"The biggest hardship i am facing is maintaining the family. Every day comes with its own issues yet there is no money. There is also not enough land for cultivation."

"Receiving this money will help me buy animals that I will use for marriage"

"Receiving this money will help me buy aplot of land that I can cultivate and get crop products to use in my family and even sell for money"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that since I started purchasing building materials, constructing my own home has been imminent and this has really fostered peace between me and my brothers. Before then, everyone was looking down upon me since I was delaying to build and move to my own home . My brothers are now certain that very soon, I will build my own home then allow them to build too."

"The biggest difference in my difference is that I have a very nice house. I like my house so much and sometimes I wish I would just stay indoors. Thanks to GiveDirectly for sending me the money. It has positively changed my life."

"The biggest hardship I have faced and still facing is sickness. I some times get attacks that make me mad."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that constructing an iron-roofed house has come with status in my life. People in my village don't see me as a destitute anymore since I have moved out of a grass-thatched house. Give Directly has elevated my self-esteem."

"Before I received money from Give Directly, I used to sell fish for other traders on a commission and therefore what I could get was hardly enough to support my family but when I received the money and started running fish shop instead, I got self-employed and from the business, I am now the boss-I can enjoy all the profits and flexible nature of my work."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my living environment has totally changed. I moved from a leaky grass thatched house to an iron-roofed house where we live more comfortably. I built my own home and this has really given me a lot of peace as opposed to before when I lived with my father in the same compound-I was tired and sick of him, especially the moment he could be drunk he could always disturb our peace abusing everyone and causing violence."

"When received the money, I was very happy because I had received money which enabled me to buy whatever I lacked."