"Receiving this money means that i will fulfil my dream of buying our own cow.I have been keeping a relative's cow for some years now.This has provided us with a small income through the sale of milk.However,it cannot help me in the long term because eventually the owner will come for it.Having our own will act as an investment because with time it will multiply hence I will have a good asset base that can come in handy when need arises in future.I will also use the remaining part of the transfer to pay school fees for my child in secondary school"

"Receiving this money means uplifting my family livelihood especially paying children's school fees. "

"Receiving this means getting another asset especially land."

"I was born in a family of 9 and it was very hard growing up.This is because my parents were just small scale farmers and what they got was not enough to sustain all our needs, moreso education.After completing my primary education I received a letter of admission to a nearby secondary school but my parents could not raise my school fees.That is where my education dreams were shattered. My parents started having domestic issues and my mother left.Its 4 years now since she left all of us.This is what prompted me to live independently and look for a means of survival.That is when I decided to start doing small businesses.I am now a single mother of two and it hasn't been easy.Providing for them is hard because I get very little from my grocery business(5 USD a day).I am sure things could be a bit better if I had continued with my studies."

"Previously, I slept in a house that was unplastered and with uncemented floor that was dusty and the rains had started washing the wall. After getting my cash transfer, I was in position to acquire cement, sand and marum that are being used for plastering and cementing the floor. Once the construction work is over, I expect to sleep in clean house, free from dust with a better door and windows which would have taken me over 3 year to accomplish had I not recieved the GiveDirectly's money. Further more, I was in position to buy goats that will be of help in future for children's education and paying their medical bills."

"Before receiving this transfer, I was sleeping on a very old mattress that was uncomfortable and had failed to acquire a new mattress because the agricultural produce that I harvested were not even enough to feed my family. When I recieved this transfer, I immediately bought a bigger mattress which is spacious that has given me comfortable night sleep. In addition, I have acquired an ox that is going to help me with ploughing and at times when hired, it will help me pay school feeds for my children. Previously, I hired oxen for farming that gave me reduced harvest because I couldn't afford ploughing a large piece of land."

"The moment I recieved my money, I became very happy because I had got the money to pay as dowary for my son's wife."

"The moment I recieved my money from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed by joy because I had got money to buy bricks and pay construction workers."

"The moment I recieved my money, I became very happy because I had got the money to build a better house for my self."

"My life will soon change after I have built my permanent house. Currently, I'm still sleeping in a leaking thatched house."