"GiveDirectly did an excellent job in our village, lifting me out of the deplorable poverty I was in. I am hoping to start a better life with my current family of three as soon as possible. I'm no longer in pain after building a new house that I hope will last a long time, and once I finish paying for the land, fencing around it will be my next goal."

"RE " My biggest accomplishment Will be seeing our house in Zwedru finally completed. Because it is very costly paying school fees as well as rent at the same time. This have been my prayer all along and am happy to see it almost comfortable "."

"I received my first transfer around 4:00 p.m., which I confirmed via a notification message from the mobile money service. I was intrigued and quickly checked my account balance, where I discovered that the amount received matched the promise I was expecting from GiveDirectly. I was with my mother, who had also received similar information, and after my brother confirmed the available balance in my mother's, we all burst out cheerfully and thanked God for the provision. I was unable to collect it on the same day, but I transferred $60 to my mother's account, which she used to purchase retail goods for a joint business venture."

"Even though I am relieved and happy that the enormous burden of school fee payment for the four adopted grandchildren has been lifted, I am concerned about how I will keep them in school once all transfers have been exhausted. At the moment, my only new goal is to focus on raising more money and saving money from the help I have been receiving from my daughter so that I can use it to pay for future school terms. I also want to provide enough food for my current family of six by starting a new subsistence farming venture and encouraging my grandchildren to look for casual labor on local farms when they get home from school."

"The rains washed away my house in 2022 in September that I was left with no where to stay. I reached my mummy and requested her to permit me stay her for some time as I look for money to put up a house for my family which I am not currently with due to customs in our culture."

"Scarcity of money that has made living conditions so hard that in my family we can hardly have 1 meal, and also as a family. We have so much desired to move to a safe place free from Landslides but we don't have means to do so."

"I wake up early in the morning, feeling the weight of the day ahead of me already on my shoulders. I am a husband, a father, and a businessman. My wife and I deal in very different commodities - she sells vegetables like cabbages and tomatoes, while I sell cows, goats, and hens. We work hard every day to provide for our family, but the profits we make are never enough to cover all our expenses. One of my biggest concerns is paying for my children's education. Education is the key to a better future, but it comes with a hefty price tag. I often find myself dipping into the capital of my business just to make ends meet, but this only adds to the stress and worry that I feel every day. As if financial constraints aren't enough, I also have to deal with the unpredictable weather. Heavy rains are a common occurrence in my village, and they can be very dangerous. I worry, especially at night, when I'm trying to sleep, that a landslide could sweep me and my family away in our sleep. It has happened before in our village, and the thought of it happening again is terrifying."

"The biggest difference in my life for now is the mattress I am sleeping on. The country mat was an embarrassment for my life because it caused me pains and sadness; but GiveDirectly made me happy the moment I slept on mattress for the first time. I can now sleep in peace and comfortably too. My child that is living with me is also happy about this change in her life. She used to have sleepless nights too, but she doesn't wake up in the middle of the night anymore because the mattress is soft and it gives her good rest."

"GiveDirectly did good for us by changing our lives. They have given us money to improve our properties and own cattles as well as sending our children to school. Before, my children used to suffer for school fees through the farm work I do, but GiveDirectly has made us happy and ease the burden on our lives. They have not done anything bad that I have heard about."

"I've planned to use my third transfer on processing planks for my new house project. I will wait for the 4th transfer before I start the process because I don't want to spend transportation twice. I am currently living in a thatch house which leaks every time it rains. This causes me so much embarrassment like sleeping on a wet bed and everywhere else being muddy. I cannot host stranger in house and that brings shame to my name. Having this house will bring me respect."