"The moment I received my money, I became very happy because GiveDirectly had honestly fulfilled its promise to me."

"I am very happy because my personal desires have been met for instance I could not afford to buy a new blanket and back pack. More so, I am very happy because I was given a mobile phone. Previously, I had very many personal desires but I could not afford them due to lack of money. I did not have even a mobile phone. GiveDirectly has changed my lifestyle."

"Currently, my daily life is different in that, I can afford to change clothes and do farming in a more secure manner because I put on my gumboots while in the garden, I want to thank and appeciate GiveDirectly for the support."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months in that I will have completed house building and connected electrically to the house. My children will have enough light and time to study in the evenings. If GiveDirectly visits me in six months' time, you will be surprised by how much improvement in my home has brought to me and especially my children."

"I received a mobile money message in the wee hours of the night, and when I checked my phone I noticed it was from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy and I shared the news with my wife. We spent a couple of minutes planning on how to spend our money. We were happy that our future plans were going to be fulfilled."

"My daily life is very different in that, I sleep well and have a peace of mind. In the past, I only had a bed sheet and a blanket that I shared with my three children. In addition, my relatives used to threaten my life over the piece of land I currently stay in and this made me worry a lot for my life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am happy and feel self worth because I am in a process of living a new life free of stress from the burden of looking for grass for thatching."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I'm now going to construct an iron roofed house for my self and I will get relieved from the disturbance of termites that destroy grass thatch."

"I woke up at round 3 AM when my phone rang, upon checking it was a message indicating that I had received money. I gave my boyfriend to cross check with my mobile money account who told me that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed my joy then thanked God Almighty and got back to sleep."

"My daily life is different in that, I now sleep comfortably on my mattress. Before, I slept on torn mattress. In addition, I have acquired reliable source of light as opposed to before when I stayed at times in darkness."