"I have a business and have been selling meals in the nearby markets, including porridge. At first, I used plastic containers to hold meals that would quickly get cold and not satisfy the needs of the clients. When I got the second transfer, I spent $45 for two thermos flasks, and so far my business has been successful thanks to the satisfied customers who always get hot porridge when they need it. With $36700, I built a new house as well, and some of the remaining money was used to add 12 additional iron sheets to the old ones. I required a larger home because I was raising my child alone in a single-family home. Despite the fact that I'm still working on the interior design, I'm relieved that the construction is finally complete. Additionally, I spent $20 for two hens and a cockle that I want to raise and sell both their eggs and progeny from in the future. I eventually used the remaining money to buy food, which we still eat now."

"I have a new objective: I want to buy some goats to keep on my farm, despite the fact that I am having trouble paying the school tuition for my two kids. Because their reproduction will help pay for school fees and other household expenses, this endeavor will be helpful in the event of a future emergency. The school year for my children will soon be over, and since I won't have to pay anything while they are at home, I plan to spend all of my savings on at least one goat."

"Since I have been earnestly hoping to finally own a piece of land that I can relocate to, the completion of the payment for the parcel of land in the neighborhood has been a comfort to me. I am currently gathering materials to aid in the building of a new home on the property, which I will eventually move into with my two children."

"At the moment, expanding farming operations and ensuring steady production from the available land are our household's key priorities. We are also thinking about renting more land so that we can grow short-season crops, sell them later, and utilize the money from those sales to cover our children's school expenses."

"I would like to open a shop selling groceries such as vegetables and also on the same premises I would like to open a restaurant. With no rent expenses, this goal is achievable. I am saving some money to venture into this."

"GiveDirectly has upgraded our lives, beautiful homes are been built, people are adapting to solar now not using paraffin anymore and small businesses are emerging. The village is growing."

"I hope to complete the building of my house in the coming years."

"By this time next year, I'm hoping to be in a better financial position to educate my children and give them a decent living. In the next 5 years, I want to see myself living in the big city, Monrovia, along with my family so that they can have better access to quality education ."

"When I received my second transfer, used to ksh 27000 to pay school fees for two children, one in college and another in highschool, this reduced the arrears I had by almost half and my son in highschool will be allowed to be stay in school until the end of the term. I was also able to buy a cow with ksh 22000 and we have been getting 6 litres of milk each day where we sell 4 litres and consume 2 at home, at least now we have our own constant supply of milk instead of buying everyday and are able to buy enough food with the milk that we sell. I saved about ksh 5000 so that I can buy animal food for the cow."

"I am a business man, 35. I bake cakes for sale and that sustains me with my family of 6. What has been the biggest challenge lately is the high cost of baking inputs such as flour, oil and firewood. Before the pandemic came, I used to make a profit of $10 daily. That's is after paying costs of production including workers. Currently I can only manage a meagre $4 a day. This has discouraged me, I even contemplated closing it. It has also forced me to reduce the number of workers. Initially before the pandemic, I used to have 2 workers, now it's only one. The cost of living has gone up and even people cannot afford to buy more now. This is compared to pre-pandemic times. The low business performance has hindered my ability to even do fencing on my compound."