"After my house collapsed last year, I was forced to move into my son's house, which already accommodated his wife and child. I feel like am depriving them of privacy and my priority right now is to get a decent one-room house for myself. I know for sure that my hustle of burning and selling charcoal will not be sufficient to support this operation. Since it will be made of mud walls and an iron sheet roof, I approximate the construction cost at $300. To get there, I purpose to save at least $10 from each future cash transfer."

"I would love to expand my herd of goats to four by year's end. However, looking at the financial obligations on my shoulders, am uncertain about accomplishing my goal by then. Having no one to rely on for provision, I sometimes take on charcoal burning tasks to raise money. However, I cannot make much because the physical demands overwhelm me. This is why, I want to rear livestock as I could easily sell them to get money for food."

"With the cash aid that I receive from GiveDirectly, I am proud to have started goat farming. As of now, I own 3 goats. This is a reliable source of income that will assist me in supporting my grandchildren’s education, as well as sell them when they multiply to cater to any financial emergencies. The goal that I hope to accomplish in the coming year is to boost my livestock farming by saving some money to buy more goats."

"As of last December, I started to save my money because I plan on opening up and running a business. I plan on selling groceries from the comfort of my home and also different types of fish, which are common delicacies back in the village. This money will enable me to cater to the day-to-day needs of my family. My son also happens to be in school, so I intend on helping my husband with some of the bills in the house by settling his tuition fees because he barely makes enough money doing casual work. Nutrition is also definitely on my priority list, especially considering that the drought has had quite a negative impact on us."

"My goal this year was to focus on vegetables farming so that I can get money to be able to pay school fees for my children. Although I was not luck to get education due to poverty, I still believe that education is a key to success and educating my children means that they will have a better future."

"My goal this year is to look for a job so that I can help my husband with family responsibilities because it has not been easy for him toiling all alone to provide for us all. Getting a job means that we will also be able to put all our income together and do some meaningful projects as a family."

"What GiveDirectly does well is giving people hope in live. Living in poverty is not easy and many people despair. With the unconditional cash transfers, people were able to invest things that will forever change their lives and give them dignity."

"Since I am earning a better income compered to when I was employed, my goal this year and beyond is to invest in dairy farming and build a better house for my family. Accomplishing this means increase in income and better living standard for my family."

"For the longest time, I had been buying milk from my neighbors because I couldn't afford to buy a dairy cow from the little money that I earn from selling farm produce for it has only be enough to support my family (wife and two children) and my parents. When I received my second transfer, I thought it was a wise decision to buy a dairy cow worth $150. In the next one year I will no longer be buying from my neighbors and I will be milking from my own. I also spend $150 to build a temporary kitchen that got us out of danger for we had been cooking from the main house. I spend the balance to buy vegetable seedlings which I planted and got some good harvest last month. I am so grateful for the support."

"Personally I often have a routine on how I use transfers and the spending of the funds are mostly aligned with what is necessary for my family at the moment. At the moment my biggest priority is to ensure that I settle debts in tuition fees for my son who just recently resumed school. Afterwards I also plan on using a part of the transfers to cater for nourishment for my family especially considering that drought is upon us. Lastly I will spend any money left on purchasing a couple of hens since so far the funds have so far helped me acquire four hens."