"I overheard loud screams from the nearby community. We woke up and checked the phone to ascertain if the shouting was as a result of the cash transfers. I was overwhelmed with joy because I was in a very desperate situation."

"I believe education is the key to make my children's life better thus I have to persist overwhelming needs to make sure that I pay their fee. I majorly depend on casual jobs and subsistence farming to raise an income to support ever-rising pressing family needs. I had seen myself lucky to have my children in school and colleges but raising their fees had been a big struggle for me with the limited resources I have. When I received GiveDirectly transfers, I was able to pay my children school fees. Currently, I am happy and hopeful since GiveDirectly has given me to achieve my goal. I feel my children's future is brighter than today since they have a humble time to pursue their dreams."

"My daily life is different from how it was before in that I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow. When it reproduces, my family will be getting milk for their consumption and I will also sell some to earn an income. I will be using this income to pay for my children's education. Also, I have been able to start buying some building materials. My family will soon be living comfortably in a spacious house when I will have finished building it. Also, we as parents will be enjoying our privacy at any time."

"Although it is sad that I burried my husband after several treatment expenses, the biggest difference in my daily life is seeing that the funeral arrangement went smoothly as well. This is because in my old age, I don't know where I would get money to support me at that trying moment."

"Having a comfortable bed to sleep on and descent clothing for my family is the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because when I had not yet got money, I used to sleep on a very small thin mattress that was equivalent to sleeping on hard ground and my children slept on bare ground or I would put a few clothes for a bed. I now have good night's sleep and can wake up relaxed as compared to before when I turned all night long and later feel fatigued due to less uncomfortable sleep. "

"I really felt so happy the moment I received my money. This is because I had longed for this and lastly it was here."

"The moment I received my money, I felt happy that I was able to get money to spend unconditionally. "

"The moment I received my money, I really felt anxious. I could not believe that I had got this amount of money that I had never held in my life. "

"My expectation in the near future is to improve my farming in a parcel of land that I had purchased previously. utilizing this piece of land with cash crops will allow use of the proceeds to pay my children's school fees and meet all our basic needs. I plan to first fence around the farm to reduce the risk of attacks of the crops. I hope my crops will do well and supply us with enough food for family use and sell the rest for an Income. I want to be in a position where I can comfortably pay my children's school fees and ensure their education has minimum hitches."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better and spacious house for my family. I used to live in a small grass-thatched house that could not host all my family members comfortably. I do not have a source of income and I depend on small scale farming to get all my needs. Due to this constraint was not in a position to save some money to build a better house. I was shy to welcome visitors to my house because I had no place to host them. Whenever we had some family gathering we could do such a meeting in the field because of no space. and this was so embarrassing during the rainy seasons. Currently, I have a very nice and spacious house that can host all my family comfortably. I do not fear to welcome visitors to my hose because I have room to host them. I am so much grateful because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard to be better than before."