"The solar system I bought with GD transfers is the biggest difference in my life. Nowadays I charge my neighbour's phones at a cost which is another source of income for me. My children too are not limited while studying or doing their homework in the house. They can take all the time they can unlike before when they would not finish their work due to no lights as the lamp would go off due to lack of kerosene."

"I have been living in my parents' home for two years since I was married here. Staying here has certain limitations as compared to staying in my own home such as the freedom to welcome your own visitors. Since my spouse is currently studying, there were limited resources to try and build our own place. I am glad that using the transfer, we were able to put up our own house. Currently, we are in the finishing touches and I will soon be living in my own house."

"I have struggled through casual work to raise money for feeding my family. This is because I did not get a good education so as to get good employment. I had to put up with my small income from casual work in as much as it was not helping much. I had no way out. My income could not even meet our needs and I needed a good source of income to meet my family needs well. So when I received my transfer from GD, I first sorted out most of the urgent financial needs and used the rest to start cattle business. Right now the business is doing well and very soon I will start another business for my wife so as to boost our income. I would not have wanted to go back to the struggles I went through before the transfers."

"Living in a good house is every parent's dream and when my house was not in good condition, I was not a happy parent at all. I would look happy but deep down my heart, I was not happy. I was not providing my family with the best I should have and was failing. This is why I ensured I used my transfer to build a decent house for my family so that I may avoid the shame I have been going through in the last two years."

"I have not been a proud parent when I allow my children to walk at night to find a sleeping place yet I don't move an inch at night. I felt I was careless with my children's' health and putting their lives at risk. It was not something I enjoyed but I did not have any option. With their ages, I was not allowed to spend with them in the same house according to our culture. This is why I used the money I got from GD to buy building materials for putting up the house. Now they sleep in their own house with their privacy-enhanced."

"I used part of my recent transfer to buy a dairy cow, part of it to buy basic household needs and the remaining amount was used to buy farm inputs as I got ready for a planting season. We never had a cow of our own and we had been straining a lot to make ends meet by buying almost everything including milk for local cnsumption. This was so costly and often left us broke and helpless as a family. Buying a dairy cow will reduce the levels of stress in meeting the daily needs of the family since the milk produced shall go a long way in meeting the daily needs of the family."

"I mostly depend on proceeds from the sale of farm produce such as milk to meet my day to day needs and pay my children's school and college fees. Such farm produce are not always as dependable as they are affected by weather patterns. I am glad that the transfers from GiveDirectly did come to my rescue because had I lacked the money to pay school fees, I would have been forced to probably sell a piece of my farm to meet these needs. I am grateful that GiveDirectly got my back. Having paid these school fees is an assurance that my children won't drop out of school."

"Every evening when I get back from the toils of the day, I see the livestock that I have bought and seen a lot of hope for a better. The heifer that I bought is growing fast to maturity. This is a way in which I have started dairy keeping that will contribute to my income-generating activities. Additionally, the enhancement of my training in masonry will improve my employability. I know that I am going to have a better future."

"I used part of my first transfer to build a timber house and the remaining amount was used to pay school fees and buy other basic household needs for the family. We were living in a very small grass thatched house that had its roof leaking but since we could not afford to accumulate enough money that was enough to build a new house we could onlu look forward to accumulating enough money and build one. We were lucky to have been part of the beneficiries in GiveDirectly program and we made it a priority to build a new house."

"Having built my spouse a permanent kitchen that she had requested me for a while is a big difference. I had always wished to build her the kitchen but I had to prioritize my children's school fees. I am glad that these transfers from GiveDirectly helped me meet my spouse's desires and I am fulfilled seeing the joy that the new kitchen gives her. The transfers also went along way in helping me plan and pay my children's school fees and I am happy that I would not need to worry since I kept aside some of the transfer for the next term's school fees."