"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have started paying for a business house at our trading center. I am planning to sell my cow and add money to my second transfer to complete house payment. I am currently finding hardship with my children's education. I expect to make high profits from the produce business I intend to start because the house is located in the busy place. The money I get will help me educate my children with ease."

"Before receiving this cash transfer from GiveDirectly, I had oxen and wagon which made my farming easy. However, when my children reached secondary level. The amount of school fees increased and I had no Option but to sell them off. This in the long run affected my farming because I had to just hire oxen from other people and that was done late. Never the less, my life has again improved because I spent my transfer on acquiring two calves which I am rearing for future use like ploughing my farm land. In addition, this term I completed to pay off my children's fees on time as opposed to when I paid in installments"

"We have been aspiring to build a new house since water oozes from the one we are living in. We are planning to spend approximately 400 USD from the first transfer we get from Give Directly to build a better house in a better place (not swampy). Receiving this money mean will be able to build a better house in a better place."

"Since I am a house wife, I have been aspiring to run a shop business to keep me busy and to supplement what my husband gets as a mason. My husband gets around 40 USD a month working as a mason which is not enough to fend for the entire family. I am planning to use 300 USD of the first transfer to build and equip the shop with necessary goods I intend to sell. Therefore, receiving this money mean I will be able to keep myself busy and at the same time own a business."

"My house had taken over 8 years at the beam level because I couldn't continue with the construction due to shortage of funds. However, having received money from GiveDirectly, I was in position to acquire all the needed irons and my house has successfully been roofed. Secondly, I hired a piece of land to boost my crop production since the two pieces we had couldn't produce enough yields to support my family."

"My life is currently different than how it would have been if I never received the transfer because I have been able to build a house for my family. The kitchen we were previously using was in bad condition. It was always leaking during the rainy season and cooking our meals was difficult as one would get rained on. Also, my two sons would not have been able to join high school had it not have been for GiveDirectly. I depend on selling vegetables to raise school fees for my children and the income I usually get is always not enough to pay school fees and buy our daily needs."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk and it was so costly for me."

"I run a small busines of selling fruits and vegetables while my spouse runs a motobike taxi.We have been taking loans to substitute the income from these in order to help in paying school fees for our children.Thr loans come with hefty interests and I have always wished to get another means.Receiving this money means that I do not have to owe any financial institution because I will use it to add my stock and I know with time it will yield enough to cater for my children's school fees."

"The moment when I received my money, I became very happy because my plan to construct a permanent house was going to be attained."

"I expect my life to change in the next four months in that I will have bought a dairy cow from the savings. This will enable me to cut the cost of buying milk daily."