"I will buy iron sheets to renovate my house. I will also buy food and beddings."

"Year in and year out, we do have insufficient food because we cannot raise enough funds to buy fertilizer. As a result, we face hunger yearly."

"I will use the money to build a house and buy some basic necessities such as beddings and clothes for my children.."

"Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household"

"I didn't have enough food for myself"

"My two children will be sitting their Grade 8 national exams next year and they are very bright students because they have always topped in their class since Grade One. We are very hopeful about them however we do not have electricity in this house and that makes them not to study in the evening. I feel that they can really improve in their studies if they could extend their studies into the night. With these transfers then I will be able to purchase a solar panel, bulbs and a battery for them. I can then be assured that they'll pass well in their exams and this means they'll have a bright future."

"I saw a message on my phone early in the morning and on checking, I realised that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was greatly overjoyed since this money would help me to pay for my sons tuition fees."

"My biggest desire was to build a new spacious house. My children always had to seek shelter elsewhere in the night. I was not at peace with this. I could not accommodate them in the same house because it was small. Through this transfer, I purchased some building materials which include iron sheets, nails and poles to build a new spacious house. In addition to this, I also purchased a bed and a mattress for them to sleep on."

"This money will assist me to purchase a new plot of land. I am currently living in my parent's land where the land is still socially owned. I have been thinking of owning my own plot but I haven't save enough money to buy a plot. This money therefore, will allow me to purchase a plot which I fully owned."

"Receiving this is great news for me, this is because I will use part of this money to start a business and the other part for building a house. I haven't succeeded in starting a business and house before because I am unemployed and I have a family to take care of."