"The money was spent on zinc and other building materials for the purpose of building my house which I have started doing already. I want to build a house because I am living within my grandmother house, I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for this change in my life."

"I'm not good at burning charcoal because it's such a tedious task. Since my husband passed away twenty years ago, this has been my main source of income. I'm getting older, and the energy I still have won't allow me to keep doing this job. There isn't anything left over after I spend what little money I make selling charcoal to cover my daily food expenses. I frequently receive financial support from my son, a watchman, whenever I don't have enough money to buy food. I intend to start a small kiok business where I will sell the silver cyprinids, which are in high demand, in order to stop this over-dependence on my son. I'll be able to make a living off of this and take care of myself."

"I resided in a relative house with my family due to lack of finance. I really been praying and hoping to build my own house, now that I have started receiving cash transfer from Givedirectly, I am going to build my own house, so I know that my life has changed completely and I am so happy because living in relative house is not easy."

""For now, I have not cashed out my money. I plan to save all my transfers so that I can able to buy all my roofing materials. I know that money will change my life greatly because what I have longed for, for a very long time will come to pass.""

"I received a message tone from my phone when I was asleep at night, but I dismissed it because I cannot read. When I got up in the morning, I contacted my granddaughter, who also serves as my helper, to check for me what kind of message had been sent to me. She checked and informed me that the initial $550 transfer had been made by GiveDirectly. The joy of getting the money flooded my entire being. I attempted to remain quiet so as not to draw notice from others, but I was unable to do so. Instead, I ululated with joy because this was the first time, at my advanced age of 64, that I received a sizable sum of money."

"My main goal is to work and invest more in my business. Every penny I make from my business will be mainly for educating my three children. My biggest accomplishment in the future is to educate all three of them, especially now that I am a widow and the only breadwinner of the family"

"GiveDirectly is one organization that is unique in its way of supporting poor families. Through the lump sum funds, they have enabled most of us to achieve long-term goals in a short time. The funds have been a major impact on the development of the area and my request would have been to have more funds allocated to us to complete some of our incomplete projects."

"GiveDirectly has done well in enrolling our village, which has enabled my children to afford their education. Being a widow has been a big challenge for me because it comes with a lot of responsibilities. The support funds have ensured that my family has a new home that is not leaking and at least my children's fee is paid for the whole term. Despite the financial challenges that come with single parenting, I am thankful that the funds could cover some of my financial obligations. I liked every way in which the program operated, but my wish would be if they would consider sponsoring my children’s education."

"I have planned to build a house for my wife and children, the house that we are currently living in is owned by my father. I also want to build a small store attached to the house for business purposes."