"I live in a very small apartment with my family. The 2 bedroom house has become less spacious to accommodate everyone of us. In doing so, I decided to build a bigger house. When I received my previous transfer from GiveDirectly, I started my building project. Likewise, I will use my recent transfer to complete my house and move in with my family. I feel so relieved at the moment. GD has given me hope for the future."

"From my own point of view, GiveDirectly method of choosing well deserved household to benefit from this program is unparalleled. They give poor people like us hope by empowering us with money. I am very pleased with this program. My life has improved immensely and GiveDirectly has done everything almost perfectly."

"I wanted to set up my transportation business. My wife and I decided to buy a new motorbike. This bike will serve as an alternative source of income for me to take good care of my family. Therefore, I have decided to wait for the rest of my transfers before cashing out. I am so excited to have benefited from this program."

"This money will mean alot to me and my family"

"I am very grateful. The money will help to solve some of the problems I have at home. I will use the money to buy maize for food processing and pay school fees for my child who is in form 2."

"In my opinion, Givedirectly is helping to empower we the poor people and they are doing well with their program. The level of transparency and awareness from them is another good reason to say they are doing well."

"The main challenge is food. I am unable to buy food because I don't have enough money."

"i spent my recent transfer on building a house and also buying some fertilizer"

"The goal that i didn't have before receiving the transfer was to build a house"

"My primary goal is to become a professional nurse. I have been attending the nursing school. Things got so hard me. My parents are poor farmers. They can not afford my tuition. After high school, I decided to go to nursing school so that I can change the living condition of my family. Unfortunately, I could no longer afford the tuition. I dropped from school. That made me to feel very bad. I went back to doing farming hoping to raise money for my tuition. I have been farming few years now but have not been able to raise the amount needed to go back to school. I am grateful to be a beneficiary of this program. Thank God that my dream of becoming a nurse will now come to pass through the GiveDirectly's cash program."