"Before I received the transfers, I had a small business selling second-hand clothes which did not earn me much making it hard to provide for my family especially after the death of my husband who was the primary earner of my family. After receiving the first transfer, I boosted the clothes business by adding more stock which made it very stable and profitable. I am now able to comfortably provide for my family, all thanks to the business which has also allowed me to join three saving groups where I save some of my profits for personal projects. I am also happy that I completed paying for a piece of land my husband had not completely paid for using some of the transfers and I am now a proud owner of a piece of land that is situated at a very lucrative area in case I decide to put up rental houses. All of these have been made possible by Give Directly and I am very sure that I could not have managed to achieve all of them on my own. Thanks a lot Give Directly."

"My life has improved because through this transfers I acquired 2 bulls for ploughing my farm land on time compared to before when I hired from other people. In addition, I'm also happy that my children will this term concetrating on their studies since I completed to pay their tution. Previously, I paid in installement and they ended being cashed from school."

"I felt excited because I got money for acquiring whatever I was lacking like a bed and piece of land for starting up my own home."

"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy because I got financial support from GiveDirectly which has enabled me build a permanent house."

"My life has improved because this cash transfer has enabled me acquire more things in my house like mattress and utensils. Secondly, I have repossessed my farm land and I plan to farm on large scale in the next season. Before this cash transfer, I used to rent farm land far away from home and could not monitor my crops often because of the distance. The mattress I had was not enough for us to share with the children."

"I heard a message alert from my phone, I went ahead to cross check and it was the mobile money message notifying me that I had got money from GiveDirectly, I became very happy because I knew that I was going to build an iron roofed house."

"The moment I recieved my money, I was over whelmed by joy because my initial plan of constructing an iron roofed house was going to be attained."

"I have bought most of the needed construction materials(cement, iron sheets and bricks) that I intend to use for constructing an iron roofed house which will not necessitate annual renovation like my current hut. Prior to receiving this cash transfer, I didn't have hope of constructing an iron roofed house because I couldn't afford construction materials."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to repair my motorbike which is now back doing transportation business. Further more, I have stock ground nuts which I am going to resell when it's price increases for higher profits. Before receiving this transfer, I would have taken a long period of time without repairing my motorbike and couldn't have stocked ground nuts because of limited funds."

"My life is different from how it was in that, I have owned a cow and I also have an extra room for my children. I feel at peace because I will never be anxious like I used to do when my children had to walk at night when going to my neighbor's house which was quite far. Their school fees are also sorted. I could not have managed to do all these without this help. I thank GiveDirectly so much for their financial support."