"My business has grown bigger. I am currently selling more bags of maize than previously. I also managed to complete a school fee payments for my child. In the end, I still have my business intact having completed it for her."

"I expect that my life will have changed in the next six months. First, I believe that I will have finished paying school fees for my children who are in their primary level of education. Also, I believe that I will have paid a third of this years school fees for my daughter who joined secondary school this year. This will enable them to have enough time for their studies and am optimistic that their grades will improve."

"When I bought a dairy cow and a bull, I made a big difference in my life. I have doubled my income sources. I sell milk from the first transfer and use the money to pay school fees for the children that I am raising. Its' calve is one of the additions to the other bull that I bought. I can sell them at any hard time if school fees become a pressing need. Knowing that my children will have their school fees properly taken care of, gives me peace of mind and joy."

"I expect my life to have improved since the heifer that I bought using the transfers from Give Directly will have grown and begun producing milk. This will be a source of income as I will be selling the milk and also consume as a family. I feel good because we will never sleep hungry nor do heavy casual jobs in order to earn a living."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. When my son read the message and interpreted to me I felt so happy and got down on my knees to thank God for the blessing of the moment."

"I had a small house that my husband built a few years ago. It was too small for all of us because my children are growing and almost approaching their teenage years. When I got transfers from GiveDirectly, I managed to construct a bigger house that now lives in. My older has is currently used for different purposes. It has doubled up as a kitchen, store for my grains and a guest house."

"The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving help from Give Directly is that I managed to buy a piece of land. I finally moved out of my parents' home since there was no enough space to develop myself. I always wanted to rear sheep and even start a family. I am glad because I now have the space that can hold about ten sheep. The previous land could barely hold three sheep. Because of GiveDirectly, I can now farm food crops. I feel independent because I now own land and I am free to utilize it whichever way I deem fit."

"My life is currently different in that I have been able to build a new house, I have a cow and I have paid most of the school fees for my two sons. I am optimistic that my children shall complete their education soon and be able to improve their own lives as well."

"Lack of adequate resources has been the biggest hardship in my life. One year ago, my wife together with 2 children were taken away from me by my in-laws as I could not raise the require dowry in time as dictated by the Giryama culture. This left me a frustrated man, and up to this moment, I haven't made any strides in life due to a lack of family cohesion. Receiving these transfers will enable me to put my house in order and hopeful things will finally look up. "

"My life is currently different in that I have made some important accomplishments that I would not have accomplished had I not received these transfers. I have been able to pay school fees for my children, bought a cow and even improved the house that we stay in. This has transformed my life in ways I never expected."