"My life has improved now, I own livestock and I expect to begin taking milk soon. I hope to shift to sleep in an iron roofed house once I am done with the construction process. Previously , I had no cows of my own. Around this time of the year, I would be stressed on how to find grass thatch to renovate the hut but his is no more."

"Before we received transfers, we could not afford what we needed especially oxen, we were left with no option other than hiring which was expensive. Our family is now better because we have acquired our own oxen for ploughing, goats, good clothes and utensils using the GiveDirectly transfer."

"I spent my transfer on boosting my salon business by adding more stock. We are approaching the festive season and during this period, many people come to make their hair. They will need a variety of styles hence I had to be ready so that I don't lose customers because of low stock."

"If I could not receive cash transfer from give directly I could not have managed to put up a nice spacious iron roofed house as I did. I could still be staying in a very small a grass-thatched leaking house and very sure by now it could have fallen down. I am very grateful to Give directly for changing my life."

"If I could not have received the transfer I could still be sleeping in my mother's house, because I could not managed to renovate my house. "

"If I could never received the transfer I could not have managed to invest in farming and I could have hard time when my daughter will be joining secondary school, but now I am very happy because I have managed to invest in farming and I am very sure of getting enough money out of it and spend the money to pay school fee for my children."

"Teaching is my occupation while my spouse studies in collage. I am the breadwinner of the family yet i haven't been employed permanently by teachers service commission hence the salary of $ 120 i earn monthly is not sufficient to support all the needs of my family, which is the greatest challenge i face."

"I have been planning to build a new house since the one that I was staying in was in a bad condition and also not spacious enough to accommodate my children. I could not, however, afford to buy the necessary materials to facilitate this. When I received my first transfer, I managed to buy enough iron sheets to start with, as I seek for more finances to purchase the remaining materials to complete the construction of my house. So far, having these iron sheets that will facilitate the construction of a new decent house is the biggest difference in my daily life, because I wouldn't have managed to buy any at my own cost."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that I can cultivate in order to get food that the family can feed on. The only piece of land that was given to me as my share is too small to accommodate all that I would need to do. If I am able to implement my plan, I will be able to guarantee food security in my home. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy oxen that will support in cultivation and increase food productivity in my home. I will also pay school fees and provide scholastic materials for my children using this same money. This will earn them a better future especially when they have an opportunity to complete and be employed. "