"When I completed college last year, I have been idling at home without a source of income thus making me over depend on my husband. For a long time, my desire has been to open up a shop dealing in stationery in a nearby shopping center. The lack of employment has robbed me a deserved peace of mind. My worry is that I often think that I wasted my time and parent's meager resources going to school and ended up jobless."

"Having a cow to rear on my own compound generates a lot of income from the sale of milk. Having bought foodstuffs to use when I received the money, allowed me to stay at home and work on my own farm. I immediately abandoned the charcoal trading business. The business had strained me too much and my health would not have been any better if I had continued. I used to work at night trekking for over 20 kilometers using donkeys to carry the charcoal. I feel happier when I see myself making money working on my own farm rather than having to do the illegal charcoal trade while risking my life by walking around in the wee hours of the night. I am safer nowadays."

"I used to wish to expand my farm by buying more land adjacent to mine. I managed to do this only with the transfers from GiveDirectly. The land I had was not sufficient for farming and for putting up homes for all of my children. When I acquired the parcel I bought, things became better because I have reduced congestion on the farm."

"I am so happy that I have collected all the materials to put up a house. I have all the materials only waiting to raise money for construction labor. I am hopeful that I will complete the house soon because everything is ready."

"When I received the mobile money cash transfer, I was overwhelmed with joy. At that moment I envisioned prosperity ahead of me."

"I was happy when I received the mobile money message. It was a miracle for me. I had never thought that GiveDirectly would have chosen me as one of the beneficiaries."

"Eversince I received the cash transfer, I feel peaceful because I feed well. My joy is that I will finally sleep under an iron roofed house. I had no hopes of ever sleeping under a permanent house."

"My lifestyle has transformed alot. I feel much happier and hopeful. I would like to purchase a motorcycle that will earn daily income for the family. My household is much happier and healthier because they eat and dress well."

"I have been yearning to build another house since the one I am living in is old and water oozes from the ground due to its state. Owing to the fact that I am old and weak, I am unable to work and earn money to build a house. I am planning to use approximately $3000 of my first transfer to build a better house and use the rest to improve it. Therefore, receiving this money mean an improved life and a better place to call home."

"Receiving this money means I can buy land for agriculture and for constructing a home."