"In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall be more economically empowered than I am as at now. I expect to have bought more assets from the monthly merry go rounds that I undertake and be able to pay school fees for my children as well as do other family investments that will improve our living standards as a family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbors and it was so costly for me. I depend on small scale farming where I plant vegetables. The amount of money I could get from these casual jobs was so small and it could not gather for all the basic including paying school fees for my children in primary. I used to wake up early in the morning to look for a job and come back home late at night, this was denying me an opportunity to bond well with my children. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I bought a dairy cow. Currently, I no longer buy milk, I saved the money that I could have used to pay part of the school fees for my children. I no longer do much of the casual jobs and I have devoted my time to work on my own farm. My children no longer miss to have milk and they are so happy and very healthy. I am so much grateful for the support because it has made me have peace of mind which I didn't have before."

"If I could not have received money from give directly I could not have managed to pay dowry to my spouse and sure she could still be at her biological home together with my children. I could not have managed to invest in sugarcane farming as I did."

"The biggest difference in my life is that l am now using solar to light my house which is very convenient to my family and of a great help to my children when they are studying as compared to before when they were using tin lump. Solar has also become like a source of income because I use it to charge phones for people and get money for my up keep, which was not the case before. The better part of it is that I no longer spend money to buy parrafin which was very costly. I am also now staying in a nice spacious comfortable house where my farming are comfortable move freely in the house, as compared to before everything had to be put in one corner to creat space."

"The biggest difference in my life is that l am now staying in a iron roofed house where I am never worried about rainnny seasons compared to before when I used to be worried more so when it used to rain when I was not at home. I have earn a name in the village, I am now able to interact, socialize and share with my agemates something that I was just longing for. l am now using solar to light my house which is very convenient to my family and of a great help to my children when they are studying as compared to before when they were using tin lump. Solar has also become like a source of income because I use it to charge phones for people and get money for my up keep, which was not the case before. The better part of it is that I no longer spend money to buy parrafin which was very costly."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a stable reliable source of Income. I managed to buy a dairy cow and fortunately it has started producing milk. Of which l sell some milk in our local market and some for my family consumption. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs. I am also very sure of getting enough yield since I hired tractor at the right time to cultivate my farm, as compared to before when I was using an oxen plough which was taking to long to complete cultivating and this was leading to late planting and poor harvesting. "

"The biggest difference in my life is that l now have my own cow that u will be able to get milk out of it. I will not spend money any more to buy milk from my neighbors as I am doing now. I will so be able to educate my children with ease because will sell the cow and get money for their school fee."

"The piece of land that we are currently living in does not belong to us, and any time the owner might want to evict us. This has been our biggest concern, and because our meager income cannot meet the cost of purchasing a land, we are left at the mercies of the owner. Therefore, receiving this will make us land proprietors. This will be a dream come true because this is something that we have been yearning to achieve for far too long. For this reason, we intend to spend our first transfer on it. Additionally, I will start a grocery store using the second transfer. We have limited stores within the area and one has one walk for kilometers to acquire basic food items. I will, therefore, leverage on that to generate additional income for my household. And that is what receiving this money means to me."

"I use to operate a small business of vending dry fish in the village but this filled due to inadequate capital to run it . My desire has been to restart my business and to purchase a secondhand motorbike to assist my in transportation. Receiving this money means realization of my dream since I am planning to invest $750 in my business. The remaining amount will aid in paying fees arrears of $ 180 for my 2 children who are in secondary."

"Receiving this money means a boost to my business. I am operating a small shop in the village, my desire has been to upgrade my business by adding more stock in my shop. I am planning to invest $ 250 on my business. This will increase my income from $10 to $30 per day, something that will make meeting the educational needs of my children more easily. Currently, I have two in college and one in secondary school."