"I am very delighted that with the cash transfer I acquired livestock and household items that I could not afford in the long run. I depend on subsistence farming as the main occupation but this could not enable me acquire all the basic needs due to limited food supply. However, the cash transfer empowered me and raised me from that state."

"I heard the message tone buzz on my phone and I called up my neighbour who read it for me. At that moment I felt very happy and relieved because I was in a fix."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have acquired part of the needed materials that are going to be used for constructing an iron roofed house. I am currently sleeping in a grass thatched hut that is very costly to maintain give the scarcity of grass in our community. Secondly, this money has enabled buy for my children descent clothes. Previously, my children had torn clothes that didn't go well with me as their mother but my hands were tied because I couldn't afford new clothes then."

"Before receiving this transfer, I was sleeping in a mattress that was cut and I didn't have proper bed sheets. After getting this money, I acquired 2 mattresses and 2 pairs of bed sheets, for my self and children which has made me very happy because I am now having comfortable night sleep. Further more, my house was getting weakened by rainfall because the wall was built with mud . This transfer has enabled me plaster my house that has strengthened its wall."

"The moment I received my money, I was overwhelmed by joy because I knew my daughter's tuition was going to be paid."

"I spent my transfer on paying back a debt I had from my friends and a mobile app. I was in dire need of money when my business was not doing well. I had taken money from the business to handle medication when my daughter was not feeling well. The business was depreciating and I feared it would have collapsed anytime. This is why I chose to take a loan to revive the business. I am glad I did not use business profits to pay back the loan because I used the transfers. Thanks to GD."

"In the next three months, I would have harvested my potatoes that I planted recently using the transfers I got from Give Directly. I am planning to use the money from the sales of cabbages and potatoes to buy a heifer for rearing. I know that once I own a few livestock, I will never lack money for spending as I can resell whenever I got a pressing financial need. I will even stop doing casual jobs and focus on achieving my goals."

"In the next six months God willing I will have build a kitchen and I will be rearing a few livestocks within my compound. The dream of every old person. My children will be attending school consistently without fee arrears."

"The moment I got my money, I felt so happy for having received money that would help me financially."

"Once I invest more into agriculture then that means I will be able to get good financial returns which will go a long way in helping me to take good care of my family's finances in the coming six or so months."