"We want to have a cow which brings more milk so that it can help us to pay school fees for our children and buying other things that we need at home"

"i bought a cow with the recent transfer because i wanted manure and i believe i get that manure"

"bought iron sheets, build a house, my house is in adelapidate condition."

"I am a family man, but my life took a different turn when I was unable to provide for my family financially. Coming from a community where we are advised not to have dowry debt because with debt, your wife is taken back to their home to stay there until you pay the debt, the unfortunate happened to me and my wife was taken back to their home. My children were also taken to their grandmother's house to stay until their mother return home, so with the transfers, I had to build a better home in anticipation of bringing my wife and children back. I spent $49.5 on building a decent house with ample space for all of us. As a responsible father, I have also sent a reminder of the transfers to my wife and grandmother where the children are to help them in buying food. I am thrilled to have been chosen by GiveDirectly."

"I was able to acquire two items through the cash transfer: a tailoring machine and a piece of land onto on which I intend to construct a home of my own together with a number rental units. GiveDirectly has enabled me to think more strategically on business, and I believe that everyone who has benefited is feeling the same way I am. I am thankful that things had to happen this way so that I may be where I am and determine where I would like to go. Thank you GiveDirectly."

"Givedirectly has made a significant contribution to reducing poverty rates in the communities it serves. People have built better homes and sanitation systems,  which contributed in the improvement of hygiene. Some have also done business with the transfers, which is quite promising. We are pleased and delighted to have used the transfers in a more effective manner that will continue to improve our lives for many years to come."

"Personally, I believe GiveDirectly performed a good job of sending cash transfers that each beneficiary may do according to his or her priorities. Many things have been accomplished in our community as a result of the transfers that would not have been possible if the assistance had not come in the form of financial transfers, and we are thankful to GiveDirectly for enabling us to do the things we have long desired. The procedure went smoothly, and there is nothing I can suggest to help it go more smoothly; we were all happy and grateful to be among those who benefited."

"A landslide two years ago and destroyed our property. After what happened life became challenging. We are six people living in a small house with no land or space for expansion making the condition of living so hard for us as a family."

"The chaallenge I am facing is too much coldness cause from Water falling from the upper sides of the hill here in Kibanga and soil falling that keeps falling whenever it rains. It's so cold inside the house that my daughter was diagnosed with Pneumonia some time back. So we still live in fear because we live in a risky part of the village."

"I have been operating a small shop in the village which has been my major source of income. With my son having being retrenched at work, this has been our only source of income. We would depend on it for household needs and school fees. Since then the shop business has not been doing well. and mostly affected by inadequate stock. I'm planning to restock the shop and continue farming which I believe will go well. Since with a bumper harvest we will not experience food shortage in my household. If all goes well, spending on food will be a thing of the past. I am also planning to buy more goats in the near future."