"Due to the delayed salaries of my wife, who works for the Ministry of Health, our family of five has been enduring financial hardships since last December. With no other source of income, providing for our basic needs has been extremely challenging. However, upon receiving the transfer, I spent $100 to purchase essential food items. This included a sack of maize and a few food stuff to sustain us during this difficult period. Recognizing the importance of education, I allocated the remaining $100 to partially settle the outstanding school fees for my two children. One is currently in high school, while the other is pursuing a university degree. This financial support was crucial in preventing their expelled and enabling them to remain in school. They had previously faced the distressing experience of being sent home due to unpaid fees."

"For the past three years, purchasing food has become a routine in our community due to the challenging weather conditions, particularly droughts that have disrupted our farming activities. The support we received from GiveDirectly brought immense relief not just to my household, but to the entire village, as it gave us renewed hope of being able to afford an ample supply of food to sustain us for some time. After collecting the funds, I promptly used $76 to purchase essential food items for my household, such as a sack of dried maize grains, dry beans, and 2 kilograms of sugar. It brings me great joy to know that my family of four can now enjoy healthy meals again and will no longer be going to bed on an empty stomach. Furthermore, recognizing the importance of securing our financial stability for the future, I decided to spent $70 on acquiring two goats. I envision raising them and selling their offspring down the line, providing a potential source of income to support other projects or contribute to my children's future education expenses. In addition, I set aside $5 to purchase a few secondhand clothes, and used the remaining $38 to settle my outstanding debts with my neighbors. With these debts cleared, I am now free from financial obligations and fully committed to pursuing my goals with unwavering determination with the subsequent transfers."

"GiveDirectly yagize neza bikomeye!!!! mu gihe kitari cyera nzaba nanjye mfite aho ninjira yasobanutse. Ibi byashobotse kubera ko inkunga yaciye mu nzira zisobanutse ikatugeraho uko yakabaye."

"I bought a cow because the one I had,had died. I renovated a house that I was unable to renovate before and i wanted to do it for my son. I also gave capital to my child who wanted to start a small business"

"We didn't have light, mattress, clothes but now we have got everything.GD changed history in our sector because we are not hungry anymore. Everything that GD has done is good"

"The recent transfer was very significant to me as I was already planning what to spend on the cash. With the cash, I firstly started to improve the roof of my house as it was not adequate at all. Hence, I bought pieces of sheet metal on $170 in order to have a safe shelter. After thaat, I purchased some home materials materials that I needed on $45 for me to be able sleep well on a comfortable matress, and eat on good plates. In addition to that, I bought a pig $40 and a cow on $285 for me to possess long term assets and capable to produce manure for my cultivation land which leads to sufficient harvest."

"The challenge I am facing is water coming from uphill. This water destroys the house crops.As a result,there is a hunger strike in my family because the water never stops co.ingvfromup hill especially during the rainy season.Besides that,the rocks also fall crom up and our lives are endangered.I feel so scared."

"I used to eat everything from the market but now I have got manure from my livestock which will help me to cultivate and get good harvest and i have rented good land which is big and will help me to get everything i will need in the future."

"In the midst of poverty, my life has been an uphill battle. Every day is a struggle to make ends meet and provide for my family. Rock falls are painful reality that constantly haunt my family, and I. Tragedy struck in 2019 when a rock fell and hit a calf that I was nurturing and caring for. It was a devastating blow, as that calf represented hope and a potential source of income for my family. Its loss only deepened the wounds of poverty, making it even harder to escape the cycle of struggle and hardship."

"In my opinion, Give Directly does well in everything towards helping poorest people for them to get access to the cash we never think about in our life. I am not sure of what is not going well. I wish other people will benefit from Give Directly support as well."