"I do not see life-changing so much from how it is today because my primary focus remains to be the debt repayment, which normally leaves me with very little after getting the transfers from Give Directly."

"My life will change because I will have the opportunity to own my own house in my own compound away from our father's in-laws place. It is a source of pride back here for one to be able to own such a property. I will have a special form of peace and tranquillity once all this comes into place."

"Once the business will be up and running, we will be generating profits on a day to day basis. The advantage of having this business in place is that we will be able to take care of any financial emergencies and daily family needs."

"I gave my mother some part of my transfer which she needed badly to used in paying her rent. By then she hardly had money and this transfer came in handly. The joy of seeing her pay the money made me a proud son. Thanks to GiveDirectly. I finally kept the remaining amount as savings. I am planning to pay school fees for my brother who is in secondary and sister in primary school. January is always a tough month and this is why I want to start early."

"My new goal is to join college. I wanted to go to college but lack of money seems to cut my dream short. I know that in order to get a formal job in this era, one needs to upgrade their education by specializing in a certain field. I know things are difficult but I am determined to achieve this goal."

"My new goal is to repay the whole amount for a business deal that I have with a friend in order to own it fully. Currently, that is the main focus. I have vowed to put all my energy to see this happen. I have done several casual jobs and I know how inefficient it can be especially when one has a family and bills to pay. To me, this is the only chance I have to change my life."

"It was around 7 Am and I was busy cooking breakfast for my family and the usual morning chores when my eldest son broke the news that I had received some money from GiveDirectly. I could not believe this at first and I thought that he was probably lying until I confirmed it myself. I got so excited and immediately knew that my life will surely change for the better!"

"Receiving this money means I can afford oxen to be used for ploughing my farm land and also pay my children's school fees. Before, I relied on other people's oxen to plough my farm land and also didn't have enough money to pay fees and scholastic materials for my school going children."

"Receiving this money means I can pay off the loan that I collected for treating my late spouse. "

"I felt so happy the moment I realized that I had received my first transfer. I remember it was very early in the morning when I checked my phone and to my surprise, there was a new message indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I had never received such an amount of money before. I immediately inform my spouse and he was so happy to hear. We immediately budgeted on how to spend the money and the first thing that came into our minds was to buy a dairy cow. We had wished for long to have one but we couldn't due to limited resources."