"Give Directly did everything well , it had good intentions for my village . You can now see the projects , we have built good houses , bought cattle , paid school fees for our children among other things . Just continue helping people where ever you go , God will reward you . I didn't see nor hear anything wrong , that you did hence my wish is that you continue doing good to others too ."

"I'm a casual worker at a small hotel at our shopping center . My husband does 'bodaboda' business . We are both both bread winners since we support each other to buy basic needs . Receiving this second transfer meant a lot to us since we had no food and my husband had no stable source of income at that time . So I took $250 and bought a second hand motorbike for my husband , I also spent $140 on its repair . Thanks to Give Directly , my husband now operates the 'bodaboda' business . I have 3 children who are in primary school . They had a school fees balance of $20 which I cleared and also bought a d-light solar on hire purchase terms , I paid $20 deposit . Previously they used tin lamps for their studies , sometimes there would be no kerosene and this affected their studies , but now that is a problem of the past .My children used to walk in torn clothes and that would lower their self esteem so much! So I decide to spend $40 on their clothing to make them feel good . During the short rains , I also spent $10 to plough my small piece of land so that I can plant maize to feed my family later . I spent the remaining $60 on food and this lasted us about 1 whole month . I'm so grateful for these transfers ."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does very well by giving support in form of cash. This cash gives everyone an opportunity to choose for themselves what they would want to spend the money on. Looking at how I was able to revive my farming practices as well as meet some of the most immediate needs of my family makes not only me so happy but the whole family as well. I am so grateful to have been part of the beneficiaries of this program."

"Two of my children are in their final year in secondary school. One other child is in form three. This calls for so much attention in terms of raising money for school fees for them. My desire is to see them do very well in school and we therefore will be concentrating on raising enough money to clear their school fees in time. I still rely on dairy keeping to raise income and small business that I run on market days. My husband too relies on small business to raise income that helps us in running our family. It is my hope and prayer that in the coming year, I will be able to pay all the school fees in time. I know this will be more clear and realistic once we make our first harvest from our farms-this will leave us fully concentrating on payment of school fees contrary to now where we struggle to raise money to buy food and pay school fees at the same time."

"I'm a simple man with straightforward desires and goals. As a result, my sole goal is to provide the best possible life for our children. I would like for them to finish school, get good jobs, and provide the best possible life for themselves and my grandchildren."

"In the near future, I would like to start my own business. A supermarket. Selling cabbages, tomatoes, and onions, among many other items, would improve our household finances and, in the long run, our quality of life. This would be ideal for my long-term goal. I'd like to see my child graduate from high school, get a good job, and afford a life that we, as their parents, couldn't provide for them."

"My short-term goal is primarily to expand my current livestock flock. I'm hoping to raise enough money to add to my existing herd of cows, goats, and chickens. In the long run, I would like to see all of my children finish their education, get good-paying jobs, and have access to all of the opportunities that we as parents may not have been able to provide for them."

"I would like to start a business selling water to people in my neighborhood. This would significantly increase my income and, potentially, allow me to provide a better life for my children in the future."

"Nothing would make me happier than to see my children finish their education. I am a firm believer that things will always get better, and I believe that in the not-too-distant future, we will be able to provide our children with a better life than my husband and I have led."

"I work at the Kataret Center, where I make both ready-made and tailored outfits. I specialize in female Kitenge outfits, which cost $8.5 in labor, $3 in labor, and $1.2 in lining. It provides a decent living, but between that and the $56 my husband earns every time he sells a sack of maize at Kataret Center, we were hard pressed to do much more than meet our basic needs. The funds from GiveDirectly enabled us to purchase a new female cow, expand my business, and construct a home for myself and my children. It's a two-bedroom house with a kitchen that can comfortably accommodate our four children, my husband, and myself.While I occasionally receive an influx of business when uniforms are required, netting $6.5 per dress, our incomes would never allow us to do what the GiveDirectly transfers did. The remainder was spent on food and school fees for our children. Our first to third children all attend Kavandisi School, where they are in Class 8, Grade 6, and PP2. We pay $4.5, $3.5, and $6, respectively, from the eldest to the youngest, despite the fact that the youngest is only 1 month and 2 weeks old and only required basic needs to be met by GiveDirectly funds. We would not have made it through everything we did if it hadn't been for GiveDirectly."