"It has meant my poverty will end and I hope to buy new iron sheets and food for my family"

"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of enough money to sustain my family. My two boys are jobless and are dependent on me for their daily needs. We solely depend on subsistence farming, a non-profit generating occupation. This has made our life miserable."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is food insecurity. My family is not guaranteed the normal three meals a day. Sometimes I spend the whole day without eating anything. My husband has been struggling with his casual jobs but they are nolonger sustainable due to the effects of Covid 19 pandemic."

"Receiving this money means purchasing goats for rearing. This is because my ambition is to achieve a good source of income that will sustain us. Currently I rely on subsistence farming for a living. My husband does casual jobs but he is quite old and he doesn't earn enough. It can take him 2 months to get a job and this means I have to hustle to make ends meet. In addition to this, I will renovate our house which has a leaking roof and damaged walls."

"I failed to harvest alot of products, this was hard because i could not provide food for my family."

"This money means a lot to me as I have already told you I am a single parent and that means I am the head of the family, so every problem on my family is on my shoulders, hence this money will help me alleviate poverty in many avenues like business and house renovation. Business I want to extend my tangerine business to a much larger scale House Renovation I plan to use the fund to buy Iron sheet for my home"

"I am a widow so it is really hard to find food to feed my grand children."

"I spent $100 to repair my posho mill which had a hard start problem and required a spare part. Previously, I had to close it because of this technical issue. I also spent $150 to construct a toilet since I was using the bush which was risky at night and also on our health due to poor sanitation. In addition, I used $160 to purchase a local dairy cow which will give me a constant supply of milk to my family. Before, I had to purchase them every day which is relatively costly. The remaining amount I used it to buy enough food for my family."

"In my opinion, Givedirectly did well for sending us the cash transfer which has empowered my life with a lot of assets. This is because the cash Unconditional which allowed us to choose what to buy. I do not see any part which GiveDirectly failed."

"My life is different in than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I was able to start livestock rearing like others in the village with the help of the transfer. This is my reliable source of income which I will rely on whenever I face any financial needs. In addition, I was able to full pay schools fees for my kids for the rest of the year. Initially, I not able to pay their fees due to the poverty life and they could spend some weeks at home because of the huge fees. Also, we are now staying in a decent shelter after construct a new house . I will no longer have to repair my house frequently after construct an Iron roofed one. Back in the days, I use to stay in an grass-thatched house requires maintenance every 6 months."