"From the money i managed to buy 20 Iron sheets ever since i longed to have my own house, so this is my time to have my "nyumba yamalata" iron sheet house. Further, i furnished my house with a Mattress and kitchen items. I as well have bought 10 bags of maize to take me through February, when i will recieve another transfer and will buy enough to the next growing season. Lastly, i remembered that my children did not have clothings, so i bought some."

"when i received the money i bought food , bed , mattress and other basic needs because i was highly in need of them but i could not afford them."

"the moment i received the money, i was very happy. i knew that i will be able to buy some of the basic things i could not afford in the past."

"I have bought blankets for my children since i do not want them to suffer in the month of june next the blankets will keep them warm during the cold season and i am so happy and my children are happy too"

"I have used the funds for improving my roof and i bought iron sheets since i do not want to be sleeping in a leaking house just like i used to do last year during the rainy season"

"My life is no longer the same since i was struggling to buy basic needs for my children but after receiving the funds i am now able to buy food and clothes for my family and i am so grateful"

"The transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. I have been able to complete repaying the loan that I still owed the bank for the motorbike. I therefore no longer have stress about repaying the loan. The loan though, helped me in acquiring a motorbike of my own because before, I had been hired to ride someone else’s motorbike. Having finished repaying the loan, the money that I will hence be getting from the motorbike business will help me in other things such as buying food for the chickens. Thank you GiveDirectly for enabling me to fulfill my dreams. May God bless you."

"This transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. I have been able to complete building the sleeping house for my boys and hence they will no longer have to move around at night in the cold looking for somewhere to sleep. The transfer has also helped me to buy a shelling machine. I usually do this business of shelling other people’s maize to earn a living. I have been hiring someone else’s shelling machine for quite some time. This has been challenging because repaying the machine has been taking up a lot of money and hence I end up having a little bit of money left. With this shelling machine that I bought, I will have gotten rid of the expense of paying the machine for hire. I hence will be able to get enough money that will enable me to pay school fees for my children and do other developments. The maize that I will harvest from my farm when it ripens will cushion my family from hunger for quite a while, I will hence not have any worry about what they are going to eat."

"My parent sent me away from the family in May 2020. I decide to start building my own house which small but now that I am about to get Give Directly transfers, I will build a bigger house so that the one I am living now becomes a kitchen. Also, I will use the rest of the money to build a poultry house which is my long term plan."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is hunger. I have a huge family and I work small jobs to try and feed my family but sometimes we go without food"