"Over the past year after the death of my husband, I was living under a lot of stress due to my pathetic living conditions. This also brought with it a lot of health problems as I could not eat well. Now that my biggest worry is settled, I hope to have a better health so that I can concentrate on providing for my children."

"I have achieved one of the biggest dreams I have had for a very long time of constructing a better house, which I really thank Give Directly for the support that made it possible.This itself has already changed my life because I was in a very bad condition before the project, but I would wish to plaster the house entirely to make it more durable and safe from termites and also save me from constant smearing."

"My current house is just one room with mud walls and a grass thatched roof.I have always wished to own a better house.When I receive this money I will make my wish come true.I will build a iron roofed house with two rooms(300 USD).With the house I will comfortably host visitors without disturbance from smoke from the kitchen.The house will also help me collect rain water.Water shortage is an issue in this area but during the rainy season I can collect and store to serve me during the dry seasons.I also want to fence my compound using barbed wire to help contain my two cows within the compound.This will make it much easier to feed them instead of tying them the whole day using a rope. "

"Raising up my 4 children has been a challenge given the tough economic times.I am a farmer and what I get is not enough to cater for all their needs.Paying school fees has been the main challenge.My daughter joined a secondary boarding school this year and raising her school fees was a big problem.I was forced to sell 0.2 acres of my 2 acres of land to pay her fees.This is the very land that I depend on as a farmer and I had to sacrifice part of it to pay school fees.However I am glad that she joined school and I know that the boost that I have gotten from Give Directly will help my daughter complete his secondary school studies."

"Receiving this money means getting financial support to relief me from extreme poverty like acquiring livestock. "

"The biggest hardship faced in my life is lack of money to be able to meet medical treatment whenever sick."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is food shortage since I only have one acre to cultivate upon."

"I will renovate my house when I recieve this money."

"I have always desired to build a new house since the one I was living in was in a bad state. Due to limited resources, I could not afford to buy the required materials since every coin was spent on the basic needs and left nothing to save for this purpose. However, my life is currently different because when I received my first transfer, I managed to purchase enough building materials and paid for labor. I am now in the process of building a decent house. Constructing a new house is the biggest difference in my daily life because were it not for GiveDirectly, I would still be living in my old shoddy house. I am grateful to them for the financial support."

"The biggest hardship faced in life is being captured and detained by rebels during the 1986 civil war."