"Food insecurity is my biggest hardship. This is as a result of not being able to produce enough from the farm. This means I have to buy from shops yet I do not have a stable job to earn income. My charcoal burning job earns me less than 2000 shillings a month. It is very common for us to go without food for almost 3 days."

"It was still early in the morning when we still sleeping when I received a message alert on my phone. Since I have never received a message at such an hour before, I woke up my granddaughter and requested her to check and read its contents. I became so happy when she happily informed me that GiveDirectly had finally sent us some money."

"Before GiveDirectly came for enrollment, we had started planning to build a house. This is because the current house we're living in is supposed to be demolished before the end of this month. I had been deeply stressed with how we could manage to build another house with limited resources. My transfer came in handy as it enabled us to buy some timber that will enable us to build a house. I am now glad because I know that even though our current house will be demolished before we finish building another house, I will not seek refuge at my brother-in-law's house for long. Being able to buy this timber is the biggest milestone in my life and I thank GiveDirectly for the support."

"I am paying fees for my child because education is the key to success, I also want the best for my child. Therefore I do not expect any change in my life yet. I am still on the race of paying college fees."

"In the next six months, I would have gotten married. This means my responsibilities will have increased. My wife and I would be supporting each other in the farm and undertaking other projects that will improve living standards"

"My life is different from how it was in that, I have accomplished most of the goals that I had in mind. Owning most of the things and especially livestock has made me proud. This simply means that I will be able to take care of my needs easily but selling the product such as milk and when their is a need, I can sell the young ones. I feel that I will be able to take care of my financial needs better than rushing to take loans."

"I expect to have established my chicken business because the is the major goal I have. Having this project at hand will enable me to have an additional source of income. Therefore the money I would be getting from the business I have a plan of using part of it to renovate my house to look decent."

"My life is different from how it was in that, my financial status has increased. I have added another cow and in our community the more cows the better. It is a show of wealth and respect. I feel great and I can only than GiveDirectly for financial support."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would be staying in a better house than the one I am currently in today. It is not easy staying in a house that leaks all-around, in fact during rainy seasons you would wish to ask for shelter from neighbours which is not possible. My major aim is to change this condition to be better, that is why I am working hard by buying iron sheets to change the situation in the next six months."

"I expect to have started earning a profit from my chicken business. I am very optimistic about getting positive results from my chicken business thus I expect in the next six-month I would have opened a savings account. The little profit I would be getting from my business would help me in expanding the business by buying more chicken and also chicken feed. I will also ensure that I save part of the profit for future project of joining college."