"I was very happy when i received the transfer. It was a blessing in time of need."

"I was cooking lunch a few minutes to 1pm when I heard a message alert on my phone. Upon checking, I confirmed to have received the transfers and I started jubilated because I had never received such a lump sum. That day I was overwhelmed with joy until lost appetite for lunch and withdrew the same day."

"It was around 2pm while relaxing outside my house just after lunch when I heard my kids jubilating because they had received the transfers. Shortly before that, I had heard a message alert but ignored it because I am illiterate. It was until my helper came to check my phone and confirmed that I had received the transfers too and I was very happy. We slept until the following day we went for the money from the nearest MoMo agent."

"The transfer from GiveDirectly has brought a big difference in our lives as a family. We have been able to buy the cow that we have always desired to have. This cow will enable us to have milk for our consumption and hence we will no longer have to incur the cost of buying milk. The business that I have started will enable us to get more income in addition to the little that we have been getting from farming. This will thus help us in investing in other important things. The food that we bought with the transfer will enable us to have something to eat for a while and hence we will not be having worries about where to get money to buy food each time. We have also been able to buy a few items that we have been missing in our household. Thank you GiveDirectly for making this possible for us."

"I was at work and I heard a message notification on my phone and upon checking, it was the transfer message. I was very happy and I jumped up and down in jubilation."

"It was around 1.50 pm after lunch while relaxing outside my house. It's when my kids brought my phone after hearing the SMS alert and jubilations from my village. On checking my phone, I confirmed to have received the transfers and I was elated.I had eagerly waited for it only for it to come three days later."

"It was at 1pm when I was waiting to be served lunch when I saw the transfer message and I shouted in jubilation. My wife stopped cooking lunch when she heard me celebrating and she joined me singing songs of praise to the almighty."

"This is an opportunity for our family as I want to use the transfer to build a house and buy goats that I will keep so that I sell them in the future."

"When I saw the message that I have received the money, I was more than excited, I could see myself purchasing things I thought I could not afford."

"It was at 6:59am when I was taking breakfast with my children who wanted to go to school when the message came. I told them about the transfer and they all jumped up and down in jubilation . When they left for school, I prepared myself to go collect the transfer."