""In the past, our dream was to make a vegetable garden, but we did not have money. From the moment we received this cash transfer from GiveDirectly, we believe our dream came true. We are very grateful to God for using GiveDirecty to improve our lives"."

""I withdrew the money and saved it in my susu club and awaiting the remaining transfers to start my house project"."

""When I withdraw my transfer, I intend to use a portion of it to start building a house in zwedru for my children, and also pay my children school fees with the remaining cash"."

"I am a business man. I have been making my business for some time now. Sometimes, business is slow. I can hardly get customers. My daughter have been staying with her aunt for a while. Since she moved back, things have not been okay. Sometimes getting our daily needs gets a bit difficult. I was overwhelmed when I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly. I used my last transfer to buy more goods for my business. I am so thankful for this opportunity."

"First of all,I am so grateful to God for this amazing opportunity. In the coming year and beyond, I am hoping to get more money to pay contractors to make bigger farms for me. The produce from this farm will be harvested and taken to local markets for sale. Money generated from the sales will be used for my family upkeep and my son tuition."

"My most recent transfer was spent on buying assorted building materials such as zinc, cement and planks to renovate my house."

"I was really worried about how to finish my house. And I was finding it very difficult because of financial constrain. But now that I have started received transfer from GiveDirectly, I am going to finish my house. For now I know and believe that my life has started changing from GiveDirectly transfer."

"Although I have not yet withdraw my money, but I am thinking about my plans and the transfer I have started receiving from Givedirectly, I know that my life has changed completely because I am about to build my house and sponsor my children in school."

"It was one bright morning while still in bed, I heard people shouting that they have received money from GiveDirectly. I hurriedly took my phone to checked my message as well. Then I saw a message that I have received $35,625 from GiveDirectly. I was so exited and the first thing that came to my mind was to build a new house pay my children's school fees and start a business. But I have not yet withdraw my money because I want the other transfer to be added to it."

"I bought five bags of cement to plaster my old house. I was also able to pay the contractor who did the work."