"Givedirectly has done a lot in my life. GD has made me to establish my own business. GD has made me to begin a building project. These are things that I was never dreaming about because I never had the cash. I highly appreciate Givedirectly for improving my life style."

"I have challenges getting food as currently we can not practice farming. I use to be a subsistence farmer but because of the unfavorable climatic conditions of this year, I have been forced to try my hands on charcoal burning. But still, there's a challenge. My old age makes it hard for me to fully do this as I'm slow and do not have a lot of energy. Most of the time we try to do this with my cowife but still, we can't make enough to take us for longer than a week."

"I have been trying to get treatment for the pains I have been feeling all over my body. I also have ear and eyesight problems that I have struggled with for the past three years. I have visited local clinics severally but the problem persists. Right now I need to go for specialized medication."

"When I see this money, I will build my own house; because I can't continue to live in family house."

"When I get this money, we will build our house and send the children to school."