"The biggest difference in my daily life is having an improved living standards because we now have a reliable source of income."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a house of my own. This has relieved of the cost of paying for monthly house rent which was expensive and I also feel independent and proud."

"I didn't have a house and I had stayed in a rental house for 7 years because I couldn't afford the cost of building but now that I have a house of my own I feel so proud and independent. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"The moment I received my money from Give Directly, I felt very joyous and decompressed! I had been having huge school fees arrears that the money would relieve me from."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having a decent modern house of my dream. This is the greatest achievement in my life because it makes me proud and I'm now very comfortable."

"Receiving this money means owning a family. I will be able to get a new member in my household. I intend to buy cattle for my traditional marriage so that we can settle as a family."

"The biggest hardship i have faced is lack of money to set up a bussiness.There is an opportunity for agricultural products bussiness in my village but i do not have money to start it up because every little money that i try to save ends up in paying medical bills and buying food for the family. "

"The biggest hardship i face is sicknesses.My waist and legs pain ,this is making me unable to dig for long,so my family produces less food every year and thus I always have less food to take care of my family."

"Receiving this money means i will use to build permanent house. This will cut the costs involved in repairing the grassthatched roof.My family will be able to save some money for feeding and buying households items like a mattress, bed sheets."

"The biggest hardship i am faced with is the sicknesses of my children. They are always sick and as a result, even the little money that i would save is spent clearing medical bills and this leaves the family with no money. "