"The moment I learnt that money was sent to me, I felt very happy. Although by then I was down due to an illness but I felt like ululating just like the other community members who did so."

"I sleep in a cool house that I mop compared to the days when my house was dusty and looking ugly. I also have a peace of mind since I have managed to clear my son's tuition arrears for the previous semester."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm always living life with a lot of joy . I am feeling loved by the fact that, GD sent such a huge amount of money to me. This makes me feel differently from the days when worry was the order of the day."

"I became so happy for the assistance Give Directly gave me. As a matter of facts, Give Directly has delivered me from poverty because I used to live in a miserable life of putting on torn clothes, sleeping in ram-shackled house and above all living a single life. But since GD has given me this help I believe I use this transfers to construct a house and get myself a spouse who will comfort me."

"The moment I received money from GD I was in disbelief. I was not sure whether GD was serious about sending the money. I knew that my life was going to improve."

"The moment I received the money, I felt very happy. This is because in my entire life, I had never handled this amount of money."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I got healed because I managed to get treatment with the transfer. Secondly I have daily happiness, peace and joy simply because I'm able to eat food unlike when I was sick. I also managed to buy a bull which will ease cultivation in the near future when rains return."

"My expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have enough food. I will have bought building materials ready to construct a decent house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my heart is always filled with happiness. This is because this transfer enabled me to commence the construction of my permanent house. The old house I'm currently staying in developed a crack and I was always scared for my life."

"I was relieved because I did not know where I was going to find such an amount of money for treatment for both me and my children."