"Before relocating to the village I was a tailor, My short-term goal is to purchase a machine that I would use for tailoring. I already build a space where I can work in. A lot of women in the village are interested in the business and my long-term goal is to open a school and enroll them at a fee."

"Whenever the staff at GiveDIrectly visits us. They are well-mannered, they show us respect and I appreciate it a lot. The hotline number is also a plus to the organization, whenever I call I am well-received and most of my questions are answered."

"My three children and I stay in a tiny one-roomed house. I have to send them out so that I can change my clothes after a bath. My long-term goal is to build a three-roomed house that will be comfortable for all of us"

"I have been saving for a year now so that I can build a house and start a family. I would also like to extend my business and get more income so that whenever I get a family they can live without straining for basic needs."

"My short-term goal is to add more stock to my business, add cows and sell them at the market. The business has profits that can help me pay school fees for my children without strain."

"My life has changed a lot ever since I received money from GiveDirectly. We have had enough food ever since and we have also been able to accomplish a lot with it. My plan is to use the second transfer to improve the floor of my house. I am and will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly for the support that I got"

"I used $6 to buy maize seeds and used another $5 to buy fertilizers for use in my farm. I also used $50 to buy clothes for my children and another $70 to clear debts owed to me by my friends. I bought furniture worth $100 and the remaining amount was used to improve my house. I feel so happy that my house has been improved from that which is mud walled to a timber walled house. GiveDirectly has changed my life for the better."

"The challenge i am facing is poverty and lack of food.The good crops are not yielding anymore like them because the gardens have been washed away.My Wife and I are now doing casual labour for survival but even the pay is not much.I M struggling to see that I take my children back to school as the term opens.My only worry is where I will get the money to facilitate them and yet I want to see them better in school."

"I used 47.00USD and bought local rice to sell because many people in my community didn't plant rice this season and rice is in demand. Also i decided to do a business because i want when Give Directly leaves, i will still be left with something doing to earn money. I used 150.00USD to buy cement and plaster the house my late husband left with me. Because since we built the house, we couldn't afford to buy cement and plaster it."

"Give Directly is doing well, something i have never experienced since my youth. Because of Give Directly, i have changed my house from falling sticks house to brakes. I am so gratful."