"Previously my children could be sent back home for school fee everytime because i couldn't raise their fee on time. This is not the case anymore because I used a portionof the money to clear their school fee and I'm happy and peaceful because they are able to concentrate in their studies. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Buying maize flour has been a daily routine to me and it is costly. Whenever I did not have money to use in buying them, my family would have to stay without having their meals. I am now extremely happy because I was able to buy some and I know that my family will be having their three meals a day. The maize I bought will last us for the next four months as we waait for the next harvest. Whenever I think about this, my heart is always at peace and so far, this is the biggest difference I have experianced in my daily life."

"The biggest difference is that moving forward, my family will have a spacious house which is in a good condition. This brings so much joy in my heart. The fact that I will for once be feeling safe while sleeping, it will be a big relief to me. I will not be worrying of rains soaking our beddings during rainy season which has always made me want to cry out my heart to the Lord for He has shown me mercy when I least expected it."

"It was early morning when I was seated in the house wondering on how the day would be when I heard the phone ring. Since I couldn't easily reach the phone, I told my son to get me the phone and to my surprise, it was a confirmation message that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy, shared the news with my spouse, and we both celebrated."

"I expect my life to change in the next months in that I will be having a new house and thus will be able to accommodate all my family members.I will also be able to have enough space to host all my visitors whenever they visited my family and that will be my joy. In the next six months I will also be having enough milk for my family and sell surplus milk to earn income and start a new business."

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is illness of ulcers and kidney problems."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "

"The biggest hardship I faced was sickness which took alot of money "

"The biggest hardship I faced was getting tution for my studies since we are many children."

"It was one early morning while I was holding my phone when I received a message notifying me that I had received money from GiveDirectly. It was such a joyous moment since that was the first time in my life when I was receiving such an amount of money."