"My expectation in the near future is to be living in a decent house. I was able to build a new house and the only thing remaining is to plaster the floor. Having a house with a plastered floor reduces the risks associated with dust. It is also more easy to clean a cemented floor. I also want to be financially ready by saving for my children's education. Two of my children will be joining high school next year and I want to start preparing by working hard and saving enough money for them"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the gratitude I sincerely feel seeing that GiveDirectly has helped me in a way that I really did not think anyone would. My husband left me sixteen years ago to myself without any kind of help. This money had given me an inner peace to resettle my self. Prior to getting this money, I have been doing multiple kinds of businesses such as buying and selling of produce, transporting charcoal to the north, among others. However, this came to a halt when I got sick and my health could not fully support me to do heavy activities. I am therefore delighted that I received this money at the right time."

"I have been able to pay for my husband school fees to pursue a course in driving, I am investing in this with hope that when he completes his course he can get a job and supports the family financially. Secondly, my family members now dress well and my mind is relaxed because I have bought some household items that I did not have."

"In the next six months or so, I expect my life to have changed positively and in a tremendous way in that; I will have already accumulated enough money to take my child to a boarding school and put her in the path of realizing his dream of having a bright future. I also expect that I will have installed the solar powered lighting system in my house that will enable the younger children have ample time with their studies at home. With the current savings plan through the merry go round, I also expect to be more financially independent and in a position to venture into more profitable businesses that will benefit the family."

"It has always been my desire as a parent to see my children progressing with their education and complete without any interruptions. I have struggled to raise their fees to support my husband who does casual jobs getting meagre income that is not always enough to carter to our needs. When I received this transfer, I cleared their outstanding arrears and currently, my three children are comfortably in school. I am now at peace since this has given me adequate time to look for more money that I can use to meet other family goals including an upfront payment of my children's fees."

"I have purchased construction materials and with these in place, I am hopeful that I will construct an iron roofed house come my second transfer. I am very grateful because it was my desire to construct a better house but was limited by the money."

"My life has improved because I acquired an additional ox for ploughing my farm land. My work load will soon reduce this season as opposed to when I worked so hard with local tools like a hoe. Secondly, my children and I can afford to dress well because we bought clothes."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I now sleep comfortably on a big mattress, bed and beautiful bed sheets as compared to before when my bed was small and it felt uncomforting to sleep on it through the night since we had to share it. In addition to this, I am happy that I have started the project of building my iron roofed house which will improve my standard of living and beautify my home when I complete building and move from the grass thatched one."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have paid school fees for my children in secondary and college. I do causal jobs in the village and also sell vegetables on my farm to earn an income to meet the basic needs and pay school fees. The amount of money that I get through this is not enough to meet all these basic needs at once. My children could be sent home to collect the school fees and because I had no ready money they could stay at home for some time before they return back to school. This was affecting their performance in school. When I received the money I cleared all the school fees and this has given me peace of mind to concentrate on other activities at home. Their performance has really improved as compared to previous semesters at school. I am so happy and I have devoted all my time to work on my farm."

"My daily life has greatly changed in that I was able to partially pay for a piece of land that I will now use to cultivate on and farm more crops to cater for that day to day needs of my family. Prior to getting this money, I have a retail shop that helps me in a few things but with this addition of land, I will now fully be content."