"I spent my third transfer to buy a bicycle because I used to get hard time to move to the hospital and also fetching water. I also renovated my house because I was living on a dusty floor which I now cemented."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done everything well and I wouldn't say there is anything that wasn't done well"

"I spent my third transfer to pay school fees for my children because they were demand them from school. I also used some of the money to renovate my house because my floor was dusty so I had to cement it. Then I also bought food for my famiky as they were starving due to famine which struck the village."

"The biggest hardship that I face is that I am unable to pay school fees for my children and provide enough food due to lack of money."

"Receiving this money means a lot of peace and development. I would like to buy food for my family and pay fees for my children who are in both secondary and primary schools."

"Receiving this money means a lot of happiness and hope in my life. I would like to expand the size of my house, buy clothes, food and mattress."

"Receiving this money means a great positive change in my life. I would like to construct a better house, buy furniture, food and clothes."

"Receiving this money means freedom from poverty and frustration. I would like to pay fee for my daughter in secondary school, buy food and clothes for my family members. I would like to use the remaining portion to start a small scale business of vegetables that can be more sustainable in income generation."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my younger brother. I never had an opportunity to get better education due to lack of school fees and doesn't want a repeat of the same in my siblings "

"The moment when I received my money I felt very pleased with myself because I always knew and insisted that GD would send us the money, but skeptics kept on saying that it would not happen, and to me it was time to prove them wrong!"