"RE: Before givedirectly could come i was selling oranges, i won go to the near by villages and towns and purchase oranges than take it to Cestos city and sell it by rentals, that's how i was surviving. I didn't have much, but I couldn't just sit without doing nothing so although I didn't earn much I could not give up, as I struggled with my incomes i always dreamt of setting up a better business. Today from the givedirectly transfer, I have started a little business which is buying and selling bag of rice in my community, Since I normally sell at my parents mini shop."

"I have not seen such thing like this before in my whole entire life. Since I was born, this is my very first time to receive such amount of money from anyone or to see an NGO doing such thing. I strongly believe that GiveDirectly is against poverty because there are lot of us that are very much poor and we are being helped to get out of poverty. For this cause, in my own opinion I do believe that there is nothing wrong that GiveDirectly does not do well."

"My most recent transfer that I received from GiveDirectly programs. I bought three (3) bundles of zinc and eight (8) of cement for the floor. I even bought all of my children Christmas and new years clothes. I paid some people to help cut some stick in the bush. I'm going to also paid all of my children schools fees for this calender school year. I even bought some food for the house for this Christmas season and new years."

"Before i received my second transfer from GiveDirectly i was planning to buy a motorbike to help me and my family. I went to using this motorbike for transportation so that i can get more money to build a new house. I kept some of my first transfer that is what I'm going to add it on this second transfer. I don't went to surfer after this programs,this is the reason why I'm trying to get this bike for transportation business. I'm going to use some of the money to buy my children Christmas and new years clothes. I also paid my children schools feel for this academic year. I will be running this motorbike to build my house for my children and i."

"Constructing a modern zinc house and having my children attend school regularly has been my main goal. Meanwhile, when I received my transfer from GiveDirectly, I bought 1 bundle of zinc. I also used part of my transfer ($29,700LD) to pay my three of my children tuition for this academic year. The balance money was used to transport my zinc from Buchanan to Goezon."

"My aim was to one day build my own house. On many days, my desire of building my own house looks like a mere dream that would never be realized because of financial impotency. However, while I was sitting on my porch during the afternoon hours, I heard some of my neighbors shouting the name GiveDirectly from the mission. I took my phone and started running towards them because it is at the mission where we normally received network. Upon arrival, I received a text message also from GiveDirectly. I was so pleased to have received such amount of money from GD. Therefore, my dream of building a house will finally be realized."

"All along I have been trying to raise money for my surgery and also pay my children tuition. Things have been so though to the extend that I could not even afford daily meal for my family and I. However, when I received my transfer from GD, I was able to pay my three (3) children tuition and also do surgery on my mouth. Paying my children tuition and also getting a successful surgery done has been the biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly."

"I have used this my first transfer to buy ironsheet, i bought 24 ironsheet to be precise,this is a first step for me to accomplish my house project which is the only essential need i have,apparently I'm living in a dirty grass thatched house and using these transfers i will change my house. In additional i also bought 5 bags of maize for food , a sleeping matress plus blanket and beddings for for the children as well."

"Give Directly do well in so many direction, as from my end GD had bless me and there's know way to pay them back because, there is nothing free in this world but GD give free cash transfer to we that I living in poverty. I had not seen anything that GD not doing well, everything things for my life now is good."

"Before receiving this second transfer from GiveDirectly programs. I'm thinking about building a house with zinc and cement for my children. I'm also going to paid someone to help cut some stick to added on my planks. I'm going to buy two more bundles of zinc and ten bags of cement. I was really thinking about my children next year school fees. I'm going to buy all of my house material,so that i can complete this house roofs. I will paid the people that will saw my planks and transport it to the village."