"I am honestly quite excited for myself this year, and this is because I have absolutely amazing plans that I hope will be productive and essentially help me when it comes to providing for my family. I plan on saving up a substantial amount of the funds that I receive, and when I finally have enough, I want to open up a salon and buy the equipment that I will need for the business. This means a lot to me, especially since after my husband passed, I was left all alone to cater for the needs of my children, which was extremely hard, especially considering I had no job. Therefore, I am excited to see what the future has in store for me, and I'm grateful that with these donations, I will finally be able to stand on my own two feet by starting my own business. I will also ensure that I use the money to pay for tuition for my two children as well."

"In the coming years, I hope to construct a better shelter for our family of 3 members. Since I got married two years ago, I have not had the chance to build a durable and spacious house. We have been residing in a mud-walled structure that requires frequent maintenance because the walls are constantly brought down by rain. I intend to construct a permanent shelter once I got some money."

"My husband passed on and he was the sole breadwinner in my family. He left me with four children, one in college and three in high school. I had to leave my matrimonial home since I was not getting any support from my husband's kinsmen. I relocated to my parents with my children. I have been struggling to raise fees for them, through my small business of vending vegetables which does not pay much. Getting support from GiveDirectly has added to the little I earn from the business, which has enabled me to pay their fees on time. My goal now is to see them excel in their studies. I am no longer struggling to pay fees because of the monthly transfers."

"Despite the significant financial demands of the ongoing projects in my household, I am grateful to GiveDirectly for the consistent support that has increased my confidence in planning ahead. I am currently building a new house that is still lacking doors and final furnishings. On the other hand, I am also paying primary school fees for my four children and hope to enroll our youngest son in nursery school classes this year. In addition, I am looking forward to generating additional income by restarting the fish business that I was operating before my stock ran out. I will be able to pay my four children's school fees and buy food for the entire family of eight with the proceeds from the business."

"My objectives for this year include starting a new business so that I can use the money I make to take care of my basic needs and then those of my entire family. Since most of the shops back in the village are rather far from our house, I was hoping to start up a kiosk and sell a variety of goods. Additionally, I hoped to build a much larger home for myself and renovate the roof because when it rains, the house usually ends up being completely soaked."

"Before the transfer, I never had a modern house, I owned a small grass-thatched house which was leaking during the rainy season. I thank Give Directly for the transfers as I managed to build a two-bedroom modern house for kshs 30,000 Initially, I never had peace of mind as it was so tiresome moving some of my valuable items during the rainy season, my young boys too never had adequate space to spend their nights and this was so stressful as they could sleep in a neighbour's house. My peace of mind is finally restored since I built a house. I am a University student, a third-year student studying English Literature. I used the remaining part of the transfers of kshs 23,000 to pay for my tuition fees"

"I plan to invest in a small-scale business where I will open a mini-shop for income generation. I currently hawk liquid soap to provide food for my family. On a good day, I can earn $2 in profits which is never enough to cater to my family’s basic needs. Beginning this February, I will save at least $5 per month of my transfers to help me start and grow the business."

"I enrolled my wife into a college to persue a tailoring course so that she can gain some useful skills and also engage herself. She is required to pay a sum of Ksh.15,500 and I have so far paid ksh. 2000 only. My objective is now to use the monthly transfer to clear this fee so as to allow her complete her course."