"In the next six months, I trust God that I will have saved money for school fees and I will also be completely through with the construction of my house."

"I did not have any stable source of income before I was enrolled into this program and depended only on irregular domestic jobs. I always lived a life full of anxiety not knowing whether I would get anything for my children or enough to pay my rent at the end of the month to avoid being kicked out of my rented house. With the aid of this program, I was able to set up a small business selling samosa which provides me with a stable income that can now take care of my daily needs. I am now living a less stressful life because I am able to meet most of my needs, thanks to my financial stability."

"My group has a pig- rearing project which I have seen is a very profitable one because the pigs breed very fast and require very low maintenance. When I received the second transfer, I decided to invest most of it on the pigs business by buying three pigs to start me off. I used the rest of the money I had left to restock my second-hand T-shirt business to increase the profits during the festive season when most people shop for clothes."

"In the next six months God willingly I will have settled my children's school fees. Besides that, I am hopeful that the hotel [business will have picked up so well thanks to the investments made."

"I managed to pay school fee arrears for my grandson who was sent home and his parents were not able to raise the money. The child is now back to school and learning comfortably without worrying of being sent home. I also have a nice comfortable furniture that I have been longing to have but I could not afford."

"Once I manage to put up house in my own home I believe my life will definitely change and I will leave a peaceful life as compared to now."

"If I could not have received the money I could not have done large scale watermelon farming because I did not have enough land to cultivate. But since I spent the money on watermelon farming I have managed to get enough produce that I have sold to the nearest market and got the money that i spent to pay for my children school fee."

"If i could not have received the money from give directly I could not have managed to put up a nice spacious house and I am sure I could still be staying in a squeezed house that I was staying before. I am glad I am now staying in a house where I am able to buy households and stay comfortably like other people. "

"My life is currently different in that I now have my own cart business that has changed my life a great deal. I make more income from my cart business and I am raising a happier family than the one that I raised before I received GiveDirectly funds. I also bought a cow that has given us enough milk for local consumption while we also sell the surplus to meet other family needs."

"My life is different in that I now do less of casual labour and I concentrate on my own work at home unlike before when I had to work all day long as I struggled to make ends meet. I feel proud that I have been able to buy two dairy cows that are so resourceful in enabling me meet most of my daily needs. My children too are well fed with a balanced diet since they now have milk to supplement their diet. I have also been able to enroll with NHIF and this has guaranteed me with a healthy family. I feel so much indebted to GiveDirectly."