"The major economic activity on which I have depended for many years is charcoal work, a very strenuous job. This work is recently not reliable because trees are scarce and making 1 sack takes me a week to make $4. This has forced my household to live a very miserable life because of the financial crisis, hence, meeting our basic needs has become so difficult. Therefore, I consider financial constraints to be my biggest challenge."

"It is difficult for me to raise my three children as a single mother. This is because we recently parted ways with my husband, and I was forced to return to my home with my children. What kept my hope alive was the fact that I had trained as a tailor, which I now use to support my children. When my first transfer arrived, I spent $130 on school fees for my son, who was starting junior high. Later, I spent $140 on a sewing machine to start a tailoring class and earn extra money while empowering others. In addition, I set aside $210 for future emergencies. The transfer simplified our lives. I have never witnessed such a noble gesture in my life, and we are honoured to be among the recipients."

"Receiving funds from GiveDirectlyy made it easier for us to cover funeral expenses. This would not have been the case if we had not received the transfer because we would have had to borrow money for my husband's final send-off. I will be eternally grateful for the support that gave us a shoulder to lean on when we were down."

"When I received my transfer, I knew I had to prioritize paying my children's school fees. This is because it was the most pressing need we had at the time, so I spent $100 on school fees. I am married and have three children. My husband is a mason, and I rely on farming for a living. Second, I upgraded my seat by purchasing a sofa set for $90 and later purchasing clothes and food with the remaining funds. All of this was previously impossible due to a lack of funds. I am extremely grateful for the assistance that has significantly improved my standard of living."

"A few years from now, I want to see myself as one of the biggest business women in my town. I want to travel from one country to another to buy quality materials in order to make maximum profits from it. During this time, I will be building my dream house in the city to relocate my family to experience a better and better life."

"I want to build a decent house for my entire family . The house we are presently living in belongs to my mother. and I'm living in it with my spouse. So we intended to build a new home.We usually go to dig sand and go in search of rock to sell them before we have food to eat. Greatful to Givedirectly that my family can afford proper meal daily."

"I'm a mother of 7 boys and 5 girls alone with my spouse. Life has been extremely difficult for my family when we depend only on farming for survival, but most of the time the animals destroy our crops on the farm . As a result, we can't get good results from the farm to sustain us. Because of the constrict we haven't been able to send all of the children to school, but with the help of Givedirectly funding we were able to pay our children's fees for the school year. I also brought zinc to roof my house because of massive leakage in my house."

"I used to always check my account until I got tired because each time I checked no money was there. It was awhile. One day, I decided to check reluctantly, fortunately for me. I saw the message and I hurriedly checked my balance and saw the money. I was really overwhelmed whenr right ahead I withdrew the money to pay my girlfriend's school fees."

"That day was Monday. There was no network. One of my brothers was in fish town city when he received his message from Givedirectly Immediately. He called a few people to share the news. Upon receiving the news, the entire town was happy and rejoiced. I got on my bike hurriedly and went to Sweaken to check my phone because the network wasn't available at that time. When I saw my messages, you had received a transfer from Givedirectly with the said amount.I smiled and began to dance upon seeing the amount."

"I received a message around 4:00 p.m. while at home. After reading the message and recognizing the amount indicated to have been deposited into my account, I was relieved to realize it was from GiveDirectly. My husband was at the shopping center, where he was running a food kiosk; I could not call him at the time, so I decided to wait until he got home to surprise him. He was ecstatic, and even though he had heard about the receipt from his customers at the shopping center, knowing that we had also received the expected amount made him very happy. We had a lot to do, but feeding my family was a top priority."