"I spent my most recent transfer on paying for cement and my daughter's school fees ."

"GiveDirectly's support has generally improved our people's lives and standard of living. When the organization conducted community sensitization, we got excellent training on how the program operates, where the funding came from, and all the stages they would walk us through, beginning with the census stages. In my opinion, there were no flaws or issues that needed to be corrected."

"Raising a family of three single-handedly is the biggest challenge. We have a sickly child, which means my wife has to stay at home to look after him while I fend for the family. I work as a tout at the nearest town earning $5 a day. This amount is unreliable as it is seasonal and I hardly save any for future use. All of it goes into purchasing food and medication for my child. Living like this makes me sad but I am hoping to change my life for the better in future."

"I am incredibly grateful for the assistance that enhanced the lives of the people in our community. Because I was able to realize my objective of owning a dairy cow that would bring in additional cash, it has significantly impacted my life. I haven't encountered any loophole in the program that needed to be corrected throughout my engagement with it."

"HUNGER, THIS IS BECAUSE WHENEVER IT RAINS LANDSLIDES WASH AWAY MY CROPS WHICH LEAVE ME HELPLESS."

"Three weeks before getting the second transfer, I lost my brother who was involved in an accident. Since I had no money at all, I borrowed $200 to give him a decent send-off. Upon getting the second transfer from GiveDirectly, I saw it prudent to clear the debt to remain clean. Therefore, I deducted $200 from the transfer to pay the debt. Clearing the dept relieved me and gave me peace of mind. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the unconditional transfer. Thereafter, I bought a sewing machine since I am a tailor by profession though I was just sharing a sewing machine with a friend. I used $190 to buy a new sewing machine and started a tailoring business. I am very grateful because I now own a business that aids me to provide for my family. I also used $45 to pay school fees for my three primary school children and $50 to take my husband to the hospital after being involved in a motorbike accident. For the remaining amount, I bought food for my family."

"I have five children who are in primary school. Before getting the second transfer, they were sent home from school for fees. I went to the school to lobby with the administration for my children to be allowed in school as I struggle to source for the fees. Luckily enough the headteacher of the school understood. Upon getting the first transfer, I went back to the school and cleared all the fee arrears plus the current fees required for them. The total was $150. Currently, I am very happy because my children are settled in school and preparing for their end-of-year examinations. Their settling in school means good performance to me. I also bought them some clothes worth $50 because the ones they had were worn-out. Thereafter, I opted to save the remaining amount for the family's upkeep after doing some shopping for foodstuff for a whole month."

"When it rains heavily we get worried because our crops always get washed away and my house leaks , so we sleep when the house is so cold. This makes us to fall sick from time to time."

"The biggest challenge is when it rains , the water washes away my crops and it even makes visible cracks on the land the I live on and farm on. This makes me to be worried at all times."

"When it rains the floods wash away our plants like maize and onions. And the challenge not having adequate money to support my 5 school going children."