"I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow thanks to the project. This was a dream come true since I had always wanted to buy a cow so that I would stop spending on milk and even have a source of income by selling the excess produce. It was however not possible before due to the many responsibilities I had paying school fees for my children and taking care of other household needs which made it impossible to save. I am also very glad that the transfer enabled me to construct a new kitchen and wiped away the stress I had of raising enough money for the project."

"The fact that I now have two heifers and a bull to rear in my compound is the biggest difference in my life. I still cannot believe that I managed to achieve this progress simply because I did not know have money. For a long time, we have depended on my parent's cows for milk. It came with some sense of shame from constant and continuous dependence. I am glad that soon this would be a forgotten chapter. Besides that, I am also glad that my children have enough clothes and they look tidy than before. This will help build confidence and self-esteem knowing that they are also dressed the same way as their peers."

"I was busy doing the usual morning chores before heading to school where I work as a teacher when I overheard my neighbor saying with excitement that he had received her transfer. I immediately got my phone to check if I had also received a message. True to his words my transfer had already been sent. I had initially doubted them because of the bad experience that I encountered with other organizations. The first person that I broke the news to was my spouse. We immediately kickstarted what we had planned to do with the money."

"The two differences that changed in my life since I received my transfers from GiveDirectly are; paying school fees for my children on time which saw them remain in school for the whole term concentrating on their studies. In the past, I wouldn't have managed to pay the amount on time due to little income from the sale of farm produce. They would stay at home for as long as I was in a position to get money. Secondly, I managed to use a large portion of my transfers to buy building materials and pay for labor. So far I have constructed a house for the family and the other one for my son. Having made all these advancements in life is a big achievement that I attribute to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life that I can proudly talk of is the fact that I cleared school fees for my children. This has been a challenge to me considering the fact that I am a single parent, and I depend on casual jobs. Sometimes they could be sent home and I had nowhere to get the required fees, they had to stay at home even for weeks. This was really demoralizing them and it was affecting their performance. Some of my children even dropped out of school because of the fees arrears. I am now a happy parent after making I sent them to school again to continue with their studies. It's like a miracle to me. I am assured that their performance shall improve and this gives hope for a bright future to them and their generation."

"I feel privileged being among the people who received the transfers. The money came in handy and helped to take care of the pressing issues. I have actually upgraded to another level in life. Having good shelter and paying school fees for my children on time is a big relief."

"In the next six months, I believe that I will have bought the water tank and this will enable us to store water to sustain us throughout the dry season. We will no longer waste time to fetch water from a river miles away from our homestead."

"My son who joined secondary school this year would not have managed to join by now if it were not for GD transfers. He had done well in his final primary examinations and had a chance to join a very good school but his dreams were almost shuttered because I did not have the money to meet all the requirements of that school. I was almost resolving to take him to one of the local schools which I knew I could afford though through struggles too. Before I could make a decision, I received my transfers and used them to pay school fees and buy school requirements for him. He joined the school before deadline day which is a miracle in my life. Without the transfers, I would not have managed to raise the money to meet all his school needs in time as I did with GD transfers."

"The fact that I have the resource for buying the sewing machine and starting a tailoring business is very pleasing for me. I did not know I would get such as this time because I had tried all the ways I could even by taking a loan to buy a sewing machine but I was not successful. My dream has always been to start my own tailoring business because that is the only way I could get a good income. Now that I have the money, I will buy a sewing machine so as to start my own tailoring business. For now, I am looking for a good business premise where I will carry out the business."

"The biggest difference in my life because of the transfers is that I have my own ox plough. I no longer have to rely on others for my farm to be ploughed in time. This is one thing which has never pleased me. In my village, those who do the ploughing business always consider those who have higher amounts of money not according booking yet I do not have the money to pay the amount they require. This is why I have always had to be patient until they are willing to plough for me with my price. In most cases, I am always late with planting which has always affected my harvest. Now that I have my own ox plough, I will ensure I do everything in time so that I can get a good harvest. I will be ploughing m,y farm first then proceed to other's at a price."