When I received my third transfer, I cleared fees for my son in a secondary school and used the rest for completing my main house that I had started constructing with the second transfer. What a great relief!

My former life was full of stress; I lived in a very tiny house that could not accommodate us well, as widow, fending for my household basic needs was such a huge problem. I could not put food on the table well for my household members and again, I never had source of income help me educate my children but now, things have changed-I educate my children more easily, I have gained financial independence and I live in a better house. My living standard has improved, than it would have been if I never received transfers.

In my own opinion, what Give Directly did well was sending us money directly. However, It would be better it considers giving more money to the recipients since what we were given was never enough.

I spent my transfer on paying school fee for my children who are in secondary school and college respectively. I then bought some household furniture including a sideboard for my utensils and a new sofa set. I then sent some little cash to y mother for her upkeep. I then used the remainder on buying iron sheets that I am planning to use in building my new house ones I receive my last transfer.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I feel stress free and calm consider that I was able to settle my children's school fee using the transfer I received.

I spent my transfer on paying school fee for my child who had just been sent away from school for school fee. I then bought my child new school shoes and spent the rest of the money on buying food.

I was very happy when I got the money because at that time my child had been sent home for school fee and I did not know where I would get the money but when the money came I was very relieved.