"Whenever the staff at GiveDIrectly visits us. They are well-mannered, they show us respect and I appreciate it a lot. The hotline number is also a plus to the organization, whenever I call I am well-received and most of my questions are answered."

"I started my business just before Covid 19 hit the country, I was selling new clothes at the market near my house. During the pandemic, the business went down, somedays I would not sell a penny. I have three children that depend on me and most nights we would sleep hungry hoping for a better day. I also could not afford to pay school fees for my children and some days they were sent away. Life was tough, I would cry out at night. After a year of struggling, I received GiveDirectly transfer which I spent on my business, I added stock and after a month, the business blossomed. I now get $30 a day which I save for school fees and food without strain."

"GiveDirectly does not ask for bribes, they are not tribal. Whenever I call their toll-free number they speak to us politely and all my problems are solved."

"Before receiving the transfer, I was helping out my brother transport livestock to the market. In a week, I would get $15. I live in a one-roomed grass house with my family, I am the breadwinner of the family, and my wife is a stay-at-home mum. The money from my brother's business helps me buy food for the family and little is left for school fees. Most days the children are sent away from school and I am forced to borrow money from my mother. Receiving this transfer has enabled me to build a two-roomed house that is built with iron sheets that cost $300, and started a chicken business that cost me $200, I buy at wholesale price and sell at a profit. The business is doing great and I am grateful."

"My life has changed a lot ever since I received money from GiveDirectly. We have had enough food ever since and we have also been able to accomplish a lot with it. My plan is to use the second transfer to improve the floor of my house. I am and will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly for the support that I got"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the things I have invested in. Looking at the furniture that I now own in my house added to the fact that I have completed the construction of my own house makes me so happy. I feel my firstborn child now has a place to call home."

"The challenge i am facing is poverty and lack of food.The good crops are not yielding anymore like them because the gardens have been washed away.My Wife and I are now doing casual labour for survival but even the pay is not much.I M struggling to see that I take my children back to school as the term opens.My only worry is where I will get the money to facilitate them and yet I want to see them better in school."

"I came from the farm in the evening and heard that other people received their money from Give Directly. I immediately gave my phone to my son to check and he found out that mine was there as well. I was so excited and overjoyed. I immediately thought of starting my own small business and plastering my house."

"Living in a brakes and decent house is a great achievement in our old age.It was always my dream to build a better house. I can now die happily when the time is right."

"I am hoping that before the end of this year, my family and i will be living in a decent house with zinc where raining season will no longer be a problem for us."