"Receiving money from Givedirectly makes me feel so much grateful. It means a number of issues that have been stalled due to financial constraint such as school fees,farming and household items will be sorted.It's a real blessing to be a recipient."

"When I got a message confirming that I had just recieve money to my phone I was so greatful and thank GD so much."

"The moment we got the money we felt so good as we had never gotten such free money all our lives."

"The biggest difference is that now I got a better shelter over our heads and we can now afford to eat well since we enough food which we bought after receiving the transfer from GD."

"My life is different in that, I now sleep in a better house compared to the one I used to sleep in before. I am also proud because I have bought another bull that is now helping the one we had to plough land which enables early planting of crops."

"My life is different than if I had not received this transfer in that, I now have self esteem that was lacking before."

"My life is different in that, I can now afford to buy what I desire. My health has also improved and I live a happy life. "

"The biggest hardship that we currently face is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my children. They are often sent home from school due to arrears and this really saddens them but I am helpless and cannot do anything about the situation."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the poor harvests due to drought in our area and this leads to lack of enough food in my family."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a better house for my family as I will buy materials like iron sheets and poles. I will spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my children and the remainder on starting a business of selling kales. "