"Limited land for crop cultivation my biggest hardship. I do not have enough land that I can cultivate and yet that is the only source of livelihood that I have. Food is limited because the land I own can not support my large family. I have a family of 13 which is far a bove a half an acre that I own."

"Receiving this money means payment of the debt for thand I had leased. I had leased the land on order to suppory marry for my son a spouse. After paying off the lease, I will then cultivate on that land in order to to raise food for the family as well as well done of the food in order to support my child's education."

"The biggest hardship that I face is limited income to pay school fees for the two grand children who are studying. This has affected their school attendance hence poor grades because they are some times sent out of school due to un timely payment of school fees."

"I was so happy the day I noticed that I got the money, I did not realise that I had received this money because I'm not well versed with phone handling. So one day my brother-in-law asked me if I had also received the the money and I told him I don't know, When he checked my account balance there was money which triggered my happiness."

"The moment I received the transfer, I felt too much happiness. I started laughing a lone in the house at night and there was ululation in the whole community. I am still very happy and praying that God rewards GiveDirectly."

"My life has taken a different shape because through this cash transfer, I paid off the debt and repossessed my farm land. In addition, I have added another bull for ploughing my farm. I'm now sure of food security in my home because I already cultivated millet. Before, I could cultivated on a small scale and more so late because I had to first do casual labour in order to been given bulls to plough my farm land."

"My house was incomplete without fascia boards, verander and was not painted. So after I got this money, I was able to install the fascia boards, construct a verandah and paint it. The house now looks more beautiful and everyone admires it which brings pride to my family. In addition to that I have peace of mind and happiness because I managed to clear all my debts and claim ownership of my land."

"The moment I received the transfer, I felt happy because the transfer was going to relieve me from the most pressing challenge which was lack of oxen."

"There is a big difference in my life now because I have purchased construction materials and I am hopeful that soon we shall build an iron roofed house. Being old, this money has saved us from the struggle of looking for thatch for renovating the our hut yearly."

"The moment I received my money, I felt real happy and exited. I had never held this amount of money and here, I had it all in my hands!"