"The moment I received this transfer, I felt so happy being among the beneficiaries of this project."

"Before getting this transfer, life was very hard in that sometimes we slept without eating because I could not afford to provide food for my family all the time. For us to have a better meal, we depended on casual labour which was also paid in instalments. However, my family and I are now healthy because I can buy food and not only food but a balanced diet. Secondly, I also own a calf which I hope to use in future for ploughing my farm land."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I immediately thought of my plans that I had already made should my transfer come through. When the morning unfolded, I went to withdraw it and started implementing my plans."

"In the next six months, I will have eased my dad's burden by paying my school fees. This will release him and have him worry about my other siblings. I am also certain that I will have purchased a few goats as an investment plan. This would not have happened if it weren't for GD's unconditional transfers. Before GD, I used to stay home without fees because as the elder child priority was always given to my younger siblings. But I am glad that now I can attend school consistently."

"The moment I received my first transfer, I was relieved from the debt pressure I had because I had got the money to pay off the debts that I incurred after the death of my child."

"In the next six months, I will have started constructing a house for my household members. The one we live in is small and we have outgrown it. This has been made possible thanks to GD's monthly support and the table banking systems we started at the village level. I am certain of the completion of the project."

"The moment I received my money, I felt extremely happy. This transfer would help me pay up the debt I had to get back my gardening land."

"I have a small retail business that I started using these transfers so that I would move from depending on casual employments to being self-employed. This business has been providing for my needs, but I feel that it will not be enough once the project is over with no more transfers to supplement it, especially now that I am single after my husband left. My plan is to improve this business by adding more stock of the current items I sell and new items so that I can boost my customer base and improve my profits so that I can provide for my family even after the project is over."

"My expectation is that my living standards will improve. I believe my income sources will have increased especially from my vegetable business. I also believe that I will have made a great step towards the construction of my vegetable kiosk. It is always safe to face life with more than one source of income. I believe in the next six months, my life, as well as my family wellbeing, will have greatly improved"

"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a stable reliable source of Income. I managed to buy a dairy cow and fortunately it has started producing milk. Of which l sell some milk in our local market and some for my family consumption. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs. I also now have enough comfortable seats to sit on, my family members no longer sit on water container any more."