"The biggest difference in my daily life since I received this transfer is the business that has been boosted and is back on its feet once again. I could not raise enough money from a quarrying business that I normally engage in and this saw my business make losses gradually and almost closed down. The quarrying business could provide us with just $1 per day making it hard for me and my family to meet such needs and even improve our business. I now raise enough money to pay school fees and meet other needs of my family as well. I am a mother of two children and meeting most if not all the needs of my children makes me extremely happy."

"The organization is structured well, from the first meeting they conducted up to the moment we received the money. It was the best experience of my life."

"I used the first transfer to buy a piece of land, we stay on my mother's land and I would like to move out and build my own house for my family. Two of my daughters are getting married soon and I am planning to use the dowry money to start construction."

"I get excited whenever GiveDirectly staff visit me at my home. I enjoy showing them my compound and answering their question. The staff is friendly and kind."

"I am a stay-at-home mother, I do farming for domestic purposes. My short-term goal is to rear chickens, buy chicks at $2, rear them and sell them at $8. I would also like to install water at my compound so that I can farm more easily."

"All my life I have worked in the masonry world. I get paid daily as per the contract. For most jobs, I get $5, which I use to buy food and clothing for my two children and my wife. Because the contracts have not been regular, I am not able to pay school fees on time and most days my children are out of school and I am forced to borrow money from friends. Receiving this money has helped me start a business selling livestock, I buy a goat at $60 and sell it at $75 at the market every Monday. I spent the transfer to buy five goats which cost $300, the rest of the money was spent on installing ceiling boards in my house. The money I get from the business has helped me fence my compound, and bought chicken for domestic use."

"I get excited whenever I get phone calls from the organization. The staff is very kind and soft-spoken, and they listen to me with no rush, It is therapeutic talking to them about the challengings I am facing."

"Before receiving the transfer, I was a traditional brewer. I would buy at $1 from the wholesaler and sell as a retailer at $1.3, every day I would get $2. I am a widow, my husband died due to a road accident, and unfortunately, my only child died just a few months later due to illness. I live alone and once in a while, my grandchildren come to visit me and leave me with some amount of money to sustain myself. The money from the business helps me to buy food. Receiving this transfer has enabled me to build a toilet for $500. Earlier on I would go to the bushes or go to the neighbor but right now I am happy to have a toilet on my compound."

"From the first meeting we had with GiveDirectly, the staffs were polite, they insisted we ask questions, and whenever we could not understand they never got tired."

"The most significant difference is that the transfer from the organization offered me an opportunity to better my life. Due to financial constraints, I was able to purchase a dairy cow, which had previously seemed impossible. I will be eternally grateful for the help that has improved my life."