"As a woman selling local brew for survival was a big challenge for me. Men could come and drink then fail to pay and I could not do anything. They bullied me but since I had no way out, I just found myself pleading on their legs so that they could pay for what they had already consumed. Life was tougher for me. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the transfer. Through it, I managed to pay school fees for my children who were lamenting at home about not being able to continue with their studies. Their lamentation gave me sleepless nights but now I feel relieved since they are back to school because of GiveDirectly."

""At first, I could not afford to pay my children's balance tuition. But with this transfer received, I am now able to pay their balance tuition"."

""My household does not own a house. Building a house for my family has been my dream but could not afford it due to the lack of finance. The moment I withdrew my transfer, I used a portion of it to buy zinc and other materials to start my house project, a portion of it was also used to pay my children's balance tuition and I am saving the remaining amount to wait till I received my third transfer before spending it"."

"I used the funds from the transfer to purchase six goats up until November of last year. After selling six goats, I used the money to buy a dairy cow. I'm going to harvest the cow's milk in a few months and sell it. My objective is to keep spending the money I will be paid on additional goat purchases so that I can eventually turn the goats into cows. When I have a sizable herd of cows, I will be able to sell the milk that the cows produce as a secondary source of income."

"My first objective is to invest in my farm, especially because the money can also be used to purchase a few goats and poultry. When the program ultimately ends, this will serve as a wonderful remembrance of the organization's generosity and assist me financially in the future. Since my kid is in secondary school and his tuition is typically costly, I also plan to use the funds to cover his tuition. Last but not least, I am excited to use the money to finally build a better house because my current one is seriously in danger of collapsing. I am grateful that it hasn't rained because if it did I doubt if I would still have a house."

"I don't have access to clean water. There is a scarcity of water in our village. I am forced to share the little I have with my neighbours who do not have water too. I am magnanimous and I find it hard for me to refuse them some water. So that is the main challenge I face. It was even worse some few months ago when the long rains had failed and so accessing water was a challenge and the feeds for the livestock too."

"Talk about suffering, we have seen it all. Life is hard, it is a struggle, and we hope life will be better in the future. It is because of this that we have invested in our children's education to at least have a better future than ours. We have 2 children who are in Secondary School and the school fees of $300 per term for both of them is an uphill task for us raise since we are people of little means who are working hard to make both ends meet. They were sent home severally for fees this month and it gave us a lot of stress."

"The cost of living has risen to unprecedented levels. The situation has been so biting and it is a struggle to even put food on the table. Previously the cost of 2 Kg of maize was $0.8 but has since risen to $1.90 which is more than double the price. This has seen me cut the cost of other competing necessities just to be able to afford the cost of it. I live from hand to mouth and depend on casual jobs which are erratic nowadays. Sometimes I miss getting jobs and at such times I am forced to sleep on an empty stomach which is so bad."