Before enrollment , my family and I were living in a single room house that serve as bedroom, sitting room and kitchen. It was also small in size which made me feel so uncomfortable and embarrassed moreso when visitors came. Today , I am happy and glad that I have extended my house and its spacious enough with enough rooms . Therefore, my children have a room to study and sleep comfortably since they can afford to have their own privacy . At the same time they have two pair of school uniform which makes them neat and presentable in school unlike before when they only had one pair .

In my opinion , GiveDirectly did well by giving transfers directly to beneficiaries without involving intermediaries this had enabled as get the required amount of money from the donors which has improved our living standards as community. Beneficiaries have built houses , started business and enrolled children to school . I do not see what GiveDirectly did not do well in their operations.

I spent my second transfer to complete the construction of my house that I was extending . Today , my house is spacious enough that fits my family comfortably. Before , we used to live in a small mud house which could not host all of us . Currently, with this spacious house my children have their own room where they study and do their assignment without any disturbances . The remaining amount I have saved since I intend to start my own saloon at the start of next year .

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a cosmetic and a saloon business. Previously, I was employed in a nearby saloon owned by a friend and I was paid at a commission that barely met my everyday needs. It is from this premise that I learned a few skills on how to run the business. Currently, I'm in a better position since all the profits I get from the saloon and the cosmetic business are all mine. Therefore, I can comfortably chip in to assist in catering for my family's needs since my spouse lost his job some years back. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for coming to our village and I being among the beneficiaries.

I was woken up by a message that I received at around 3 in the morning and on checking and realizing that it was a message notifying me of the transfer I had been promised. I got so excited and immediately knew that some of the dreams that I had would finally be accomplished.

Before I received the first transfer from GiiveDirectly, I was employed at a friend's salon and I was paid commission depending on how much work I did. When I received the first transfer, I opened my own business where I now run a salon and a cosmetics shop. I also renovated my house since the walls were already weak and I feared it might fall on us during windy seasons. I used the rest of the transfers to buy a bed and a new mattress to replace the old ones that I had and also bought enough foodstuff and other essential household items.