"In the next six months, I would have acquired the piece of land and will be busy working on the farm cultivating some maize and vegetables. This would grantee us sufficient food in future."

"The biggest impact is that I have recovered my piece of farm land after clearing a hefty loan. I lost my husband 3 years ago and I secured a loan which I could not finance immediately. I was at the verge of losing that piece of land. More so we had no farm land and this led to shortage of food at home. I recall at one time , we had no food at home, we had to always beg for food support from close relatives. I am very delighted that I have offloaded that debt off my shoulders, thanks to the GiveDirectly transfers."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better house for my family. We used to live in a small house that could not host all my family members comfortably. My children could spend nights at the neighbor's house. This was so risky because they could move during the right. I was so stressed because at times it could rain and this was making them feel demoralized. I depend on the casual jobs in the village and the small amount of money I could get was only enough for the basic needs and school fees. I could not get extra money to buy building materials to build a new house. Currently, I have built a better house and my children are no longer spending nights at the neighbor's house. They are no longer exposed to cold because of the movement the nights. They do their assignments on time without any disturbances. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our standard of living."

"I still have some months to complete the course I am currently taking in catering and my plan is to ensure that I clear the entire fees required which I will do once I receive the next transfer. I also have plans of supporting my mother financially by paying part of my younger brother's secondary school fees so that he will not be sent away from school next year for delayed fee payments."

"In the next six months, I would have bought a good number of goats and will have some which would have started reproducing. When I get the offspring, I will then sell to raise money for paying my school fees. I believe when I got skills, I would graduate and will have employment which would enable me to sustain my family."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I'll have enough freedom to do other developmental activities like dairy farming and poultry keeping. Having implemented these projects will enable me to have an additional source of income because I will be selling eggs to get money and also chicken. I won't have any difficulty in paying school fees and providing for my family and this is my expectation in the next six months."

"The money was sent early in the morning when we had just woken up. My spouse read it and informed him that we had received money from GiveDirectly. I was extremely happy at that moment because I had never held such an exorbitant amount of money in my life. I also had many family obligations to meet that required financial support."

"The moment I received the first transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when I was checking my phone as usually. I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. All my family members were so happy as well. I knew from that point that I will buy a water tank to enable us access to clean water."

"I have not yet completed the construction of my new house, so I would like to use the money that I will be receiving to complete it. I am currently selling sweets during the day and coffee in the evenings, where I earn money for my daily upkeep, but not enough to assist with the construction of the house. This is why I have to entirely rely on the transfers to construct my new house."

"In the next six months, I believe I would have bought the heifer which I am now planning to buy. This heifer when it matures, I would have the offspring and get some milk for use at home and surplus for sale."