"GiveDirectly is shaping my live by giving me money and not interferring but allowing me to decide on how to spend my money."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am optimistic that I would be able to own a nice structure. This will restore the joy in my life since we would no longer have to speed sleepless nights due to the leaking roof. Moreover, I can provide for the basic needs of the family like food without any struggle and our kids no longer go to bed without food."

"In my opinion give direct did extremely well by helping me to improve my life, and i just don't see nothing did they bad in."

"GiveDirectly program is awesome and unique and the most amazing part is we are given the previleges to decide what to do with the money."

"My most recent cash was spent on buying zinc so as to renovate my tatched house and the balance was used to pay my daughter's school fees as school is very paromount and i believe she can have a better life than me if she goes to school and learn well, i don't want her ending up the way i do.(Living in the village and doing hard labour jobs to survive)"

""My brother look at me, at my age I am still living in my father's house. It doesn't make sense. I had always wanted to have a place of my own and move out of my parent's house. Then came GiveDirectly with this unconditional assistance. I immediately bought zinc, have paid people to cut sticks for my house. I myself started cutting my sticks. I paid some community boys to haul the sticks to the to town. My brothers helped me to clear the spot for my house"."

""Before nezt year finish I want to see myself in my new house. Secondly, I wanrt to see my children attending classes regularly. I was unable to do all these things because I never had money. With GiveDirectly's help and without the constitution's help again I will make sure I achieve these things by God's grace..I will make good use of GiveDirectly assistance because I know beyond this help we will not have this opportunity anymore"."

""I have been happy since GiveDirectly came in this town. My son who is my trustee has been in possession of my phone. He only inform me that GiveDirectly has sent my 35625. Upon hearing that news, I was so happy.""

""My house is not completed yet and I want to renovate the house and give it some new facing. Receiving this transfer will make a huge difference. I will be able complete my house. Something that I have been looking for money to do but because of hardship I was not able and GiveDirectly has done it for me, am forever grateful.""

"My most recent transfer was spent on buying bags of cement to plaster my house and zinc to build my kitchen."