"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I would not be in a position to buy two dairy goats which have always my wish. I would not have renovated my house to look nice. I am so much happy because my living standard has changed."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I was able to buy an Ox plough and a bull (will buy anther when second transfer is sent through) that will help me together with my brothers to earn a living during the cultivating season and then in general help my community members have timely cultivation. This is so that we can all be in position to farm in the right season and have better produce. Secondly, I am delighted that I was able to buy mattresses that have now improved the way of sleeping of both my brothers and myself. Prior to receiving this money, we all used to sleep on tattered mats for beds and it was so uncomfortable that we would end up waking up almost every night to just talk it away."

"I expect my life to have improved in the next six months because I will be having more sheep to my flock. I will be using the transfers to buy one every one month. This means that I will have about 5 more sheep. This will then give me a lot of money on selling the sheep. They multiply quickly and make me financially able to provide for my family. In the next six months, I will be able to take my household through famine without lacking too much on basic needs."

"For quite some time I had been trying to gather resources to enable me to acquire a new piece of land of my own but that wasn't easy for me with the little income which I usually get from casual jobs and farming. After I received my transfers, I opted to invest in livestock so that I would make more money when I resell this livestock in the near future. Hope the money which I will receive from it will be enough to buy a reasonable size of land. Owning such stock at my age is a great achievement which I wouldn't have acquired anytime soon. I am grateful to give Directly for helping to make a step towards achieving my dream."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have transferred all the tea seedling from the nursery bed to the farm. I will devote much of my time to other income-generating activities which will boost my daily income."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I was able to buy a cow that will act as my investment. This is inform of it reproducing and in the long run act as security for many things like continuation of my child's education and perhaps his marriage (in terms of dowry) in the future. Prior to getting this transfer, I used to and still sell small fish for a living."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved some money from the casual jobs in the village to buy a piece of land and build a better and spacious house for my family. I will be so happy to have my own house and do my own project without any stress."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I would not have been in a position to build a house and buy a water tank for storing clean water for domestic use."

"We majorly depend on the sale of farm produce more specifically maize and milk in our locality. Over the past few years, maize production has drastically gone down due to a certain disease. This has made meeting out needs quite a tough job. For lack of money to pay the school fees, I had some school fees arrears which I was still pondering on how to pay. The transfers from GiveDirectly really came in at the right time because I was able to clear the arrears and also bought some cows from rearing. From the sale of milk from these cows, I will be able to meet my family's daily needs and ensure that my children continue studying by paying their school fees. I will forever be grateful for GiveDirectly."

"Owning my own cow, and not just one but two is one thing that I am proud that I did using the transfer. For a long time, I have had to rear someone else cow but there's is always that fear that the owner could come for it any time. This gave me the desire to get my own but I did not have the resources to do because most of what I get goes into the daily needs of my family. When I finally got the transfer, I decided to fulfil my desires. I am glad that the cow I bought using the first transfer already calved down and this signals the start of good things. I am so grateful for GiveDirectly."