"my life has changed a lot, i struggled a lot doing piece works just so i could afford to buy food but now i am able to afford food."

"In my opinion, GiveDirctly did well in all the sectors. The money was sent directly to our mobile phones which reduced the cases of theft and bribery. Also, the registration was free and fair and the exercise impressed everyone in my village, therefore I do not see any part that this organization failed us."

"I spent part of my second transfer on paying school fees for my children who are both in college, secondary and primary schools. This has really been frustrating me for quite a long time because the balance was so huge and I had no idea where I would get the required fees for them to proceed with their studies since my spouse is jobless and we mostly depended on the well-wishers. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family and other household items for my family."

"I spent a bigger portion of my second transfer on renovating my living house. I purchased building materials which include cement and sand to make bricks. My previous house was built with mud and I needed to improve it so that it would be more permanent. I am glad that I managed to accomplish this through the transfers and it now looks decent and permanent unlike before the renovation. In addition to this, I also purchased a heifer which I am currently keeping in my homestead. I am expecting it to reproduce and increase in number. I will be getting milk for my family's consumption and sell the surplus and get some money to cater for my basic needs like food."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is a lack of capital to start a business. Over the years, I have been struggling to save some money from my house construction work to start me off but in vain due to various dynamics of life. Also due to financial constraints, my wife whom we had lived with for 7 years left with my two children something that has caused me sleepless nights. Seeing Give Directly in our village has given me a sigh of relief knowing that my dreams of starting poultry farming will soon materialize."

"I am a widow and all my five kids solely depend on me to fend for their basic necessities. In terms of my kid's education level, one is in secondary level while the rest are in primary level. With no regular source of income, paying for their school fees has been an uphill task for me. I mostly rely on part of the constituency development fund set aside for education purpose. For the remaining balance, I am forced to write a commitment letter to the school hierarchy and try as much as possible to honour it through payments from the casual jobs I get. This for me is the biggest hardship I have ever experienced."

"In my opinion Give Directly does a good job of helping people by giving them money to start a business or whatever a person needs instead of dictating. I have nothing I can say it doesn't do well"

"MY HOUSE HAS CHANGE. MY CHILDREN HAVE CLOTHES AND WE ARE NOW SLEEPING ON A MATRESS. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL"

"I bought building materials like iron sheets, bricks, nails and cement waiting for the rainy season to end and start our building project"

"I am well thankful for what give directly"