""I am very happy to get the money because I have been suffering with my son. I needed to carry him to Ivory Coast for treatment, but I never had money. Meanwhile, this money has given more courage to start the process. Seeing my son well is a great change. He started building his own house but since he got sick, he stopped. I am the only one taking care of him. So his well being is a great change""

""I used some of the money to buy dirt bricks and bought planks. I also save some of the money while I await the other one to be added. I want to buy zinc when I receive the next transfer"."

""I was in my room, and I heard people yelling about the transfer from GiveDirectly. So I called my son to confirmed it. I was very happy because my late husband and myself planned to change our house to dirt bricks but could not do it because he got sick and later died. We started making bricks but couldn't continue due to his illness. When he died, I got discouraged. But with the present of GD, I have the courage to complete my house""

"I have the assurance that my house will soon br completed"

"I spent most of my first money on buying house building materials"

"Iam still saving my transfer"

"I was able to Purchase two bundles of zinc cements and others house materials for the completion of my house and kitchen."

"When I received the second transfer, I opted to build a toilet. I operate a shop business at my place and it has been a shame to direct customers to a nearby bush for nature calls. Leave alone customers, I used to wait till it was dark for me to go out in the nearby bushes for nature calls. This was not only shameful but also unhygienic. Therefore, I bought 20 bags of cement for $140, paid the contractor a labor charge of $180, and seven pieces of iron sheets for $67. As of now, we are happy that we have a toilet at home not only to avoid shame from visitors and customers but also to prevent ourselves from some outbreaks of diseases. Thereafter, I paid $15 school fees for my three primary school children. I also bought some clothes for my family and used the rest to upkeeping my family."

"The changes in climatic conditions have impacted on us so much. The weather patterns changed drastically and it was initially something not serious to us only to realize later that it rendered farming untenable. We are now struggling with school fees amounting to $2000 annually and all this money looks up to my $120 salary monthly. I, therefore have to take loans to put up with these expenses and soon the creditors might deny me for taking more than what I can pay. It is already a burden to me and might take 10 years to finish repayments."

"The challenges we are facing as a family can be traced back to the time when our parents were evicted from where they had settled by claims that the land was acquired illegally. This crippled our parents economically because we were not able to go to school anymore nor live a life that most families get to enjoy by being together and children growing up together as siblings. I then started to do casual jobs from the age of 15 and by the age of 25, I was able to buy this 0.4 acre of land from my savings. I settled with my family here but the challenge has been that I also had to accommodate my younger siblings because they were in the streets and they had nowhere to call home. I am now doing casual jobs in the village to provide for them and I wish I could find them something to do so that they can also start providing for themselves."