"Life used to be dark and hopeless for me. Poverty was the order of day, with school fee burdens staring at me. I had even requested one of my sons to defer his university education till further notice due to lack of funds. GiveDirectly's arrival in my homestead was timely. School fee for both my sons is now paid in full for a year. Life is now good and I cannot complain at all. I have peace of mind. I look better even physically; I am stronger and healthier than before. If GiveDirectly officers who enrolled us were to come back they would not recognize me (and most of us). I am stress-free and happy, thanks to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest hardship i have faced is the recurring illness my my has. She was operated and the surgery never went well which has since affected her and our savings."

"I stopped working in the garden and am now working on my business"

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is the hardship in paying school fees for my children."

"I've finished my house I've have a side business My children are going to school Generally all is well thanks to GD"

"I know my life will change because I will have been able to plaster the interior part of my house, something that has always just been a dream to me."

"In the next six months, I expect to have started up a business so that I can an additional source of income other than farming."

"I felt very happy because I have never rceived such amount of money in my life ever since I was born."

"I expect I life to change in that I will furnished my house."

"I expect my life to change in that my chicken will have increased in number and I will have also started a business."