"In the next six months, my life will have changed in that I will have started building my self a house. I will be buying the materials needed in bits every month using my transfers. This has always been my dream since I am a single parent and I still live with my parents."

"I have always bought kerosene on a daily basis and it has been very costly on my daily expenditure. I knew the best way to reduce what I spend on a daily basis was to buy a solar system. Since I did not have any source of income, I was not able to buy a solar system. I had to put up with borrowing money to buy kerosene or take on credit for my children to comfortably do their homework. When I received the transfers, I used it to pay for a solar system which I bought on a higher purchases basis. I have fully paid for the panel and I don't feel the burden of buying kerosene on a daily basis."

"I used to have four cows two years ago. Unfortunately, I was forced to sell the cows to raise money to pay school fees arrears for my children. This is because I do not have an income which I can depend on to meet my demands and even pay school fees arrears for my children. My only option was to sell the cows. I was frustrated with life and I was overwhelmed. When I used the transfers to clear fees arrears for my children and had some amount to spare, I decided to buy two cows. I thank GD for restoring my pride in the village through the cows."

"I have always struggled to pay school fees for my children. This is because I have always depended on a small income from casual work which is not even enough to meet all our daily needs. In as much as I used to get very little income, I would not have allowed my children to drop out of school at all cost. I still had to give it my best because I know when they are done with school, they will get well-paying jobs which will help them with their families. Even if they don't take care of me as I would expect, I would not want them to go through the struggles I have gone through."

"My life is different in that my wife was able to finish her college education. Since I only depended on a small income from casual work, I was not able to do much in life yet my wife too had registered for her college education. We had agreed I will support her in paying her fees when she registered. I have always struggled to raise money until her last examinations which she was going to miss without the transfers. I had borrowed a lot and I could not borrow anymore. I did not have any option of raising the money to pay on my own. I am glad I was able to clear her college fees balance and she was able to finish her college education in time. Without GD I would not have managed to clear the balance."

"I am planning to buy more stock and revive my small shop business. I think it will still do well as before because there is no shop around. I prefer the shop business too because it does not require a lot of also toll prefer shop business because it is easy to manage and it does not involve a lot of movements that will interfere with me health-wise."

"I remember it was around 3 AM when I heard an incoming message notification from my phone. When I checked it, I was surprised by the content that indicated I had received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and immediately called my spouse who was away from home to inform about the good new. He was so happy and promised to come home the following morning we budgeted the money together."

"In the next six months, I expect to have set up the motorcycle spare shop and I will have added another income-generating activity ontopof the already existing ones. This will in the future translate to financial freedom for my household and family at large."

"I do not expect any change but I am still saving towards building my dream house. I do not have a house thus I stay in a rental house which paying monthly rent is not that easy due to the type of job I do not expect any new changes. Currently, I am a casual labourer the little capital I get I use on buying a few household items and the remaining amount I use on buying food at times."

"I expect that in the next six months, I will have completed the plastering of my main house so that I can focus on the kitchen. That kitchen also needs to be plastered as it also serves as a bedroom for my grandchildren and I would like if they also sleep in a better environment."