"A happy family is a dream of every man. My wife and I have been struggling with this situation of living in such a small house with our children. It has been so sad seeing my family squeezed together in one tight house and feeling uncomfortable during the rainy season because the house leaks a lot. I have been planning to build a better house than the previous one but due to lack of financial strength, I have not been able to bring my plans to reality. With this money from Givedirectly, have been able to buy building materials to accomplish the dream of my wife and I. I have been able to also pay for my children's education for the betterment of their future. Thanks to God Almighty for GiveDirectly."

"I live in a mud house with thatched roof and when it rains, everything in my room gets wet and spoil. So I will use my transfer to build a new house so that I can relax and sleep without any worries."

"In my thinking GiveDirectly has done and continue to do well for us that have been living in poverty for so long. Their humanitarian and farsightedness towards the needy is so much remarkable. In my view, GiveDirectly has not done anything that is not well."

"Before receiving payment from GiveDirectly, I never thought about changing the roof of my house. However, with this transfer, I am planning on changing the thatched to zinc. Moreover, I'm planning to start a gasoline business. With this, I will be able to support my family even after GiveDirectly leaves this town."

"Life has been really tough for me and my family. Getting daily meals and better shelter for my family had been a problem due to financial constraints. The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly is that I've never seen this kind of money before and now my life is about to become better. We can now afford good food for our children. I will start to do business to assit my husband take care of our family's needs."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we now have enough food to eat.Unlike before,we eat one time a day and we wont have any other food to eat until the following day. I'm also excited that I will be living in a new house with a better roof and I wont have to worry about rats putting holes in the roof. All thanks and appreciation to GiveDirectly for this gift."

"I'm overwhelmed.I felt very excited seeing that kind of money on my phone. At first,I did not believe that the GiveDirectly program was real until they distributed the phones in our town. My children have been out of school because there's no money to pay their fees. Receiving money that I didn't have to do any work for made me so excited and I'm grateful to God. I can now say my children will be in school and we will have a better life hopefully."

"I didn't believe what I saw when the message came in my phone. The moment I read the message on my phone, I was jumping with joy for the whole day at the same time checking my account every minute because I couldn't believe that my dream to complete my house and keep the promise made to my late husband was coming to reality. I became happy also because it was my very first time to received such a huge amount of money. GiveDirectly is nothing more than a dream come through. I am going to be complete my house and be happy again because of GiveDirectly."

"The day I received the alert from GiveDirectly, it was the happiest moment of my life. This transfer came the time I was almost giving up on life."

"I was in the bathroom when the transfer alert came on my phone, with excitement I nearly jump out of the bathroom naked. I was so excited because this transfer came the right time that I needed money the most. This transfer has brought so much relieved to me and my children."