"I expect my life is to change in that I will be having a business to help me boost my income. The business will be my main source of income which will help me handle my issues well and in time. I would not want to depend on others after this life-changing opportunity."

"Receiving this money means I will complete building a semi permanent house for my children to sleep in. Currently, my children stay with their Fran mother due to poor accomodation. I will then connect power to my house in order to provide light at night. The light will help my children revise at night in order to attain good grades at school. They are forced to forego revising at night due to lack of light to enable them read."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbor and it was so costly for me. I depend on casual jobs in the village and the amount of money I get is not enough to meet all the basic needs including buying a cow. At some point, I explain to my neighbor what I was going through and he gave me a dairy cow with a condition that he will come for it anytime in case an emergency arise at his homestead. This has reduced the cost of buying milk. My worry was that incase he come back and take the cow. I am so happy now I have my own and I have enough milk form,y family and I live withough any worry. I do sell the surplus milk at the shopping center and I earn an income to meet other basic household need that I have. I no longer do much of the casual jobs, I have devoted most of my time on my own farm. I am so much grateful for the money sent from GiveDirectly because it has changed our living standard."

"In the next six months, I plan to start a retail shop business. This will help me earn an extra income to better my life. I would want to be stable financially before I get married so that I can be able to provide for my family well. I would not want to bring up a family in the struggles I was brought up in."

"My friend and I were planning to plant beans. He has a piece of land which is fertile and this crop would do well if all the necessary inputs are used. Since that land has been idle for a while we thought of trying this idea and earn something out of it. This is a great opportunity for us to invest our income. God willing, if everything goes well we will use the profits from the business to start other income-generating activities"

"In the next six months, I would be earning good money through the sale of eggs. This money would enable me to be financially stable. I would majorly focus on adding more chicken with the profits I get so that I can sustain my self even after Give Directly have stopped sending us the transfers. I am glad I was one of the beneficiaries because I would have reached this far without them."

"In the next six months, I am hopeful and with expectation that my shop will be operational. We are currently putting up the structure which will be followed by stocking of the shop in the next few months. Thank you GiveDirectly for the great support you gave us."

"My life is different in that, I have got an additional piece of land which I intend to plant food crops that will support my family. Previously, I had one piece of land and I shared it with my mother in law that left my family in food shortage. Furthermore, I have owned a cow that is going to produce milk and income for my family."

"My life is different because I was able to pay my grandchild's school fees in time. It is my wish that this child gets a brighter future. Being an intelligent girl, I believe the investment I am making will not go in vein. Previously, I depended on agriculture for school fees but this time I got the money with ease. I am grateful to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the changed and improved lifestyle of mine as I was able to buy myself some personal effects like clothes and shoes. Given that I am a care taker of this home, I really did not have much to myself and I depended on other people's waste clothing. Secondly I am happy that I was able to use this money to treat my father. If I did not have this money, I don't know how I would manage with his hospital bills."