"I would have not done much without GiveDirectly. I had no means of raising fee arrears for my son. His certificate would still be detailed in school. My house would as well be in a sorry state since I never had money for renovation. I feel like freedom has come to my life and household as a whole. Without GiveDirectly, I would still be working for other people on meager wages that would not meet even the basic needs like food for my family."

"Had I not received transfers from give directly, I would not have been able to buy sheep, change the roof of my house, stock food or even buy new clothes. My life has improved a lot and anyone in my village can notice from the glow of my skin because lately I always take three meals in a day which was not the case in the past."

"Receiving this money is a mean of helping me to construct a permanent house for my family."

"My life is currently different than it was before because after receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I have been able to buy food with less struggles hence I eat well. I, therefore, do not engage in hard labor like in the past hence I always feel strong and peaceful in mind."

"I got a whole testimony to make about my life. The transfers have just made a total turn around in my life. I have been able to make various investments but one significant one that i will never forget is that of changing from being a casual labourer to being self employed. Before the transfers came, i used to engage in casual labour to earn a living. This gave me very little income that could only sustain us as a family. I now have a sewing machine, a shop and two dairy cows that have made my days busy and more productive. My sense of pride as a responsible parent has been renewed. I am so much indebted to Give directly."

"I used to have a shop, but it was not doing well due to lack of enough stock. I have been able to restock my shop and am now getting more customers. I now have a reason to wake up in the morning since I have a business to run. I was able to buy a gas cylinder and this has brought a major change in my family, in that my children are able to prepare breakfast before they walk to school, before it was a big challenge, they would at times go to school without breakfast but now am happy they have something to take in the morning. I would request GiveDirectly to still continue supporting us since they are bringing alot of changes in our lives"

"My life is now different in that, I now have money to change my life and give my family a better life. My children can now be in school after I paid their school fees, and I am able to sustain my income and provide for my family with the shop that I re-opened with Give Directly transfers."

"My life is now different in that I now own a house, I own livestock, and my children can now stay in school. My children would be chased away from school and stay home even for 3 weeks, but that will not happen now as I have paid their school fees for the whole year and they can now stay in school. My life is now very different."

"Receiving this money means a food secure home for me and my family. I will use the transfers to buy oxen and an ox plough which will enable me to plough a bigger portion of my farm within a short time, this translates to more yield ensuring a steady supply of food. As long as I have enough food in my house, I will be able to divert the rest of the money to other activities that can generate income to be spent on education and other basic needs of my family. "

"My biggest hardship is lack of agricultural land. We as a family currently hire labd to cultivate ."