"My life has greatly changed after receiving this money because I have been able to replace my bedding with a new mattress and a bed. Had it not been GiveDirectly, then I would still be sleeping on the old and worn-out mats which were not comfortable. At least I can now sleep well on my new bedding. I also have a pair of oxen to help me in my farming. I am glad that I will not be hiring from anyone during the planting season like I used to do before, instead, I will be hiring them at a fee and earn some money."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. I already had plans on how to use it and this made it easier for me to start planning on how I was going to accomplish my plans. I am happy that my long term dreams on how to improve my living standards and that of my family were made possible even earlier than I had expected."

"I spent the first transfer on putting up a house. I used the money to buy iron roofing sheets and wood that I needed. I was living in a grass thatched house but this was affected during partitioning of my fathers land. The portion where my house was built fell on my brothers parcel. This meant that I had to relocate to where I was apportioned. I also bought foodstuffs for my children."

"The biggest difference in my life is the heifer that I currently own. I used the earliest opportunity with the transfers to buy a cow for future milk production. By the time I received the first transfer, I had sold all the cows on my farm to pay school fees for my children. When the heifer will calve,I will be using the milk I get for household needs so that I stop buying from neighbours.In addition I am hopeful that I will be selling part of the milk to make an income. GiveDirectly has set me off on a better course of life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having water store in my compound. I current store rain water for drinking and other domestic uses that need clean water. I have stopped the many trips I used to make to a community water pond far from the village. I am comfortable since the rain water can last me until the next rain season. I will never have to collect dirty water again."

"The moment I received the money,I felt that my life has changed completely. I saw an opportunity to replace my old cow with a good heifer. This is because I have been getting many benefits from milk production. We use some of the milk at home and the rest is old to supplement other household needs."

"I felt extremely happy when received the notification of Mpesa way that morning. I could not read the message myself but I was pretty sure that it was about the transfers. I gladly woke up that early in the morning and started preparing breakfast so that I could start the day early in order to get time to plan for it and to start changing my life."

"It was around 9 AM when my phone started vibrating. Without wasting time, I decided to check the content of the message. Upon checking, I realized it Mpesa message from GD. I felt extremely happy that at last I had got money that would help to achieve my goals."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall have accumulated enough money to buy a piece of land. I am currently staying at home and have plans of acquiring my own piece of land and building a house in it. I am looking forward to accomplishing all these plans over the next six months."

"My spouse has been operating a charcoal business even before GiveDirectly came into my region. But then the business had collapsed recently because we were using the capital most of the capital to fulfill our needs since it was our major source of income. Therefore after receiving the first transfer, I managed to revive it and its currently it's doing so well. On the other hand owning is also assuring me that my life will transform greatly. I will sell the milk and save the money to settle all the bills which include school fees and other household items. The two projects make my life different and I don't think I would have achieved all these if it were not for GiveDirectly."