"I feel encouraged and peaceful in my life especially on matters pertaining to paying school fees for my daughter. I am a person of value, no longer a village begger that would be called bad names but a good example that others wish to emulate. I feel happy when people talk of good chairs in my house and education of my daughter."

"Ever since I have been having some school fees arrears being carried forward to the next year. This was the opposite last year as I was able to clear my children's school fees using the money I received from GD. This really changed my daily life since I no longer have so many thoughts on where to get money to use in paying the lump sum arrears of school fees. The thought of my children not being sent back home to fetch school fees also makes me a happier parent."

"Due to the aid I got from GiveDirectly, I was able to acquire a water tank for myself. This has really changed my daily life since I no longer travel for a long distance looking for water. I now use the time I usually use going to fetch water in doing some other work."

"My life is now different since i can own a dairy cow and pay school fees for my child. In the past ,I have never owned a dairy cow but now i have one. I can supply enough milk for my family and the rest can sell and used the money to pay school fees for my child, I am now happy since i can provide quality education for my child."

"It was around seven in the morning when I was scrolling my phone and all over sudden I received a confirmation message that I had received monney from Givedirectly. It was such a jouyous moment, shared the news with my spouse and we both celebreated."

"It was in the morning when I was washing clothes when I heard my phone ring. I immediately went to check the phone and to my surprise, I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was filled with happiness. I knelt and prayed to thank God for the gift."

"Initially, we had almost nothing to eat in our family following the adverse impacts of the maize lethal necrosis disease that destroyed our main stable food. Moreover, we used to reside in a tiny one roomed house. Currently, we look smart and healthy because we have adequate food of different varieties in our household. Unlike before receiving GD's transfers, we currently have three cattle, something that we never had hope of owning. Finally, we have a new two roomed house, meaning more space for our family."

"The fact that I was unable to clear for my sons' school fees on time made me have sleepless nights as I had been applying for bursaries and my efforts didn't bear any fruits. I am a casual labourer and my income is not enough to gather for my children's education and since Givedirectly came to us, I was able to clear the university fees and my son now has been allowed back to school. To me, this is the biggest difference the money has brought into my daily life."

"Once I received the message from Give directly, I was so happy that I could feel all the problems that have been pulling me back from achieving my desires were over. I was overwhelmed with joy because I knew that I would now buy a cow which I had planned to have many years back."

"I felt so happy that moment my phone notified me about the money. I started thinking of acquiring items that I didn't have before because life was a struggle. I and my spouse thanked God for the help granted by Give Directly and shared our plans together on how to construct our house because we have been sleeping in a grass thatched house."