"Being that my phone is always on and I normally wake up very early, I was pleased to receive a confirmation message that I had received money from GiveDirectly very early in the morning. This was a sign of good luck, I woke my spouse up to the good news, and she was happy with smiles all over her face."

"I plan to use the modern fertilizers that I get from the one acre fund organization which will help me get a lot of farm harvest at the end of the season. I am sure next planting season I will be able to sell some of the products and earn some cash and the rest I will give to my daughters who are married elsewhere"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have improved income because I no longer share the profit with anyone. I can now comfortably meet the family's needs and I do not work for extra hours too because I'm able to make a good profit before the end of the day thus I get good rest."

"Receiving this money means i will build a permanent house and a toilet for my family then the balance I will buy some cattle for rearing."

"My biggest hardship in life is lack of enough support for sustaining my family since we don't have land for farming."

"Receiving this money means i will buy some cattle for rearing, renovate my family house and recover my rented out piece of land."

"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of enough support for sustaining my family."

"Before I received the money, I was scared that I would be sent out of my rental house any day due to delayed rent payments. I knew I could not raise that particular month's rent as well and that is what worried me the most. With the rent now cleared, I am at ease and more peaceful."

"The biggest difference in my life is the great hope born of full involvement in a great project which I am seeing it finally unfolding in my life. This to me is a life-changer and every other member of my family is excited that something great, something new is coming home and will be there to stay for a longer time benefiting other coming generations."

"My usual day begins at 4:00 AM when I wake up and get ready for the days' work. My work involves assisting conductors to fill their vehicles with passengers, and calling out passengers to board these vehicles. I do this for a few hours in the morning up to 9:00 AM. I only work at rush hour. From there, I head back to my neighbourhood to hang around with my friends until evening, when i head back to my house. I prepare and take dinner, and then I go to bed waiting for the next day's job. In my free time, I enjoy swimming and watching action movies."