My life has improved as compared to how it would have been had I not received the transfer. Previously I did not have a reliable source of income and the little I earned could barely meet the basic needs. I could not even afford sleeping in proper bedding and all I could afford were some rags but through the transfers I now have decent bedding. For the first time in a long time I am sleeping in a bed. I also have cows that I consider to be an investment because in the future after they have given birth I will not only have additional cows but I will also have milk both for sale and family consumption.

In my opinion, giving unconditional transfers was the best step taken by Give Directly since it has helped raise people's living standards. Those who had totally lost hope in life are now somewhere and they made great steps in life. On the other hand, I would urge them to continue with the good work. There is no area of improvement.

I bought building materials with the second transfer which I am planning to use to construct a better house. The current house is small, it's a single room that can not fit us but we still have to squeeze in it. Part of the money I spent on my child's medical bill. She fell ill while she was in school but I am glad she improved and did well in her final year in primary. A portion of the money I spent on my children's school fee. They do not owe the school anymore.

I heard a message come into my phone and a few moments later, my trustee came to my house to assist me to check the message. She is also a recipient and she came to inform me of my transfers after she had received hers on that morning. I was very happy when she confirmed to me that I had received the transfers as I felt that the money would ease some of my financial burden.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I feel like I have moved a stepped forward in life. I feel like some of my financial burden has been eased as I now own and rear livestock and I will also own a new and bigger house soon.

I spent my transfers to buy two cows, to purchase a mattress for my children and I, and to buy iron sheets for building a new house. I live with my five children in a one-roomed house, and at my parent's home, after separating with my husband 16 years ago. My husband remarried and moved on with his new wife. The house that we currently live in has a leaking roof that allows rain water in the house, whenever it rains. I sell coconut and charcoal for a living which is never sufficient for me and my children. I was happy when I received the transfers as I could never have imagined that I would ever build a house. I am also happy that I can rear and keep livestock that I bought, which can bring me some profit in future. My children and I used to sleep on the floor, but we now have a comfortable mattress that we can sleep on.