"If I could not have received the transfer I could not have managed to pay my college fee and completed my course that I had started. I could also not managed to fance my compound since I did not have a stable source of income."

"The biggest difference in my life if I could not have received the transfer is that I could still be hiring people's cow to till my land or even using my own hand, since I could not have managed to buy the cows that I bought using give directly's money. My house also could still be in a very bad state because of lack of money."

"If I could not have received the transfer I am very sure I could not have manage to take my child to school, she could have dropped out of school and I could have been the laughing stock in the village."

"After separating with my husband, life has been so hard for me and meeting the needs of my family of 3 has been my biggest challenge. Casual labor is what I have known in my life and despite this job being laborious it earns me utmost 2 dollars per day. I usually spend this on food, leaving with nothing to save. Now that my firstborn is about to join secondary I was so worried that I may fail to further his studies. I am happy to hear about the transfer we are yet to receive. I will be able to aid his educational needs something that will give me a piece of mind."

"My life is currently different from how it was in that, I managed to start a business. I currently run my own saloon which I started with the first transfer. The income is way better than the low wages I used to get as an employee in one of the saloons in our village. The money I used to get wasn't enough to cater for all my needs. It was even difficult to make future plans with my salary. The nature of payment depended on clients whom one couldn't predict when they could come by."

"My life is different from how it was in that, I was able to achieve most of my needs. Today, I have hens, cows, and sheep. I have already started selling eggs and some are normally for family consumption. This could have been different if I could not have gotten the money in that, I would still be buying eggs."

"Through this financial support, I was in position to pay dowary to my in laws that has made me very happy because I have being staying with my wife for more than 3 years but I had failed to raise the needed dowary for my parents in law. "

"Before I received these transfers, from GiveDirectly, I had a challenge of ploughing my farm land I used to dig a small portion of land because used hand tools which gave me very little yields. Having received money from GiveDirectly, I was in position to acquire oxen that are helping me with ploughing. I can now plough a larger portion of land and I expecting increased yields for supporting my family. In addition, I bought a grinding mill which generates daily income that I save for my child's education and feeding."

"Before receiving these transfers, I didn't have a personal piece of land, I hired land to cultivate inorder to support my child being a single mother. However, after getting money from GiveDirectly I was able to get a piece of land that I am going to cultivate until my money is paid, I expect the harvest to help me support myself and child. Secondly, I had a very old small mattress and old bed sheets but I have acquired new mattress and bed sheets that have made me very happy because I am now having comfortable nigh sleep."

"The biggest hardship faced is inadequate money to to help me build an iron sheet roofed house and meet the cost of feeding, including hospital bills when the children go ill. "