"The moment I received the money, I was very happy because it never crossed my mind that I will be among the lucky ones. Thank you GD for the transfer."

"The moment when I received my money I felt indescribable joy because I never imagined ever getting a Grant myself, and here I am , having completed a housing Project that had stalled for over one year due to lack of funds."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer pay rent as before now that I have my own house in my compound."

"When I received the money, I was very happy because my stress for school fees was solved. I was very much at peace for the first time, thank you GD for the transfer."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now having great peace with my family now that we are no longer worried of how we'll get resources for building a house so that we get off the beach. Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am no longer employed by anyone but instead self-employed after purchasing a motorcycle that generates for me more income than what I used to earn before. Again, I can now enjoy flexible working environment because I am my own boss. I organize for the business and at the same time I attend to my side hustle."

"The moment I received the transfer, I found myself completely happy."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I live in a cemented house. My second transfer enabled me to plaster the house and I am very happy that my environment has tremendously changed-the dust has really reduced and again I am not worried of being infested with fleas anymore."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that since I built and moved to my own home, I have acquired peace. Living with in-laws in the same compound is very challenging-most of the time, you find yourself crossing one another's path or fighting over some trivial issues of all which interfere with peaceful co-existence and good relationship."

"I never knew that one day, I will anticipate having my own home. As a widow, my husband died and left me with nothing and hopelessness so receiving this money has been a turn around in my life. I can now anticipate good things in my life like building an iron-roofed house in my own home and investing in farming like poultry keeping to improve my living standard. In short, I am now hopeful!"