"This transfer has brought a big difference in my life. I have been able to buy the piece of land that I had for a long time desired to have. I plan to construct a house for us with the next transfer that I will get. This way we will be able to move to our new place and I will be able to live peacefully with my children away from the family wrangles. The transfer also enabled me to pay the debt that I owed someone and to buy clothes and shoes for my children. I was also able to buy food that will sustain us for a while. My children are thus happy because they have something to eat and they have new clothes for themselves. Having done all the above with the help from GiveDirectly, I no longer have stress about where I am going to get the money to do so."

"The transfer from GiveDirectly has helped me in a big way. I have been able to build another house and buy chairs for my house. I have a child who is in his final year of study in secondary school. There are some books and school items that he was missing. The transfer hence helped me in buying the books that were needed and the school items. I have also been able to buy new school uniforms for my other children and pay for their school fees. The money also helped me in my farm work. There is a piece of land that I usually till and plant but I had lacked the money to do so. The transfer hence helped me in tilling it and buying the seeds and fertilizers. I was not in a position to do the above things especially to build another house because I did not have the money. I depend on farming as my source of livelihood and the little money that I have been getting from the sale of farm produce has only been enough to buy food and pay school fees for the children."

"We have been able to pay for a piece of land and now we have a place to plant food crops for our family to be food secure. The place we stay currently is too small to plant enough food crops because it has been subdivided severally. Thank you so much GiveDirectly and may you be richly blessed."

"I was taking lunch at work when my phone beeped. I was very happy when I saw that it was the GiveDirectly transfer and I immediately called my husband to tell him about it. He was so excited that he even wanted us to go buy more items for the business at that time but I convinced him that we could go the next day."

"I have neever owned a cow in my life and I bought one with the transfer. I want milk for my children to drink and enjoy nice and tasty tea since they have never had the opportunity to enjoy it. This is going to improve their health and strengthen their immunity."

"I built a house since the one was living in was small and grass thatched. I also bought food and clothes for my family and they were so happy."

"It was on 17th December and I was taking lunch and I heard a message notification on my phone. I was very very happy to see that it was the transfer that we had been eagerly waiting for."

"It was on 17th December at 12pm when I was preparing lunch. I had been told by my husband that he was on his way and when I heard the message notification I thought it was him but then it was not. It was the GiveDirectly transfer and I was so happy that I immediately called my husband to tell him of the good news."

"I paid school fees for my two children who are in school and bought cushions and mattresses for my household."

"I bought a cow that I now milk and it had always been my wish to own a cow. The milk we get is enough for us to use at home and the surplus is sold to our neighbours and this gives us some income. I also feel more at ease since I owe no one nothing as I have paid off the land debt that I had."