"As a widow my struggles are many, I have several children to raise up all by myself and I don't feel confident that their future will be bright because am not sure if I will be able to educate them. For these transfers from Give Directly, I would like to start selling second hand clothes because I have previous experience in it. I know the business would give me limitless opportunities from educating my children comfortably to building a better house for them. I will be forever grateful to Give Directly for starting me off."

"I have had to do casual jobs ever since farming fortunes started dwindling 5 years ago and this has been the biggest hardship that I have faced in life."

"We used to depend on farming to get our livelihood but weather patterns over the years have changed for the worse which have made life so difficult. Our children dropping out of school due to lack of school fees is the biggest challenge I have ever faced."

"I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on purchasing a dairy cow. I used to buy milk daily and it's so costly for me. I also bought food and sofa set seats. The rest of the money I completed the construction of the new house that I started using the previous transfer. I am so grateful for the support."

"My life is different than how it would have been in that I have build a better house. I used to live in a small house which could not host all the family comfortably. When I received the first transfer I bought a piece of land and my wished was to build a house on that land. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has enabled me to do so. Currently I have a spacious house which can host all my family members comfortably and I live in my own farm. I operate a motorcycle taxi business, the amount of money that I get through this is so small and cannot meet all the basic needs of the family including paying school fees. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly enabled me to achieve this goal. My children are so happy because they have their own rooms .GiveDirectly changed our living standard and given us hope to improve for the better."

"I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on building a better house for my family. I also used part of it on paying my college fees for three semesters. The rest of the money I bought food and clothes. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"By giving us the freedom to choose how best we can spend the transfers, GiveDirectly made it possible for every household to prioritize based on their needs. This is work well done for GiveDirectly as it never pushed us towards a certain line of expenditure but allowed us to make our own choices."

"I spent the transfer $390 to purchase oxen for assisting me in preparing my farm. Before, I was using my hand which was very laborious and sometimes I use to hire from my neighbour which was relatively costly. I also used $220 to construct a separate kitchen and granary for storing my farm produce. Back in the days, I was cooking and storing my harvest in the same house where we use to reside."

"I spent my second transfer to complete the construction of my house by paying labour charges for putting up a roof for the house. In addition, I also constructed a house for my son who was seeking refuge from my neighbours. Similarly, I also bought proper beddings for the family this is because previously we usi sleeping on the floor using old sacks as beddings."