"GiveDirectly have done extremely well for and my family. Am extremely happy that this program came into my village. In my opinion GiveDireclty do not do pick and choose. They are very fair. I dont even know how to thank GiveDirectly. They have brought a major change in my life. I can not think of anything that they not do well. I thank them so much for this great assistance." (Occupation: Small business)

"RE:" For me givedirectly is doing very well from the givedirectly taking their time to talk to us and always smiling to giving us money we didn't asking for"." (Occupation: Small business)

"RE:" I could only dream or wish from a far to have a place in Cestos to do business but never did i thought it would've come to reality but today because of givedirectly transfer that dream is coming to pass, I have bought a place to start building my small shop"." (Occupation: Small business)

"RE: " I have not seen anything that givedirectly don't well yet but one serious thing i think givedirectly do not do well is the issue of not accepting our little appreciates when we try to give them. Besides that givedirectly is doing good"." (Occupation: Small business)

"I am planning on improving my house with my transfer. I bought zinc and some building materials to change the roof of my house and ceiling." (Occupation: Small business)

"My plan if I received this cash, I want to fix this house that I'm presently living in. Since my husband died more than five years and my son came and build this house for me, the house is breaking down on me and I don't have anyone to support in fixing my house. Inorder to sustain myself, I have to go and work on people farm just to feel myself. From my age now, my plan with money is to use some of the money to fix my house and use the balance to be turning my hand inside (business) just to keep myself healthy and good in my body."

"I had just stepped out of the house and I was on my way heading to the place where I usually do my business when I heard my phone ringing in my pocket. I stopped to check what it was all about and I could not believe what I saw. I became so happy on seeing the SMS which was saying that I had received the promised amount from GiveDirectly. I continued with my journey as I kept on meditating how the transfer was going to be of great help to me." (Occupation: Small business)

""Currently the challenge I'm facing is having a child. Since I born my daughter which is my only child,I cannot have any other child. Each time I get pregnant and go to give birth,the child dies. Due to that,my friends always bully me, and man also leave me because of that. It saddens me every day and I don't have many friends also because of that"." (Occupation: Small business)

"Freedom from poverty is what receiving this cash transfer means to me. My spouse and I do not have a reliable source of income and as a result, we are unable to meet our family's basic needs. We have to do hard labor jobs which is not healthy for us. For the past one year, my kids have been out of school because I do not have the financial strength to pay their tuition. I feel very sad when other kids are going to school while my kids are home. I intend to establish a business if I receive this cash transfer which will enable us to earn income to meet our family's basic needs. I will also use a portion of it to educate my children." (Occupation: Small business)

"Owning a decent house and educating my children is what receiving this cash transfer means to me. For the past four years, my family and I have been residing in a friend's house because our house collapsed. We have been trying to raise money to construct a new house but things are very difficult at the moment. We have pleaded with relatives and friends for assistance but no body has come to our aid. I do not feel comfortable living in a friend's house because I am unable to make certain decisions as it relates to running my family. I plan to use the cash transfer to buy a land and construct a house for my family where we will have privacy and make independent decisions. I also plan to use a portion of it to educate my children." (Occupation: Small business)