"Getting this transfer has brought a very big difference in our lives. I have been able to complete the house that I had not finished building. I have been able to place the ceiling board and plywood on the walls of the sitting room and that of my children’s bedroom. I thus no longer have thoughts of how I will be able to finish constructing the house due to lack of money. My children too now have a nice room to sleep in. With the tank that I bought, we will now be able to collect enough rainwater. This water will be enough for our household use and that of the livestock. This will thus save us from the long trips that we have been making to draw water from the river. May God bless GiveDirectly."

"This money will be helpful to me in a way that I will build a proper house because during rainy season i suffer by standing all night by the corner since my house is in bad shape and the house is always full of water due to rains and i will also buy matress just imagine I have never slept on a matress before better those that are still giving birth, when there are at the hospital they sleep on a matress but now I am old I can no longer give birth."

"I usually get asthma attacks and this affects my daily household chores such as carrying water buckets from the nearest water source,,cooking,washing and others."

"The biggest difference in my life is leaving peaceful life because I have paid fees and adequate food for my kids in campus before it was quite difficult to feed them before. I have also installed piped which has saved time for working in my farm and now we have access to drinking water and clothes are more clean than before because water from the dam which would stain clothes. My kids are very happy and grateful because they are clothes are more neat than before."

"The biggest in my daily life is that I managed to buy a big water tank. I have been dreaming of having one for years but I could not afford it because they were too costly. I opted in purchasing it because in my village there is always a water shortage and the dams are very far from my home. Therefore I know it will be a relief to me because I will be harvesting the rainy water and use it for my domestic activities. Also since I am a farmer watering my garden and farm will no longer be a bother to me since I have the tank."

"The happiest part of my day is in the evening. This is the time I take a rest after a tiring day walking longer distances to fetch water."

"I spend the morning hours in my farm before coming back home to do the house chores. I then go fetch firewood and water before evening sets in. Evening comes as a big relief to me because I take time to take a shower and relax after a busy day. This makes evening the happiest part of my day."

"I spent 50 dollars of my transfer on cementing my water tank because it was on top of timber but cement is durable. I spent 100 dollars on a three 3-seater sofasets because initially I had one 3-seater sofaset. This will help reduce chances of borrowing seats when there are many visitors in my house. I spent 60 dollars on two goats because they grow fast and in future will be sold in exchange for a dairy cow. 50 Dollar was spent on hiring a tractor to plough my farm and on maize and bean seeds. 100 dollars I spent on solar lighting system and a television."

"I spent 250 Dollars on a dairy cow because it will be a source of income for payment of school fees. 72 Dollars on additional 20 chicken layers and will additional source of income. I spent 45 Dollars of my kid's clothing and shoes because they had worn out clothes and lacked gumboots. I spent 600 dollars of my transfer on a sack of maize, and ten kilograms of rice as food for my family. I spent 210 litres water drum for water drum because water scarcity is prevalent in our place. 80 dollars I spent on repayment of debts."

"Having bought this cow, I will be able to get milk that my family can consume. I will no longer have to buy milk and hence we will be able to save money. The calves that the cow will reproduce, I will take care of them and when they mature, I will sell them in the future and use the money on other things such as starting a business or buying more land. This is the same as the goats, I will take care of them and when they will have multiplied, I will sell some of them and use the money on other important things. I have been living in a grass-thatched house for so long and so I decided that with this transfer, I will build a new house roofed with iron sheets. This way, we will be able to collect rainwater and my family will have water for their household use. With this new house too, my children will have enough space to study. May God bless GiveDirectly for what they have done to me and my family."