"I spent my most recent transfer on my children's school fees and my house renovation"

"At around 10am when I was fetching some water, I received a message in my phone. I took my phone to check what the message was all about and to my surprise it was the 1st transfer from GiveDirectly. The surprise was as a result of having forgotten the date I was promised to receive the transfer. I felt happy knowing that the financial challenges I was passing through have got a solution."

"Early morning I went to the field to prepare some logs for making charcoals for sale. While in the charcoal making process my phone went off. I proceeded with my task till around noon when I left went home. I decided to put the phone on charge so as not to be unreachable for a longer time. After picking my phone at around 3pm, is when I received a message. On checking what the message was all about, it was the transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and ululated with joy. The transfer had been sent since 9am in the morning but wasn’t able to receive it since my phone was off."

"It was on 14th of October 2021 at around 9am when I was resting from a tedious work of fetching some water when I received a message in my phone. Since I was very tired, I reluctantly checked the message. My eyes stuck on the phone screen after realizing that it was a transfer message from GiveDirectly. I was filled with joy and jumped up and down. People who were around were surprised and asked me what the matter was but in vain, I uttered no word."

"The transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. I now have a cow that provides me with milk and I no longer have to buy some. I have thus been able to save money that I can use on other important things. With part of the transfer, I was also able to buy some food that is going to sustain my family for a while. We, therefore, have something to eat and we no longer go hungry like some of the days when we lack money. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for making this possible."

"Lack of basic needs of life is the main challenge i am facing. This ranges from not having a better house to not having food. I also do not have clothes and i have to wear one dress for many days. All these problems are because i do not have anything which can provide me with money."

"My first plan is to pay my children school fees, finish my house and change my kitchen roof to zinc."

"Yanquoi, I was very happy when I get the message saying that I have received transfer amount of $40,375.00 form Give Directly. This is the first time in my entire to see such of NGO that so transference in their processes."

"Before Give Directly came, things were very difficult for me and my family. I was unable to timely pay my children school fees, even to get food for them was also another difficult situation. Thanks be to God for Give Directly. I can now able to to timely pay my children school fees and eat three (3) times a day."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that the transfer has empowered me to purchase some goats that I am currently keeping in my compound. I couldn't afford to buy any at y cost becasue they were too expensive. I however settled to buying the goats becasue they do survive in my region and I am optimistic that they will multiply and I will readily sell some and pay school fees to my three children. Being a single parent who relies on the burning and selling of charcoal paying the fees for my children has always been a major challenge. Therefoe I believe this is a valuable investment that I believe with time my children will no longer be sent home regularly becasue of the fee arrears issue. In addition, through the goats, I'll be able to cater for my family basic needs and sort any emergency that may arise without having to strain like before."