(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I used $20 to pay school fees for my younger brother and used the remaining amount to buy food for our family. I am a father of two but I still take care of my two brothers and my ageing parents who stay with me in the same household. Currently, I am a motorcycle operator and the income that I make is hardly enough to buy food for my family. I have had support from my mother when it comes to payment of school fees of my younger brother and this has at least reduced the burden of payment of school fees by a great extent. I am so grateful for a helping hand from GiveDirectly. This has made life for me and my family quite easy especially during such hard times." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My new goal is to start building a new house. When we received the first and the second transfer, we were able to clear school fees payment for our children. We are therefore at liberty to build a better house for our family. We have been living in a mud walled house that we have found it difficult to maintain. It has been quite difficult finding the clay soil that is used to maintain and make it look decent. Having paid school fees in totality, we were also able to buy some building materials We have been able to clear school fees and were able to buy some building materials. This is progress made and we are looking forward to towards putting up a timber made house. It will not only give is the much needed comfort but also reduce the nuisance of allergies to dust that we normally experience with the mud walled house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In recent months, motorcycle taxi has been my primary source of income for my family, having facilitated my children to attend school and eat adequately at home. The small savings I have been making with the village's informal savings groups have been made possible by the proceeds of the same business. At the moment, I am looking forward to a more profitable venture in livestock farming. Adding another dairy cow to the one I already have will result in increased production, and I will have to forego the motorcycle taxi in order to focus on feeding the cows." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"We use the and bought motorbike for business purpose." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My husband does a motorcycle taxi business while I run a small vegetable business. In my family, we always experience a low level of income. Whatever we earn is always insufficient to cater to the educational needs of our three children. Immediately after I received my recent transfer, I spent $20 on paying part of their school fees. I am glad that for the past one month, all have been undertaking their studies comfortably. With the rest of the transfer, I also bought food. Although my family had not missed a meal, I was worried that the foodstuff available would not last us a day. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the timely help."

"My new goal for my recent transfer is for me to buy motorcycle to be taking my daughter to school and also used it for transport to generate income."

"I have desired to buy a new motorcycle to start a transportation business. Before encountering GiveDirectly, I was working as a casual laborer on the Gold mining field. Because of the difficulties we face as laborers, getting sufficient finance from this job to better my life has been so difficult,and my plan has been to quit and find another alternative of getting income to feed my family. I have received financial assistance from GiveDirectly for three months and I'm awaiting my last payment to go ahead with my plan of getting a new motorcycle. With this new business venture that I'm about to engage in to, I'm optimistic that I will earned sufficient income with in a month and I will be able to save more money to support my family."

"I was on my way to my farmed when I heard people shouting that givedirectly has send them money. I quickly when at the network area to confirm if I have received mine. Luckily for me I saw a huge amount of money in it. I was very much happy that day. I was happy because all my children where out of school, I was thinking how will I registered my children in chool this year. But I was so happy that God answers my prayers, givedirectly send that money I was able to register my children and paid their whole year school fees." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)