"The biggest difference in my life is the house which I built, I spent part of it to purchase building materials for building a new house. Before we had a smaller house which was grass touched house which was almost collapsing. Before I would struggle with farming and casual jobs to meet my daily needs and pay school fees."

"When I received the mobile money message, I was happy and filled with so much joy. I was worried of my poorly constructed house which is in a very poor state."

"The most significant difference is that I have cleared my children's school fees. I am comfortable that they are studying well at school with no much worries. More so, I am planning to construct a new house to improve on our accommodation."

"The biggest difference is that I fixed the doors on my house. This had worried me for quite a long period of time. I did not have money to fix doors. However, I am happy because I will soon leave in a nice complete house."

"The biggest hardship faced currently is limited amount money available to give children better education. Educating my children is most top challenge I have right now."

"Presently, I am happy that I am self-employed. With the motorcycle which I bought, I operate and enjoy the full earnings alone. In a day, I save approximately 4 USD a day which I wouldn't get before I obtained my own motorcycle. The owner would take all the day earnings leaving me with none and this motivated me to buy my own when I got my transfers."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have save some money to add stock to my retail business. The rate of return will be high due to bigger stock and I will get profits."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I boosted my farming with the transfers which I received from Give Directly. After buying the two cows, I also did paddocking which makes my work much easier as I can let the cattle graze on an enclosed area while I work on my farm. This advancement has made me proud as a farmer and no longer depend on others as I can sell milk and have income which enables me to buy other family necessities."

"My parents left us about 8 years ago when we were still young to a place where no one knows. The reason why they left us has remained a misery and we had to depend on relatives and well wishers for education and meet other domestic expenses/needs. After completing my Secondary education, I had to chip in in paying School fees of my younger brother by operating a motorcycle as casual labor where I get approximately between $2.50 and $3 a day. The biggest hardship I have faced in life is raising School fees for siblings and I thank Give Directly for this rare opportunity."

"I felt so much happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. I lived in so much denial thinking that something could happen and prevent me from receiving this transfer. On receiving the money, I purposed to accomplish all the plans that I had and which I have since done so."