"I have bought bags of Maize for food. I have started a small business to be generating money for me even if the programme comes to an end."

"I have bought bags of Maize to deal with the hunger problems we had in our house. I have also bought iron sheets, i want to build a better house for my family. I have also bought more things to my business."

"i was very happy and thankful that I have been considered in this programme"

"I was happy and thankful. We Will be sleeping in a safe house which won't be leaking anymore."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought a piece of land. My family owns a small piece of land and because of this I was not in a position to do horticulture farming. I have a passion for horticulture farming and buying a piece of land was my first priority. I also use to do small business of selling second hand clothes. This was a good business though it could take much of my time and the profits was good. I wanted to do something that could make me have time to bond with my family. The incomes that I used to get from this business was only for daily household expenditure and pay school fees for my children. I did not had an extra income to save.Currently I have started doing horticulture farming, I have vegetables and beans on my farm ready for harvest. I will be in a position to have enough food for the family and sell the surplus at the market to earn earn an income to meet other basic household needs and pay school fees for my children. I also have enough time to spend with my family unlike before. I have also gotten an opportunity to learn so many things concerning farming. I am so happy because my dream has been fulfilled. Thanks so much for the support it has changed our lives ."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought land and build a better and spacious house. This house has three room. I will be living in one room with my children and the rest will be for business. I am planning to start a tailoring work and a small restaurant where I will be serving the fast food. This will be my daily source of income. I live with my parents together with my children. This is challenging in that I am not free to do my own things privately. When I received the first transfer I bought a piece of land and used the second transfer to developed it. The construction is almost done and I will relocate with my children. I will have peace of mind and be able to plan my life well. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has given me a chance to make things great for my children. I have saved some money to buy a tailoring machine and ready to start work immediately when I relocate. I no longer have stress and anxiety because I will have my own house and business to run. I will no longer so casual jobs like before but rather devote my time to my business."

"The feeling of receiving a huge amount of money from GiveDirectly was such great at the moment I confirmed the receipt. I was filled with an instant hope that a complete change in my life was finally in. The imagination of ending the hard toils and struggles I had been going through gave me a reason to be grateful then to God. I am still thankful after investing all that I received in the currently ongoing plans."

"The happiness that came at the moment of receiving the transfer was so great. This made it so hard for me to wait at least for a day before collecting it from the town. At that moment, I was a little bit afraid that anything might happen with my account that could lead to losing all the transfers. With all that joy, I took off and made sure that I came back home later with cash."

"After receiving this transfer, I have been relieved from the pressures of clearing the arrears I had regarding the purchase of a piece of land and paying fee arrears for my school-going children. Precisely, I have ceased to sell my property, including livestock, in an attempt to meet our financial demands. This would allow us to increase our wealth as the livestock multiply - signifying a more promising future."

"GiveDirectly does well by offering the aid as unconditional cash transfers. This would allow recipients to use them according to their varying priorities and preferences. On the other hand, I find nothing that GiveDirectly does not do well."