"I am a farmer, I farm for domestic uses. I have cultivated maize, cassava, and potatoes that my family consumes daily. My husband is the breadwinner and is in charcoal production. Most days he gets $2000 a week from the business where the money is used to pay school fees for my five children. There are days that he does not get customers and we are forced to borrow money from friends so that the children cannot go to school on an empty stomach. Receiving this transfer has helped me pay for my children annual school fees which are $200, and built a two-roomed house because my previous one was unstable, it was made of grass, bought a mattress, and the rest I spent on food."

"I started my business just before Covid 19 hit the country, I was selling new clothes at the market near my house. During the pandemic, the business went down, somedays I would not sell a penny. I have three children that depend on me and most nights we would sleep hungry hoping for a better day. I also could not afford to pay school fees for my children and some days they were sent away. Life was tough, I would cry out at night. After a year of struggling, I received GiveDirectly transfer which I spent on my business, I added stock and after a month, the business blossomed. I now get $30 a day which I save for school fees and food without strain."

"I have been saving for a year now so that I can build a house and start a family. I would also like to extend my business and get more income so that whenever I get a family they can live without straining for basic needs."

"It is good to see the faces behind the voices on call. I enjoy getting visits from GiveDirectly and they are always welcome to my home."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. I was going about my daily duties and I was in a noisy place where I could not hear my phone ringing. when I heard people close to me claim that they had received their share, I checked my own account and I was met with a pleasant surprise from GiveDirectly. It was a message confirming that indeed I had received a sum of $550. Never had I felt so much excitement before than I felt when I received the money."

"I remember very well that day that I was relaxing in my house after a hard day's work in my farm. I had just finished preparing my farm and was thinking of how I was going to get money that will help me buy fertilizers and seeds for planting. It made me so happy to see the money hit my account at a time that I needed it the most."

"The challenge i am facing is poverty and lack of food.The good crops are not yielding anymore like them because the gardens have been washed away.My Wife and I are now doing casual labour for survival but even the pay is not much.I M struggling to see that I take my children back to school as the term opens.My only worry is where I will get the money to facilitate them and yet I want to see them better in school."

"I used 47.00USD and bought local rice to sell because many people in my community didn't plant rice this season and rice is in demand. Also i decided to do a business because i want when Give Directly leaves, i will still be left with something doing to earn money. I used 150.00USD to buy cement and plaster the house my late husband left with me. Because since we built the house, we couldn't afford to buy cement and plaster it."

"Living in a brakes and decent house is a great achievement in our old age.It was always my dream to build a better house. I can now die happily when the time is right."

"Give Directly is doing extremely well for us by providing us with unconventional cash to settle many of our problems. Taking me from thatched house is one of my greatest achievements."