"Were it not for the transfers, I would not have initiated the construction of a new house which I had longed for, for so long. i am so happy that I will soon move into a new house, courtesy of Give Directly."

"I spent part of my third transfer on paying my school fees. I was taking a certificate course in teaching. I used to teach as untrained teacher that could help me raise the fees that the college kept sending me home for given that it was menial and it could not sustain me. I also bought some nice and decent clothing and when called for an interview, I am very confident and when I attend my lessons too. I am a proud teacher of English, mathematics and science, thanks to GiveDirectly. The remaining amount I gave my brother to assist him construct a house he had constructed."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is, i now sleep comfortably on a bigger mattress and my family can change diet."

"I am proud because am now smartly dressed compared to the time before I received Give directly money. I can now change clothes twice in a day which has not been a case before I received my first transfer."

"I was very happy that day and I even failed to sleep that moment. I spent the rest of the night planning and strategizing on how to spend that cash transfer."

"I spent my third transfer on school fees and household items such as bedding, utensils and food, I also started selling fish at our local market for my daily income, am happy because my children will not be sent home for school fees again."

"My life is different that it would have been if I didn't receive the money in that I'm sure by now I wouldn't have made such a big step of purchasing building materials because I do not have a stable source of income. I'm sure of having a bigger house and not the ten by ten feet grass thatch house I currently have."

"Our daily lives are much better than before. My children now wear good clothes and sleep in a good bed, this is something I have never dreamed of my entire life."

"I spent part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my son in secondary school. I am glad I managed to clear the whole year's school fees arrears. The remaining amount I spent on buying building materials that I used to construct a kitchen. I moved out of my mother-in law's kitchen. The remaining I spent on buying some personal effects and clothes and food too, for my family consumption."

"I spent part of my third transfer on leasing a one acre piece of land where I have since grown sugarcane given that I am a farmer. I am hopeful that after six months I will be harvesting. The remaining amount, I spent on food for my family consumes. May God bless GiveDirectly."