"The greatest difference in my life is that now I live in a better house which has a concrete floor. Ialso have good seats in my house and whenever I got visitors I have a pplace where they can sit on comfortably."

"Had I not received funds from GiveDirectly my life would still be tough. My business was not doing well due to expenses like transport which I currently do not incur. My mother's health goes without saying. We had sold everything sellable at home to pay medical bills because she was involved in accident and fractured her ribs. The transfers from GiveDirectly brought a turn around for us. We are forever grateful. That someone can sacrifice to just send cash, no strings-attached, to help others. All we can say is 'Thank you GD'."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a stable job to get a stable income. I am a casual worker and this job is never guaranteed. This means that my income too cannot be guaranteed. This, therefore makes it difficult to provide for my family's basic needs like food and clothing. Even paying school fees for my children is not easy. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am so relaxed and not worried of paying school fees which has been the case before."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a better a house and the remaining amount will be spent on starting a small business of selling clothes and shoes."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a stable job to get a stable income. I have seven children and they are all in school. I cannot be able to pay their school fees well because I don't have a steady flow of income. "

"My hisband passed on in 2003 leaving me alone to take care of our 7 children.They were all young and since then I have had to struggle on my own to feed,clothe and educate them.This is the biggest hardship i have faced"

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was being unable to complete secondary education. I had a dream of becoming an accountant but right now, I no longer dream it. "

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was being unable to pursue my studies to college level. My age mates are now employed and earning good salary, I do feel bad when I meet them. "

"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is lack of stable source of income to cater for my family's needs like food, shelter and education. I just have to live in this grass thatched house because I can not afford to build a tin roof house. "