"My house had taken over 5 years without it being plastered. However, after getting money from GiveDirectly I bought construction materials that were used to plaster my house. I am very happy now because my house is looking good and clean. I also acquired a bed and a new mattress that have given me good night sleep. Unlike before when I had an old mattress which was uncomfortable without a bed."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to complete the construction of my house so that my family can sleep comfortably. I also hope to take care of the education needs of my children so that they can have a better future."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to retrive all the property that we leased out in order to raise money that would take care of our son's treatment bills at the time when he got an accident. Most things like land, an ox-plough plus many others were given away just to save his life."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy oxen and an ox-plough that will support in cultivation. This will increase food production in our home hence feeding the family better."

"In the next six months I expect to have improved my business of large scale and getting more profit for my family up keep. "

"In the next six months l expect to have bought more furniture anfpd not borrowing from the relatives when l have visitors. "

"In the next six months I expect to have started saving for my project of building a new pit latrine."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have set aside savings to support my children's education. This way I am certain they will have no interference with their studies. I also anticipate to have started farming and the harvest season will be around the corner by then. With the proceeds earned from the sale of farm produce, I can sustain household expenses and develop other projects like poultry keeping."

"As a single parent it would have been a struggle to build a house in my own as well as pay school fees for my children and also to buy a cow for milk production. After I received the transfers, I managed to do all that which I had been planning for without success. Now am living as a happy parent that I now have a lactating cow which I milk for my children to have mixed tea. Again I have a good shelter which I built as a result of the transfers. "

"Before we would travel for long distances to fetch water for use especially during dry Season when a nearby stream dry up. This would mean that we would waste a lot of time to and from main river. After we got the transfers and spend part of it on buying water pipes and connect it to our doorstep. We safe a lot the energy and time which we would have spend collecting water from the river."