"I am Bendu sheriff from Peeyan town Bomi County Liberia. I was very excited when I receive transfer massage from Givedrectly it was a big surprise and the money came at the right time where I was very broke and needed to pay my children school fees."

"I am Miatta Tulay from Peeyan town Bomi County, Liberia. I was very excited when I receive transfer massage from Givedrectly and started dancing because, I am a farmer and needed money to buy fertilizer for my garden, and pay my children in school."

"Receiving this money is a blessing to me as this will reduce some of my problems that i face everyday. I do not have enough food and in most cases i only eat once in a day. I want to use this money to buy a few bags of maize which will take me to the next harvesting season"

"I received the transfer message in the morning,I started dancing because i was feeling so happy. I didn't have money to pay school fee for my daughter that is in college. I want to make my house decent by buying cement to cast the floor and plaster the wall as well and re roof some of the zinc. Funds were not available to pay my daughter school when the message came we got the money and pay quickly. Thank God he has send GiveDirectly to help us."

"I intend starting a shop where i will sell provisons and charge phones. Im also building a house and attaching a shop to it."

"The big difference in my daily life is that i will be able to continue my education again ."

"I was very happy when I received this money. I called all of my friends in the town to check their phones. My children school was about to open and I was wondering where to get money to do their registration, pay their school fees and to buy their school materials."

"I was actually thinking about my children school fees and to build a new house this year But it was just a plan, that I wasn't expecting money from anywhere. Surprisingly for me I received this money. I was so happy to the extent that I couldn't believe that I'm the one who owns such amount of money."

"The first thing I bought with some of my money is a bundle of zinc for my new house projects that I will be starting soon. I paid two of my children's school fees with some of the money. I also paid my wife's hospital bills, because she give birth to a baby girl and I bought food for our upkeep."

"I was at my home when I heard our neighbors rejoicing for receiving their transfer. I was eager to know if I had received mine like everyone in the village. I immediately called my helper to check my phone if I had received the transfer. I was so excited when I was informed that I had received KES 55,000 in my account. It was the happiest moment in my life for receiving the transfer, we jointly celebrated for the aid. I had already planned on how to best spend my transfer to uplift my living standard so I went to withdraw the transfer the same day."