"When I received my first money, I became very happy and thanked God for the unconditinal cash support."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now eat a balanced diet which had been history in my household. I have gained self worth with the house I will start constructing, it has put a smile on my face. Thank you Givedirectly for supporting my family."

"In the next six months, I would want to start a business to boost my income and sustain my family needs."

"I expect my life to change in that I will have a dairy cow in the next six months..I will be having milk that will give me an income.I will have a calf which means a substantive economic growth to me.I am also hopeful that I will have began to work towards buying a piece of land in my vilage."

"My life will be changed in the next six months because I will have accomplished my goals. I will have a good home.I will be having a kitchen and a well furnished house.I will be having a dairy cow.The money that I would have to be buying milk with will be used in other ways.This will make my life very good and healthy.I am sure I will even be looking good."

"I expect that in the next six months, my children and i will be living a more comfortable and a decent life since i hope i will be more financially stable and can afford a better lifestyle for my family."

"I spent most of the third transfer to extend my house since it was too small to accommodate me with my family. The remaining balance l spent to buy cow bulls for farming, this will save me from spending money to hire other people's cows."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is raising school fees for my children due to the limited income. My children are in cheap schools but even raising the little money for school fees is a great problem."

"Receiving this money means elevating my current economic status to a better one."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is the struggle of finishing the construction of my house because todate my family and I sleep in a small house."