"I spent my entire third transfer to pay medical bill for my child who had an eye operation."

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in high school. I bought 30 pieces of iron sheets and timbers which I am planning to build with a spacious decent house in my own homestead. I bought two bags of maize for my family's consumption.I also paid cultivation fees and bought seeds as well."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering my house which I had extended using my second transfer. That helped in preventing damages caused by rainfall during rainy seasons. I also paid school fee for my sister whose sponsor withdrew his sponsorship before the completion of the four year education. I am so glad that she will complete her secondary school education without any interference."

"I spent the whole of my third transfer on completing the brick house I had started building."

"I used a portion of the transfer to pay my daughter in high school fee. I bought some 3 sheep. Invested a portion of the transfer in farming activities. I also purchased other household items with the rest of the transfer."

"In my opinion,GiveDirectly did well by giving assistance in form of money that enabled individual households to use them on their most pressing priorities and as a result their is a big improvement on the living standards of this households."

"What GD does well is that it help us with huge amount of money and demand no refund. At the moment I'm not privy to what GD doesn't do well."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I'm stress free. I was always stressed up searching for my high school son fee but since I received the transfer, I'm done with his fee."

"I used the entire transfer to buy a parcel of land where I'll establish my home."

"I used a portion of the transfer to paint my house both from inside and outside. Paid my son in high school fee. I invested a portion of the transfer in farming activities. I bought a goat and 3 chicken. Besides, I purchased foodstuffs for family consumption."