"I used some of the transfer to buy goats and house building accessories iron sheets inclusive I'm not building a house but i have plans to renovate my old house,i used the other part of the transfer to buy a bicycle,i also bought fertilizer,maize and extra extra food for my family."

"i have spent the transfer on 20 iron sheets, 2 bags of maize and i have saved some money for business."

"The biggest difference is that unlike previously, I now have enough food for my family for the next 2 months. Before receiving this transfer we survived on hand to mouth basis daily."

"The transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. I have been able to achieve the dream of building another house for my family that is bigger and hence enough for all of us. Guests visiting our house will thus not have to suffer because they will be having somewhere to sleep when they visit us. My children have also been able to have their room to sleep and study. The calf that I bought will help us in the future. I will sell it when it matures enough and use the money to buy another cow that can be milked. This way my children will have milk to consume and I will no longer have to incur the cost of buying milk. The chickens that I bought are going to be of great help to me. I will be able to get eggs that I can sell and use the money to buy small household items that are needed every day like sugar, soap, etc. The bag of maize that I bought will sustain us for a while and hence I will not be having any stress about where to get money to buy food for my family. My children too are very happy because they have new clothes for themselves and enough food to eat. Thank you GiveDirectly for making this possible for me."

"The recipient is very happy the recipient wqs able to buy ironsheets, mattress and other household items cause the household life has changed for the better all thanks to GD the recipient Christmas was unforgettable"

"So many areas of my life have changed. I was in extreme poverty. Now I am able to feed my family and also being able to maintain my house."

"I was happy. I could not believe for a moment that I had this huge amount of money."

"My life has really changed since I received my transfer, I started a new business, my children are happy because I can always provide food for them, I bought fertilizer on cash for I had no chance in the subsidy program thus I am assured of better yields this season"

"The moment I received my money, I was very happy knowing that I will be able to buy things I needed the most but could not afford"

"I did not have proper beddings and it was very necessary to buy mattress and a bed for both kids and us parents, further I bought 2 bags of fetliser and food."