I would have not managed much without GiveDirectly. My business would have closed down due to lack of stock. We could be going without meals.I am too elderly to offer casual labor in sugarcane plantations as a source of income that needs physical energy.

GiveDirectly does not discriminate people on the basis of religion, ethnicity, age or sex. It has given everyone an opportunity to escape poverty through unconditional cash transfers. However, for elderly people like me, it would have thought on additional transfers.

I had a small scale business that was not doing well due to lack of enough stock. I used the transfer in restocking the business and now I can serve my customers with confidence. I do make more profit than before and this gives me the joy and courage to work harder. Nowadays, I find it easier to provide for my family since the business is doing better. I gave some money to my wife who has started on some business. This has become additional source of income for the family and kept her busy. I usually admire her when we share our experiences with customers and the profit realized. From this, she is also capable of supporting the family which has really reduced the burden on me.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the money is that my business has improved a lot and so is the income thus I'm to comfortably meet my family's needs.

The moment when I received my money, I felt so happy because this was a miracle to me since this was the first tie in my life to receive such an amount of money at once.

My grandchild had school fee balance, so I used part of the money I received from GiveDirectly to pay for the school fee. Part of the money I used to purchase both bed and a mattress to replace the old worn out bedding we had. I also leased a piece of land where I'm planning to use for farming because I do not have enough farm. A portion of the money I used to restock my business and it's now doing great.