"I was in the hospital nursing my co-wife who was admitted when I received a call from my neighbor at home. She jovially informed me that she had received her transfer form GiveDirectly so I should check my balance. I asked someone with whom we had been interacting in the hospital to check for me. I could not believe that I had also received my transfer after a long period of waiting. I was filled with joy and thanksgiving because I thought I would never get the GiveDirectly transfer after missing the first time I was registered while my neighbors got it."

"Give Directly did extremely well by helping us with money to empower our lives and nothing bad they did."

"In the year to come I will like to have my house plaster and decent."

"My most recent transfer was spend on zinc and I kept the remaining money."

"My main objective for the this year is to improve the condition of my home. My two-room thatched house's back walls gave way after last year's heavy rains. The large opening in the wall has a negative impact on my children because of the humid nighttime weather. In addition, the absence of a door in my home makes it extremely challenging to safeguard my belongings inside. After my husband passed away, I was left as the family's sole provider, which made it challenging to repair the house because I don't make enough money to do so. I'm happy that the transfer's proceeds will help me accomplish this year's goal of improving the house's condition."

"My main goal this year is to use my transfers to start a business. I have been teaching as a PTA teacher till June 2022. Unfortunately, I got an accident last year in July, and since then, I have not been able to go to work. So I have been over-relying on my husband for support. Just being in the house has been a bother to me, and when the year began, I developed a goal of opening a food cafe where I can sell cooked food to the Bodadoda riders. I will engage someone to help me, and I know I shall raise some money from it to support my husband in meeting the needs of our five-member family. For the past months, the transfer had been helping me to seek medication while some I used at least buy four goats. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for its financial support."

"My biggest obstacle has been nutrition-related, especially since my spouse passed away and left me as the household's sole provider. Despite my efforts, I was unable to locate a work; fortunately, GiveDirectly appeared. Particularly when it comes to providing for the nutrition of myself and my three children, the cash I have been receiving from the organization has been of great assistance. Similar to last year, I'll utilize the money to make sure my kids don't go hungry. As it is rather common for them to get kicked out of school when I miss paying the school fees, I will then go ahead and pay for their tuition as well. I'll make sure that they can keep pursuing their education without any interruption."

""GiveDirectly is doing well by giving us unconditional cash to improve our lives. If GiveDirectly can continue the cash transfer in the next villages it will help people make their own choices to improve their lives. I remain forever grateful to GiveDirectly for being a blessing to my family"."

"I am a barber by profession and I earn $35 a month. However, this job is seasonal and sometimes unpredictable. As a family man, I am required to provide for my family of 3 always but unfortunately, finances have been a pitfall. It pains me when I do not meet the family's needs always hence viewing myself as a failure."