My goal for this year is to keep up with the education of every one of my children, especially the secondary schoolers because it still falls heavily on my shoulders to do so while still juggling the primary students. Since I used a portion of my transfer to grow my business, I am hoping and praying that it will succeed so I can pay for their school. I shall also rely on the crops from my farm to some extent. Harvest them and sell them to cover their educational expenses as well as their basic requirements for food and other items.

I'm grateful for the transfers from GiveDirectly. Indeed, it has significantly improved both my life and the life of my entire family. I sincerely appreciate your wonderful kindness in providing this kind of help. I have nothing to be unhappy about because I have advanced to a new stage of life.

I have eight children and am a widow. three males and five girls. To meet my family's basic requirements and pay for their school expenses, I also run a small maize business and farm maize, beans, and sweet potatoes. Life was terribly hard until I started getting these transfers. Due to a scarcity of food and a poor crop from my farm, my children would go without food for days at a time. Due to insufficient nutrition and a balanced diet, this had an impact on their health and made them more susceptible to illness. They could be sent home from school each day in addition to having bad health, which had an impact on their performance as their peers thrived. Therefore, the second transfer came at the perfect time, and I used some of the money to boost my maize business, pay the secondary school tuition fees for two of my children while one of them is still at home and waiting to start form one. Due to a lack of funds, I am still trapped and unsure of how to acquire the supplies he needs to enroll in school. I also succeeded in building a house that is at least larger than the one I had previously. Because it was so little, my kids occasionally had to go and sleet at my neighbor's house. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for your support.

The moment I received the money I felt so happy. I remember it vividly that it was around 9am. When I was at the merry go round group that we started in our village. Everyone started celebrating with joy.Thats when I checked my phone too. I got a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. My family members felt so happy. I knew I would be able to pay school fees for my children. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have paid school fees for my children in various schools. This gave me peace of mind to conduct other activities. I spend on small scale farming and causal jobs. This gives me small about on income. I was not able to pay the school fees on time. My children were being sent home to collect the school fees and this was affecting their performance in school. This was so demoralizing and stressful. Whenever I had no money my children could take much time to return back to schoo. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I felt so happy. I was able to play all the school fees and my children were able to study well. They attended all the lessons and their performance changed. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has supported us to educate our children. I ha e devoted much of my time on my farming activities. I am so grateful for support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly on paying school fees for my children in various schools. I am so happy because my children were able to study well without being sent home. I paid the debt what I had with my neighbor. This gave me peace of mind to do other activities. The rest of the money I bought food and clothes for my children.