"The most noticeable difference in my daily life is the smooth operation of ongoing projects and the completion of some that I began when I received the transfer. I was able to build a chicken coop for seven chickens, purchase a large capacity tank, and contribute to the construction of a new house. I am grateful for the assistance and anticipate further transformation upon receiving the second transfer."

"Despite having a neighbor's cow graze on my field because I only had a heifer, I was spending at least $1 per day on milk for my family of three. The cost was always an issue because the small business I run in the nearby shopping center is never consistent. I spent $350 on a 7-month in-calf dairy cow after receiving my first transfer. I am hoping to have a plentiful supply of milk within the next two months. I also fenced in the grazing area after spending $50 on barbed wire and another $50 on fencing poles. I am relieved that grazing has been made easier because the well-built fence prevents livestock from invading the restricted area. Furthermore, I spent the remaining money on food for my family, which we are still using today, and we are looking forward to the subsequent transfer."

"I am a single mother of two and had been working hard on casual labor and subsistence farming on a small piece of land owned by my parents to make ends meet. Since they could not live without a glass of milk, the cost of buying milk for my two children has been overwhelming. Even though I had a cow, the dry seasons were difficult, so I decided to purchase another heifer with the $220 from the first transfer. I also spent $80 on a sack of maize, which we are still using for food at the moment. I also needed better lighting in my home, so I spent $95 on a wet battery that I later connected to the solar panel to facilitate charging and lighting all of our rooms. I am relieved that I no longer have to charge the emergency rechargeable lamps that I was previously using. The remainder was spent on clothing for my children and a portion on Christmas festivities."

"The challenges am facing currently is high School fees payments for my 6 children, who are in different levels of classes at Arlington primary school. One child is in P.7, one in P.6, P.4, P.2, P.1 and the youngest in nursary, each child is paying USD54 per term totaling to USD 324 for the 6 children which is very hard for me because I don't have a stable income that may earn me such an amount to clear fees for my children. When it cimes to feeding it is also abig challange because i dont have enough to feed my children, this is because my garden was affected so much with flash floods and the harvest was very poorwhich in the long run has caused hunger in my family in the way that I dont have sufficient food fir my family."

"I bought zinc, planks, nails and paid my son college fees."

"Givedirectly is a very unique and noble organization with grear credibility. They make sure our transfers are sent on time. With Givedirectly there's no discrimination."

"Floods and landslides that happened in 2012 June, I find it difficult to feed my family because I don't have the money to cater for most of the needs."

"The challenge that i faced was when my garden in Shiyambi village was destroyed with the heVy rains in the month of November. The heavy rains destroyed my gardens and now do not enough food to eat. The garden had bananas and cassava that i had planfor about 6 months."

"I am very grateful for the support I received from GiveDirectly. What stood out was paying the fee balance of my university son. In addition to that, being able to revive my business which had collapsed for more than four months was a great achievement. As of now, the business is doing well and it generates income for my family for sustenance."

"It was around 11 am while doing some household chores at home I received a message on my phone. Since the phone was in my pocket, I did not hesitate to check what kind of message it was. Upon checking, I saw some money had been deposited into my account from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and comforted since I was stranded looking for some money to clear my child's university fee balance."