"Receiving this money means i will be able to renovate my house, build a house where visitors can sleep in and buy a cow so that i can take milk. "

"The moment when I received my money I felt very happy because I confirmed that indeed God sees us and provides even free gifts for us."

"The moment I received my first transfer from Give Directly, I felt very excited. I would acquire a bigger house that I had been dreaming of in life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness I have seeing my child going to school without staying back at home because I managed to clear the school fee. I also have a source of income because the first transfer I used in opening a business thus I'm able to meet my family's needs with a lot of ease."

"I felt very happy when I received my money because I was able to buy building material for my new house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness and pride I have because I now have a shinning compound. Indeed this is a huge step and everyone in our village is amazed."

"Having settled my dowry I'm now free as per our tradition and this also opened ways for my other brother-in-laws to pay visit to my parents because being the first born in our family they couldn't do it before me."

"The moment I received my money from Give Directly I felt overexcited. It found when I was in the garden hoeing but left immediately that moment- I ran home to inform my neighbor about the news so that she could also check hers and join me in celebration. This is because the money would enable me solve some of the problems I had been facing in life like inability to pay school fees for my daughter."

"I felt very happy when I received my money because it was a chance to prove my loyalty to my in-laws over dowry issues."

"The moment when I received my money I felt good since I could spend on urgently needed items."