"For the last four years, I have been struggling to get a child. I decided to seek medical attention to know what would have been the cause and whether it can be rectified. The reason for not conceiving was that I had blocked ovary. Unfortunately, there was need for an operation but I didn't have money to seek medical attention. We mainly depend on subsistence farming for a living which was not even enough to take care of the basic needs. With the first transfer from GiveDirectly, I was able to have the surgery done. Therefore, I am hopeful of having a baby soon after I get well. Years have gone but the good news is that hope has been brought back after the correction . I do have livestock too which I have been longing for a long time."

"My life is different from how it would have been if I never received this transfer in that I bought a pair of oxen. I have already started training them to prepare my farm. I am certain that this pair will be very useful in cultivating my farm since they will be able to finish a bigger area in few days as compared tilling the land by myself. Planting a bigger piece of land will tackle food security in my household and also cut cost which I do incur in cultivating my farm. Secondly, I expect to pay school fees for my children comfortably after the expansion of my business which is nowadays not stable."

"My greatest desire was to build a decent house. This is why I gave it the first priority when I first got my transfers. Initially, raising enough amount to build a house was very difficult. I am a businessman, I collect and sell firewood. The little money that I was earning from this business was not enough to do a big project like building a house. I could only manage to cater for the daily basic needs such as food. I was left with nothing to save to do a meaningful project such as constructing a permanent house. I thank GiveDirectly for their financial support. The transfers enabled me to purchase enough building materials. I bought iron sheets and building poles. Without their support, I couldn't have built the house I am living in currently. It is a decent iron-roofed house that is spacious enough. According to me, the house is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"In the past few months, I had been stressed -up because of the pending fee balance that my children had in school. I did not know how I was going to get my children to school for their first term this year. Our story changed when GiveDircetly kept their promise and sent my transfer. The money has enabled me to settle most of these arrears. As we speak, they are in school attending classes like other children in our neighborhood. Secondly, I was able to buy a bed for my children and now they are able to have enough rest at night which in -turn has lead to a high reproductivity during the day."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I have bought a cow and seven goats. I am enthusiastic about a planned and better future for my children and myself in an account of emergencies such as school fees or medical attention with the profits that I will get from animal rearing. I have also started a small business of hawking half cakes which earns me enough to cater to my basic family needs. I no longer live a life of hand to mouth with a lot of debts unlike before. I can remember countless times when I had to resort to burning and selling charcoal to earn a living. I thank GiveDirectly for uplifting my living standards."

"I used to feel fractured seeing my daughter stay at home for over one year without employment having completed a tailoring course. Today I have a different feeling. I am happy after starting a tailoring business for her. I feel at peace as a parent since she is doing what she enjoys. We had lost hope of ever seeing her chase her dream but GiveDirectly changed our story. I have also expanded my small retail business. For the last few months, the number of customers has doubled up which has resulted in an increase in my profits. I can proudly say that I am able to pay school fees for my children and provide basic needs with ease. I am glad that nowadays I can contribute towards our family needs with ease and help my husband how's income is low."

"Previously, I was staying in a small squeezed one-bedroom house. With a big family of eight members, I was worried about sleeping in one room with my children who are growing up especially the eldest who is fourteen years old. I am relieved after building a spacious house that fits my family members. We enjoy privacy in our new house and my dignity as a woman has been brought back. On the other hand, after cultivating a three-acre parcel of land with the money, my children's education is now guaranteed and I will no longer borrow food from my neighbors which had been shameful. I can remember vividly the countless times that my children could get home from school and had nothing to eat. Now that we expect a good harvest, I intend to start a cereal business that will also be my source of income. I am personally greatful from the bottom of my heart ."

"In the next six months, my life will be different from how it is currently. This is because I will have bought a goat which will be an added asset that I can easily sell the offsprings and use the money to pay school fees for my children. I am optimistic that I will have paid a third of this year's school fees for my children using the savings that I will be given in our merry go round group. With this, they will be having enough time for their studies hence I believe that their grades will improve."

"My husband succumbed to death in the year 2014 due to heart problem. Since then I have faced a lot of difficulty raising my children single handedly. My life changed drastically since I had to step to both motherly and fatherly duties which I find it extremely hard. I have five dairy cattle which I sell milk every day and I get approximately 40 USD a month which is hardly enough to sustain the entire family's needs (both school fees and domestic use). Owing to this, we have faced biggest hardship in life."

"I was preparing myself to go out for the daily casual jobs as usual when I heard my phone vibrating continuously. It was an indication that there was a new message. I decided to check what the message was all about. When I realized that my transfer had been sent, I was happy and changed my plans to stay at home since I was somehow confused. I had never received such a lumpsum amount of money in my life and so I wanted to stay calm to avoid attracting anybody who could have snatched me the money."