raising them, but I've never had the money to do it. Every year, they give birth, and as the year progresses, so do their offspring. I want to buy three for upbringing now that I receive a monthly payout. If everything goes according to plan, I will have more of them in two years, which I intend to sell later to help pay for my kids' school expenses."

"Currently, building a better house is the only objective I have. With our monthly remittances, my spouse and I have so far purchased 14 pieces of iron sheets. In the next three months, we want to complete the remaining fourteen. Then we shall look for timber, nails, and construction workers. We pray that it doesn't rain since the house is in horrible shape and we are frightened that it might fall on us if it does. We are optimistic that we will accomplish this goal by October."

"My husband, who has been our primary source of income, was arrested and is currently in prison, therefore I currently have no source of income. I want to start a business this year so that I can have a source of livelihood. I have already chosen the location of the grocery store I intend to open, hopefully in four months. While transfers are now my only source of income, I will be saving some money each month to reach this objective. As we wait for their father to be released, I'm hoping the revenue from it will allow me to take care of the needs of our two kids."

"The situation I was in before GiveDirectly entered my life was intolerable. I had been residing in a one-bedroom grass home for the longest time. It was difficult to make enough money to provide for our food. I now have a two-bedroom, half-mud, half-iron sheet home thanks to GiveDirectly. I was also able to buy a cow, whose milk will both earn me money and be useful for our household needs. GiveDirectly has significantly improved every element of our life in the long run."

"The biggest difference in my life is the happiness GiveDirectly has given me. The joy I feel each day and the fulfillment in my heart that my dream is coming to pass gradually. Like before, little things made me angry but I don't see that happening anymore because I am usually happy and fulfilled."

"It is not easy for us to get enough compost to fertilize our small land, we have a small land to cultivate in order to feed my family, To get money at home I and my husband we have to work hard in other farm for $0.7 per day or my husband went to prepare charcoal in others forests for $10 per month"

"The main challenge we are facing is that we don't have land for agriculture, therefore the insufficient food at home and we don't have money to buy the food stuffs we need. We normally eat once per day because it's hard to have enough food that can allow us to eat at least twice per day. I can say that it's because of poverty, you can see in our house, we have no chair, imagine if we have another guest we can't find a seat for them, it's a challenge. Poverty is the main challenge we have because if we can get money, we would not face all of these problems."

"The biggest challenge is that our house is not clean well due to the poverty. We started living together with my husband in 2020. We are not legally married because we were not stable financially but hopefully in the future, we will make it. So far, we do not have enough land to use in farming and we only have one goat. Getting fertilizer is not easy for us. In summary, we are poor."