"Receiving this money means a lot of happiness and joy in my life. I hope to start small business that would be a better means of income. It also means the ability to pay fees for my children and purchase of furniture."

"It would mean everything. I've always wanted to have my own home for my growing family, but with my little income from our fishing business, it has been next to impossible. I'm excited about receiving this money because I'm going to buy materials and build a house for my family."

"Receiving this money means a lot of positive change in my life. I would like to built my own house since I have been staying in other well wisher's house. It would also mean expanding my business of selling vegetables that would be a sustainable source of income." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money means improvement in the way of living for my family and I.with it we will be able to invest in a business of our own so that it can sustain us for much longer."

"The biggest hardship I am facing is that I am not able to make enough profit from the small business that I do.Therefore,sustaining my family with enough food becomes the greatest challenge in my life.I want to thank Givedirectly for giving me new hope in life in that I will be able to do a better business which is more productive with this money."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is feeding my family,before I used to have a small business going on but it collapsed when I took all my savings to go pay for my sons school fees.currently I am just relying on my brother-in laws help to fend for my family but it is also not reliable."

"I am happy to receive the unconditional cash transfer from Give directly because it will change my life. I will be able to open up a small business in my village and the life of my family will improve. From the income I will generate,I will be able to save some money to build my own house."

"Am planning to construct a new house since the one am living in is in bad state, i will also start small business to help my family upkeep"

"The biggest hardship I face is making charcoal for sale since the procedures and products needed are so demanding. Looking for firewood for charcoal making in the bush is the most difficult part since I risk alot to wild animals. I would like to thank Givedirectly because I will be able to change to another business to help me provide for my family."

"Receiving the money made me happy and thankful to GiveDirectly. This money will enable me build a new big house that will accommodate all my family members and start a small business."