"I'm hoping of accomplishing a new house in the coming year that I dream to have in my life. Givedirectly transfer has impacted in life a lot. I'm grateful to them for their good job."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in giving unconditional cash transfers to poor households. In addition, the frequent follow-up after every transfer helped us to realize our ambitions. I feel the different enrollment stages were well explained during the community meeting and were easy to understand. Hence, there is nothing I feel they should improve on their processes."

"I feel GiveDirectly did well in sending direct cash transfers to poor households in the village. During the training we went through, we learned a lot about the program. The decision to allow each beneficiary to make individual plans about how the cash aid could improve their standard of living was a well-thought-out idea. The procedures we well elaborated, and I believe nothing went wrong."

"Currently, my focus is on starting my food-point business. I have been preparing for this venture by buying the necessary furniture and utensils through previous cash transfers. My hope is that I obtain my business license in the following two months so that I can officially begin operations. I wish for the spot to have expanded and garnered customers by the end of the year. After that, I intend to start keeping livestock, particularly goats, so that as they multiply, they can accumulate wealth that will support the education of my children who are still in primary school. "

"Following the December rains, my house's mud walls were seriously damaged. Am afraid that the entire structure may crumble anytime as it seems unsteady and slanting towards one side. Besides, it is a one-room house, which is becoming small for my growing family of nine people. My goal is to have built a new two-room shelter, made of brick walls and a tin roof by early next year. I hope to continue having the capacity to save part of the cash transfers so that I can start buying the building materials. "

"I have always wished to replace my house’s grass-thatched roof with an iron sheet roof but financial constraints and lack of sufficient funds have hindered me. The grass-thatched roof has spoilt over the last six years, mainly from infestation by insects. When it rains, water leaks through the roof, which dampens our sleeping spaces. To successfully install the tin roof, I estimated the cost to be around $300. However, the biggest challenge is that am not sure how I will raise this amount, given my existing financial obligations; am stuck! "

"I congratulate GiveDirectly on a job well done, and the community as a whole is pleased with the kind gesture. The financial support went a long way toward guaranteeing that every villager's life was transformed. We will always be appreciative of everything and will continue to promote this organization's excellent performance."

"Upon getting the second transfer, I opted to do some finishing of my house. What triggered me to this, I wanted to have a decent house courtesy of GiveDirectly. Therefore, I used $243 to buy plastering and flooring materials like cement including the labor charge. Currently, I am very happy and confident because I live in a decent house. I also paid $50 school fees for my six primary schoolchildren because they had been sent back home for fees. Currently, they are settled in school and conducting their studies. Initially, I used to rely solely on making and selling charcoal which was unreliable while my spouse is working as a night watchman. We could go up to two days a week without food since making the ends meet was a challenge for us. Based on that, I opted to save the remaining amount for the family's upkeep. As of now, since I got the transfers from GiveDirectly, we have been getting enough food to date."

"A $40 monthly wage from babysitting was insufficient to support my family's requirements. As a result, I had to borrow money to cover my children's tuition and had to sleep on the floor because I was living off of scraps. Since receiving the initial transfer, my life has transformed. I was able to pay off my bills and get a decent place to live. I'm also glad since I was able to create a second room for the kids in my house after the transfer empowered me and regained my privacy."

"Everyone in our community is happy and grateful for the great work that GiveDirectly did. We were aware of each step in the project and did not jumble them up. It was a fantastic idea on the part of GiveDirectly to let us use the money whatever we pleased. For all of the villages who lacked reliable sources of income, this project was very helpful."