"What GiveDirectly does well is redeeming the dignity to the less fortunate in the society. I was living in shame and now I can brag about having a good house! All this I could not have achieved on my own am I am so grateful to GiveDirectly."

"I am looking forward to buy some more cows in the near future so that I can double the capacity of milk production hence the income. This will mean that, I will be able to support my husband in paying school fees for our children and other family developments."

"What GiveDirectly does well is uplifting the less fortunate in the society by giving unconditional cash transfers, the recipients knows and are able to determine which projects can change their lives and invest on it. This was, they have changed the society in so many ways in terms of development they could never imagine ."

"I am a mason and the bread winner of the family. My wife is a housewife and she can not do much since she has no skills which can help her secure a job. Since it has not been easy for me taking all the family responsibility with the little salary that I earn from daily hustles, I have always thought of buying my wife a Friesian cow so that she can take care of it, sell milk and earn a living. Although this has been my desire for the longest time, I have not been able to achieve it and being enrolled in the program was a dream come true. With my second transfer, I spend $400 to buy a mature cow and spend the balance to buy food for my family. I a happy happy that the income that we will earn from selling milk in the near future will supplement my small income and we will be able to handle family bills comfortably."

"During drought seasons, I usually walk for kilometres in search of water only to come home with a 20 litres jerrican. Its usually not easy during these seasons as we have to go for some days without taking shower to save water for cooking and drinking. My biggest desire has been to buy a water tank so that I can harvest water during rainy seasons but this has not been possible as I am just a house wife and we all depend on my husband who engages in business of buying and selling livestock to earn living. When I received my second transfer, I spend $200 to buy 3000 litres water tank and $5 for installation. I spend the balance to pay a debt that I had of $5 and the balance to buy food. I'm grateful that neither my children and I will no longer have to walk for long distance during dry season to look for water."

"I am looking forward to save money that I earn from casual work to buy a Friesian cow. I am also looking forward to put more effort on vegetable farming. Accomplishing these two will mean that I will be able to sell milk and vegetables in the near future and pay school fees for my children. I will also be able to provide basic need for my family."

"What GiveDirectly does well is helping us financially to raise our standards of living and achieve our goals. I wouldn't have managed to build a permanent house for my family on my own and so as to many others in the community. May you never get tired of uplifting the poor."

"I spend the transfers to buy a mature Friesian cow which I'm looking forward to start milking in the near future. Before I started receiving the transfers, I was working as a casual in construction sites and I was earning an average of $3. With this meager daily wage, I was not able to do much of family developments as it was only enough for basic needs. When I received my first transfers of $550, I spend part of the transfers to pay school fees as I had joined a vocational training collage to better my building skills and also earn a certificate. After getting my second transfers, I thought it was a good idea to buy a Friesian cow so that my wife will be able to sell milk in the near future and we will be able to help each other with family responsibilities."

"Financial constraints remain at the top of my list of problems. Being jobless at the moment means failing to meet most of my family's basic needs, a situation that has robbed away my joy as a father. Despite struggling to support my children in school, I have on the other hand failed to provide better housing for ourselves. This means our security and health are at stake because my house is collapsing from behind and it's just braving the strong wind. What a life to worry about!"

"Since I am still in school, I am hoping to be done in the next two years and get myself a job as a teacher and expand my salon business that I am running right now, this way, I will be able to comfortably provide for my two kids and put them though school without a lot of pressure and financial strain."