"Unlike in the previous years, this year I will have food for the whole year. The bags of maize I have bought with this transfer plus what I harvested will definitely take me to the next harvesting season. This cash grant from GiveDirectly has made a tremendous difference in my daily life. I will no longer be going out for casual labour in people's farms and instead I will concentrate on my farm which will make me harvest enough in the next farming season. In the previous years, I used to harvest less food because I spent most days working in other people's farms in exchange for daily bread."

"I can not express how happy I am that am enrolled in your programme. Am q single mother who owns a business. I will use this money to start a new business that will bring more money."

"I am so happy to be one of the people to be enrolled in the GD programme. We are a young couple that struggles to make ends meet. My husband goes out to the lake to look for fishing piece works. With the coming of this programme I will build a house buy beddings and also buy food."

"It was around 7 AM when I was heading to the shop when a message tone come through my mobile phone. I decided to ask one of my relatives to check the notification of the message. I was shocked and overjoyed after realizing it was from GiveDirectly. I definitely knew that I will achieve a lot through the transfers."

"The house is not conducive and we sleep uncomfortably."

"Sickness has been a challenge. I am unable to support myself because of my sickness."

"Food access is a challenge. I struggle a lot to find food."

"School fees for my children has been a challenge. Sometimes, my children are being chased out of school because of failing to pay the needed school fees."

"I am very grateful to have been considered in this program. I just built a house and I have been failing to do some finishings because of money. The money from GD will help me to finalise my house. My harvest this year was also poor and I wil buy some bags of maize using the transfer to supplement my harvest. I also intend to build a fence for my house using the money."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials which include several pieces of iron sheets, timber, building poles, and nails. This was for the construction of a new house because the initial one was in a very bad state with a grass-thatched roof. In addition to that, I purchased goats that I am currently rearing in my compound. I am now proud because I have assets that are I can depend on in case of any financial crisis. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family."