"Receiving this money means that I have been shown a lot of love by givedirectly and I will be able to repair my house and buy food, part of the transfer I will donate to pay fees to my grandchild who has been helping over school holidays."

"Receiving this money means freedom from poor shelter. I would like to spend the transfer on construction of a new house that is spacious enough to accommodate my family. My current house is leaky and small in size."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was losing my husband. I found it difficult to continue with sugar cane farming since I could not pay labor and buy farm inputs the way my late husband used to do. This has left me without any source of income, I also do not have a shoulder to lean on at times of difficulty. "

"Receiving this money means improvement in my living standards. I plan to buy livestock, pay dowry and buy oxen plough for doing farming. "

"The biggest hardship I face is difficulty in providing food to my children. My husband and I have unreliable sources of income hence unable at times to provide meals for my children."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a new house that is spacious for my family. This is because the current one is too small. With the balance, I plan to purchase a solar panel to assist me with lighting because purchasing paraffin on a daily basis is proving to be too costly."

"I was so excited when I received the funds. I left the laundry I was doing at that time and ran to the house to recover from the shock and confirm the receipt was indeed true. My children were so excited because they knew it meant new clothes for them. They had seen their friends in neighboring villages who had new clothes from GiveDirectly funds and they knew it was their turn too."

"My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the money from GiveDirectly in that if it wasn't for GD I wouldn't be having iron sheets. Had it not for GD I wouldn't be having decent clothing too."

"I received the funds when I was in a neighbor's house who had lost a member of their family. We were mourning but the funds gave us some joy and lightness of heart in as much as there was sad news. My family was also excited to learn that we had received the transfer."

"My life is difference than it wouldd have been if I never received the transfer in that I have gained a piece of mind since I have acquired a she - cow which has already reproduced and now the money I used to buy milk with I have saved on buying household expenditures . "