"I had not paid my rent for the month because I had to prioritize paying my children's school fees and providing for their school requirements. When I received my most recent transfer, I used most of it to pay the rent as I had promised my landlord that I would pay him before the end of the month then spent the rest on foodstuff and other household requirements."

"I remember seeing a message notification on my phone early that morning. On checking to confirm what it was all about, I realized that GiveDirectly had sent my first transfer. I was overwhelmed with joy and knew in my heart that most of my goals were going to be accomplished."

"I felt so happy so happy when I received the money, I danced as I kept telling God thank you."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing that I paid up my child's tuition fees at his final year in the nursing school. This was always bothering me as I had only remained with an option of getting a bank loan to settle the fees."

"In the next six months, my life will have changed in that I will have saved some money towards achieving my dream of buying a dairy cow. I am intending to be saving my next transfers through mobile banking. Having a dairy cow is an assurance to me that paying my dowry will not be a problem for me when I eventually decide to marry. Also, I believe that I will have completed building a more permanent house for my parents. Cleaning of this house will have been made easier and less time-consuming."

"I the moment I received my money, I felt so happy. I had received money to spent on what ever I really wanted without any stings attached."

"In the next six months, my life will have changed from how it is currently. I will have completed building my kitchen and it will be ready for use. Also, I believe that I will be in the process of renovating my mother's kitchen. It is in a bad shape currently because the roof is always leaking during the rainy season. I am optimistic that I will have bought enough materials to use for this purpose."

"I had no stable source of income before this project as I depended on casual domestic jobs that were not assured. I would wake up every day, uncertain if I would find any job for the day and go to the neighbouring estate where I would sit somewhere, together with other jobless women and wait to be called by anyone who needed domestic help for the day. Due to the large number of women to choose from, it was very easy to go back home empty-handed to a family of hungry children and sometimes an angry landlord who never cared about anything but his rent. Since I started the butchery business that I now own, I have never failed to provide food for my children because however little I get sometimes, I have never gone back home empty-handed. I have also been able to pay my rent and my children's school fee on time through my new business."

"A few years ago I sold my cows to take my children to school. Receiving this money is an opportunity to reclaim ama dairy cow to improve my children's nutrition and sale of surplus milk to sustain their education."

"My last born son who is in the polytechnic has deferred his course because I do not have enough money to sustain his education. There's nothing left to sell after parting with the only remaining calf to pay his fees last year. My biggest worry is to see his his dreams shattered should he drop out of school. This is the biggest hardship I currently face."