"Receiving this money mean that I will be able to pay school fees for my son who is in college, I will also use the remaining amount build a house for my family"

"Receiving this money means that we shall have our own cow as a family. We have been relying on purchased milk for our family use - an unreliable practice. Besides, we shall have our own business - a shop. This will act as a continuous source of revenue for our family. Hence, we shall begin living a better life."

"Iam happy that am going to receive money from Givedirectly because it will allow me to start up a new business for my wife.Proceeds from that business will in turn enable us to educate our children and I thank Givedirectly for the opportunity."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy but kept to my self as I feared for my life. I thought someone would hear and rob me."

"The moment i recieved my money, i was so happy that i didn't go to work early morning as i normally do."

"In the next six months I will have improved my farm and include beans."

"I expect that in the next six months or so, I will be staying in a more decent house and the level of hygiene will have been improved from the plastering of the kitchen. I also expect that we will be eating more healthy and sufficient food and living a generally improved lifestyle."

"I expect to be financially stable hence no more taking of loans and in terms of dairy farming I expect increased milk production and income."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to treat my son and getting back my land for cultivation. If it was not for GD transfers, my son would have died as his nose had started oozing out pass."

""My life is different in that I have been able to purchase two cows that I believe are going to reproduce in the near future and this will help me to pay the bride price for my wife and be a source of livelihood for my family.""