"Since receiving the money from Givedirectly me and my family wer'e able to eat everyday. And when i am going farming i do not worry about going there with an empty stomach, and this has resulted in us being very productive."

"When i received a notification message that i have received money from Givedirectly i was very happy and i felt at peace because i knew that i am gonna be able to buy most of the things that me and my family lack"

"With the transfer that i received i have started a small business of selling snacks( mandasi) and this business is giving me enough profits to buy food for my family."

"I was very happy to have join the programme because I now eat proper meals"

"I was filled with joy and happiness because this is my life time opportunity"

"I was very happy knowing that my life will be a changed on with this money as I will have a house, food and other basic needs"

"I was so overwhelmed with joy"

"I bought soome farming imputs, iron sheets, four bags of maize and other household items"

"The transfer has brought a big positive change in our lives as a family. We have been able to achieve what seemed to be a dream to us. The two houses that we built with the transfer are almost ready. When they become ready, we will be able to have enough space for ourselves and the children. Guests too visiting our house will be able to have somewhere to sleep in and hence they will no longer suffer in getting somewhere to sleep. Having also constructed the houses, we will no longer be having stress thinking of where we are going to get the money to do so. We can hence concentrate on other developments such as paying for the children’s school fees. The goats that we bought will be of great help to us especially in the future. We are going to take care of them and they will reproduce and multiply in number quickly. We can hence sell some of the offsprings and use the money on other things such as paying school fees for the children. Other than the above, our children are so happy because they have been able to get new clothes for themselves. We, therefore, thank GiveDirectly a lot because they came through for us in a big way, may God bless you."

"The transfer from GiveDirectly has helped me in a big way that I had never imagined. I was able to buy a cow with part of it and a few chickens that I plan to rear. The transfer also enabled me to buy a few clothes for myself. The reason why I decided to buy a cow is that I have been buying milk for quite some time now. I had a cow before but unfortunately, it died. I have hence been lacking enough milk for consumption. I have not been in a position to buy another cow because of the lack of a large sum of money that is needed to do so. I usually depend on casual jobs to earn a living and the little money that I have been getting has only been enough to buy food and milk. I also decided to use part of the transfer in buying a few chickens because I wanted something that will enable me to get some income that I can use in taking care of this cow that I bought."