"I hawk wheat pastries as a way of making an income. This is the only source of income I have and it is usually not so sufficient. I am currently making savings in my local savings group where I aim to get to a sufficient amount that I may buy animals. I believe that when I have goats or chicken I can sell them to solve my money problems at a time. I hope to buy more animals which will grow in number and become a good emergency fund."

"As I said I am doing things I could not have done on my own. I live in a small one room house and with my big family of six, this house is insufficient. I have spent over $300 of my transfers to achieve my goal of getting a new family for my house. I aim to build a house that will require forty sheets of Iron to build and being that the roof is the most expensive part of building, I am almost at the end of this goal with me now having 30 sheets of iron. My plan is to get to forty and then start construction. I also want to buy goats and this are to help me educate my children since this animals multiply I cans ell them and educate my children."

"My children are now home since I had not paid their school fees recently. I do not want a repeat of this in the future. I am saving in an informal savings group to buy goats and cows. My aim is to rear this animals and since they multiply when well taken care of. I hope to have a good number of animals that I can sell in such situations to have enough to settle my children's school fees balance. I hope to ensure that my children finish school and get a good chance at life through getting a good education."

"I want to buy goats, I have a number of chicken and goats which I rear but I want to buy more goats. Goats are much more resilient that even chicken. I want my goats to procreate and multiply so I can sell and get money to educate my children. I have two children who soon will be going to school and I feel the need to be prepared for when they begin school. I also want to put up a grocery shop where I will sell vegetables and get an income as now we depend fully on my husband who is a motorcycle rider."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I own and live in a nice iron sheet-roofed house like others in the village. I feel happy and more secure since I am no longer worried about my safety like before when my house was collapsing. Sleeping in a collapsing structure was unsafe for me. Since I had no alternative and my income from casual labor could not sustain me, I had to cross my fingers till morning. Currently, I am very happy because I have a better house compared to where I was initially. I also have access to food unlike before when I solely relied on charcoal–burning business which was unreliable due to the scarcity of trees."

"I spent approximately $24 for my three children who are in school, the eldest being in high school. This was a huge relieve for me as I used to fullh depend on proceeds from farm produce in order to the school fees as currently I am the breadwinner in my home.I also bought a battery to help.store energy from the solar panel which helps for lighting at home. I divided the rest of the transfer to buy food, pay for tilling of land, and buy some.shoee for my children"

"I love how GiveDirectly treats everyone in the village fairly. Everyone, including the wealthy, gets enrolled as soon as they choose the village. They don't accept presents, exhibit any bias of any type, and are always focused on what they are doing. I hope they can give us more money so we can carry on the good work we've already begun."

"I am glad that Givedirectly saw where there's the biggest need for support, and I loved the fact that we were given aid in the form of cash so that each can meet their own individual needs."

"What I loved about Givedirectly is that after they promised us the aid, they fulfilled their promise, and just like they told us, they gave us the freedom to spend the money on our needs. They did wonderful work here, and I do not think there is anything to change, but If they were to give us any additionl fund, we'd really appreciate it."

"I spent a big percangate of my second transfer to purchase a 5000 Litre water tank. For us tk access clean water we have to send someone with a motorbike to go and buy some at a water poin which is I committed a significant portion of my second transfer to the purchase of a 5000-liter water tank. To get access to clean water, we had to send someone on a motorbike to a water station to purchase some, which is expensive because I also needed to purchase for my young goats. Since I lacked the funds to buy one, my long-held desire for a water tank remained only a dream. Givedirectly's fulfillment of this dream makes me happy. Since I already collected enough rainwater for my household requirements as well as the needs of my goats, I no longer worry as much about a lack of water. as I have to buy for my young goats too. I had always yearned for a water tank but since I did not have the fisances tk purchase it, it only became a dream. I am glad that this dream has been made a reality by Givedirectly. Nlw I do not worry about lacking water as much as I already harvested some rain water, enough for my household needs and for my goats."