"I spent $13,500 of my most recent money to pay the balance school fees for my four children. I also used $8,000 to purchase four bags of cement and $16,000 to purchase one bundle of zinc. My aim is to build a decent house to live in"

"This coming year I hope to plant coffee and sell them. The money with be use to feed my family"

"Getting old is my greatest challenge, i live by seeking help from others because i don't have any energy to work for myself. I receive support from the government which is not enough, i have to seek support from my son Callixte to help cultivate my land and be able to produce what to eat. I often get sick and to be able to go to the hospital i have to be carried by my children or neighbours because the roads are broken we don't have access to emergency vehicles."

"The place we work in is not fertile , we don't get enough harvest because we don't have fertiliser to use. To be able to get fertiliser we have to herd livestocks from others to get what to use. We have been in a sunny season and we were not able to produce what to eat for a while. Another challenge we face is having a small house for our family size , we are a big family of 7 people living in one house of two rooms, our children have to sleep all together uncomfortably and some sleeps on the floor because we lack enough facilities to buy them beds to use."

"I currently own a small business of selling banana juice and the challenge i face is falling into loses, there are times when i bought bananas and tried to produce juice and it become defected and I couldn't get people to purchase from me and this has happened to me for several times where i had to throw it all and fell into loses."

"Having a place to work in is our greatest challenge, our family is expanding day by day but we don't have enough land of our own it require us to rent lands from others to be able to produce enough for our family. Currently we don't get enough produce from our harvest because we lack enough fertiliser, the livestock we have doesn't give us necessary fertiliser to use. We have a big family of 6 people and our house is very small to accommodate all of us , our children have to sleep all together boys and girls and above all they sleep on the floor because we can't afford beds for them , our young daughter still sleeps with us."

"The fact that a stranger whom you had not expected nor had an idea that will give you money, when they give you, you have no option but to always be thankful and appreciate all the efforts they do for you. The unconditional money and the support they give us but the calls is something that makes me happy."

"I'm really grateful for everything that GiveDirectly has done for me and my family. I have never seen an organization that gives you money and still talks to you in such a good way.They don't despise us but understand us and we really appreciate all the work that you've done of changing lives. You've made a very big impact in not only my life but also all my neighbors who are benefiting from this organization. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for everything, I only know of the great things you do but I have never witnessed any wrong you've done."

"I did not complete my education and I wouldn't want my children to end up the way I did. The moment I received the transfers, I was so happy and I immediately went shopping with my child who is joining form one. We bought everything that was required of him to buy and as we speak right now, we are on the roads taking him to school. I also bought a land where I have been doing farming. I have been investing in my maize farm and I believe that the more I sell it the more I get money and the easier it will be for me to pay my children's school fees."