"My life is different now than it would have been if I never received the transfer, my family has a guarantee of taking some meals on daily basis. In addition to that, we are also living in a spacious house not as before. Initially we were staying in a bad state and congested house. I am so grateful that the organization gave me an opportunity to better my life"

"The biggest hardship I face is that I don't always have enough food in the house. I supplement with fishing so that I am able to provide for my family. I also rely on rice sells to help when food runs out in my house."

"My challenge is to be able to afford food and clothing. Most of my clothes are worn out and old. I was blessed with nine children, one of them passed on when she was fifteen years old. The eight are all grown up in their own homes. I see that they also struggle to make ends meet. I appreciate what they can share with me and I cannot demand more.."

"This money will be of great help once I get a hold of it. I have six children, five of whom are in school. It does not please me every time they have to come back home because of school fees arrears. I will prioritize settling the balances and ensure they no longer have to go through school with such challenges."

"I am a subsistence farmer, who depends entirely on my farm produce. I am old and my husband is unwell. He is bedridden and depends on me to cater to all his needs. The current drought situation has made life impossible, food is hard to come by, at times have to go to bed hungry. This money will be a source of hope to me, I am sure I will have food to feed my family once I receive this transfer. I will still use part of the money to reconstruct my house, it falls apart especially when it rains."

"Life generally is different than it was before receiving the help from Give Directly. My grandchildren and I are happily living because of the transfer that we got, secondly, I used my transfer in acquiring a solar panel and we have light even at night not as before when we used to stay in darkness, I also managed to compete my house which I had started using the 1st transfer. Unlike before receiving the transfers, my grandchildren have school shoes and two pairs of school uniforms each. I am so happy and grateful for this great opportunity that impacted my life amazingly."

"I am so grateful for being one of the beneficiaries. I had nothing to eat and I bought 4 bags of maize for food processing. I also bought 2 bags of fertilizer in readiness of the growing season. I also bought a bag of groundnuts seed. I have also used part of my transfer to rent 2 acres of land. The remaining amount of money will be used to improve my house."

"Receiving this money means my life is going to change. Once I receive the money I will use it to buy enough maize to take me through the year. I will also build a small house behind the main house so that my children can be sleeping there. I also intend to start business, I was once selling fish but I stopped because I was doing it with my husband so I stopped when he died."

"I Lack food and my Kids get sick of malaria now and then easily and I don't have a business to get money for buying food."

"The biggest hardship that I have experienced is shortage of food. I depend on fishing to provide food and other basic needs for my family."