"I am happy because I now have the type of a house that I have always longed for."

"GiveDirectly transparently gives the cash directly to the recipients, unlike other organizations that pass their helps through the local authorities who then take everything for themselves."

"I am planning to repair my house and buy a cow with the upcoming lumpsum transfer payment."

"I am now looking more attractive and more beautiful because I have been dressing well since I started receiving transfers. This has renewed love and happiness between me and my husband the biggest difference in our daily lives."

"My life has improved because I have moved from rental house to my own compound, this makes me so independent."

"GD do not ask for refunds while other NGOs gives loans."

"Initially, I lived in an overcrowded room, that even walking around was a problem in itself. There was poor ventilation and poor general circulation of air, where we lived with fear of attracting respiratory related diseases/ complications, however, we are now living in a healthier room with proper ventilation, where we can now walk around with ease. That is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I am planning to complete payment of school fees and also buy a cow."

"I am planning to construct a new house as the current one is too small."

"I plan to buy iron sheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house for my family."