"I spent most of the third transfer to buy two dairy cow for my future use since l will not spend money anymore to buy milk from my neighbors. The remaining balance l spent to buy cupboard for me to have a place where l can keep my utensils safely."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is a health problem which I have not really understood.Ten years ago when I had just been married,I started having a problem with my throat and what seemed like tonsilitis.I have not known well what kind of disease it is or what brought about it because I have not visited any health facility due to lack of money.I just use herbs here at home which has not helped much.This problem gets worse during the rainy season and when I catch a cold.Something just blocks my throat."

"Receiving this money to me means a better housing because it will enable me repair my current house which leaks during rainy season. Having a better house will spare me the fear and anxiety that I do encounter during rainy or windy seasons."

"I hope that I will be well in the next six months so that I can go back to my business and provide for myself like I used to do before."

"I am very happy and I can now see my kids who are still in school finish their education. I'll also use part of the transfer in buiding a house for my family and perhaps buy a dairy cattle. Thank you GD."

"I have been planning to start a small business of poultry farming but due to lack of capital, I have not managed to fulfill my dreams. Now that I will receive transfer from GiveDirectly, I will soon start my business and I thank God for touching the hearts of the donors for this lifetime opportunity."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is being a widow at a very young age. I was left with all the responsibilities of providing for my children like paying their school fees, feeding them and clothing them yet I did not have a job."

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is poor shelter. My current house is old and weak. I am afraid that it might fall on me any time."

"Receiving this money is a great news to me, I am excited to be part of the program and I am planning to spend my transfer to built an iron roofed house since I am now living in a grass thatched house."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was lack capital to invest in sugar cane farming. I have to work for my neighbors who pay me very little money that can not cater for my family's needs like food and education. If I could be doing farming my life would have been better. "