"As a single mother, I usually struggle a lot in paying school fees for my children. This is because I d not have a stable source of income to lean on. Before receiving my transfers, my daughter had already informed me that she might not be allowed to sit for her end of semester examinations since we had not cleared her school fees arrears and this had made me so worried. My transfers came handy as it enabled me to achieve this and my daughter is now continuing with her examination. Knowing that my daughter will soon finish her tertiary studies and will not retake her examinations next year is the biggest difference in my daily life"

"Ever since I received my first transfer, my life has never been the same again. This is because I was able to diversify my sources of income by opening a salon business where I not only do the hairdressing work but also sell some cosmetics. I operate the two businesses because they are all in the same locality. Having the two businesses has increased my daily income hence I have been able to meet my family needs on time. I thank GiveDirectly for enabling me to achieve this as it would not have been possible on my own."

"I expect to have produced enough food for the next year. I will have harvested maize and will have grown potatoes and beans. I think I will be living better life free from hunger and stress."

"My life is different from how it was in that, I was able to buy a cow and build a second house which is still under construction. I am glad that when my visitors will come, I would not face embarrassments by taking them to spend the night at my parents' house. I also had one cow but have two now that I used some amount of the transfer to purchase them. It is an important asset that will help me in case of emergencies."

"Owning these cows makes the biggest difference in my daily life. Besides them being assets to me, they will also reproduce and increase in number. I will be depending on them for my future financial needs. I used to buy milk but now that I have my cows, I will no longer be buying."

"I saw the transfer notification early in the morning. For sure I never expected that I would receive such a sum of money in my life. I was greatly overjoyed and I gave thanks to God and GD for financial support."

"Since I have a small farm, my biggest challenge currently as a dairy farmer is that I don't have enough feeds for my 2 cows. As a result, my milk production is little (10 litres daily) as compared to the type of breeds that I have. My goal is to achieve a higher milk production of approximately 30 litres per cow so that I can enjoy the fruits of my dairy farming."

"My life is different because I managed to pay my daughter school fee and she sat her examination comfortably. I am now stay in a very safe house where I do not need to worrying of the door being in a bad state."

"My life has really changed because my son now has a very comfortable place to spend his night I am no longer worried as I used to be before. I am also sitting on a very comfortable furniture that everybody is admiring in our village, no more borrowing furniture from my neighbors."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now stress free I do not think to much on how I will pay school fee for my two children. My children also now in a school learning very comfortably without worrying of them being sent home."