"I was very happy. I could not believe that I had received such amount of money. I saw all my problrms solved."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have got a peace of mind and I have owned a bull, that is going to enable me cultivate my gardens in time when rainy season begins. I have also got back my garden that was taken because the loan I had failed to pay."

"I boosted my charcoal burning business and there is more capital now in my business. I never had enough clothes but with the transfers received, I was to buy some. I would be so poor but GD has given me a new hope and a new life."

"The biggest difference is that I am happy because I was able to acquire a pair of oxen that have made farming less cumbersome. I did not have any oxen before and farming was indeed very difficult for me."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we are well fed as a family. We used to struggle to put food on the table through casual work. There was not enough though but now we have all the food we need and some surplus courtesy of Give Directly. I can even rest now compared to earlier when I used to run around to be able to get some little funds for something to feed my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is for me having a permanent house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that my wife got proper treatment and a successful operation and then the gardens I got that will help in form of food. This is to sustain my family feeding and selling when necessary."

"I never had clothes to change after even bathing but I bought some clothes and am now able to change at least two times everyday. My house was only made of mud but I was able to blaster it all including the floor, no more dust in my house. I now have light at my home because of the solar kit that I bought. I never had any chairs at my home but now my guests come and are able to sit comfortably on the plastic chairs that I bought."

"In the next six months, I expect my to have built a new better house in my new acquired land."

"The biggest differences in my daily life are that; I am happier that I will be sleeping in an iron roofed house and I am able to afford a variety of things like good food and good clothes."