"Ever since I was a young girl, I've had this condition called intussusception, and every day, I had to endure constant abdominal pain. It was not until last year when it was diagnosed. And for all those years, I could not engage in any strenuous activity and that limited my effectiveness at home. As a result, I fully depended on my husband who is a house painter. I had to undergo surgery to correct the condition, and I thank God, I've fully recovered. For me, not being able to support my family due to illness has been the biggest hardship in life."

"Failure to meet my inner desire of having a reliable source of income for my family due to financial challenge is my biggest hardship. The Givedirectly intervention is a dream came true since I will be able to have a reliable source of income that will change our life for the better."

"Depending on my young brother to provide for me all my basic needs is something that eats up my mind, considering that he has other family responsibilities to take care of. Sometimes, I miss other essential needs and I have always felt being a burden to him because I have no work that can earn me income. Therefore, the lack of a reliable source of income is my biggest hardship."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have fixed a spacious iron sheet roofed house and replaced the small one by buying building materials every month with the sent transfer. My family will be enjoying the comfort of the space."

"Receiving this money means my children will have quality education. My intention has always been to educate my children through university and realise their dreams. I have two children who are in secondary school yet I have been struggling to raise their school fees single handedly. I am glad now that I will be able to clear their school fees for using the transfer from Give Directly."

"Upon receiving the money from GiveDirectly, we really were very happy that the much-awaited favor was finally on our hands. We celebrated and thanked God who brought the organization into our village when we really needed such help."

"I felt very excited when I got my money because all a long I waited to acquire a motorbike but I never had enough money."

"I was very happy when I received the cash transfer. I had very many obligations to fulfill which I could not undertake in the past."

"The moment I received the transfer I became so happy, I could not begin spending the money immediately because the excitement was too much. I gave my self a period of a week to calm down."

"Before receiving this cash transfer, I depended on local tools for farming which was tiring and I never had enough land to farm. However, I got the opportunity to buy my own oxen and more farm land. In addition, with this oxen I have been able to help out some of the community members who are needy."