"My life is different than it would have been had I not received the transfer. First and moremost I managed to plaster my house using the cash GiveDirectly sent me. Secondly I was able to procure a bull that I use for ploughing meaning that I will no longer rely on people's oxen during ploughing time. In addition to this, I managed to hire land that I have cultivated rice on. If everything goes well I will be able to harvest a lot rice which I will sell and use the money on other stuffs in household. Lastly, this cash helped me start a produce business of selling cassava and the profits I make help sustain the well being of the family."

"I'm so proud that I sleep well in a iron roofed house which doesn't leak. Prior to receiving this money, I used to sleep in a ramshackle house that leaked whenever it rained. I used to get up at night to take refuge from one conor of the house until rain stopped. Secondly I was able to cleared my debt that enabled me claim ownership of my land therefore I have where to farm compared to the past where I had limited land to cultivate. Lastly I live a happy life because GiveDirectly has transformed my life positively through their transfers."

"I expect that my life will have some change going into the future because I will have my own business which will be generating a flow of income going into the future. It is good to have such kind of financial back-up which will enable me to be financially independent going into the future."

"I'm planning to invest the coming transfers on poultry. I got disappointed previously after losing all my poultry to a poultry disease outbreak and learnt from it. Since poultry grows and breeds fast, I believe that after six months I'll have more poultry which I'm planning to sell in order to raise money for purchasing a cow. I'll ensure I put the required measures to ensure that I don't lose my poultry again."

"Currently, I have the plans to save the coming transfers and use them later to purchase the building materials which I'll later use to plaster my house which is dusty with fallen off walls. Therefore, in the next six months, I expect to have plastered the house."

"My life is different in that I am happy to see my house plastered to give a good outlook and this makes me proud. Secondly, I have re-claimed cultivation land used as security for money borrowed earlier, giving me more room to grow more food crops. Before, I was limited in my cultivation and wasn't proud how my house looked, so open without doors and bricks unplastered."

"I used to live in a shanty house. It was an old grass-thatched house that had cracks all over. I always feared for my life because it looked unstable and would collapse anytime. I have desired to upgrade to a better house but because of lack of money, I could not afford to build a better house. This dream of having a new decent house was fulfilled when I received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I used to see iron-roofed houses from neighbours and owning one to me seemed impossible, but through the financial help from GiveDirectly, I managed to buy enough building materials and managed to build a more decent house. Living in such a house is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I received a message notification on my phone and on checking to confirm who the sender was, I was filled with happiness that I had received a good sum of money on my phone. I was so grateful and thanked GiveDirectly for such handy financial support in my life."

"I was previously living in a small grass-thatched hut that came to collapse many years back. This forced me to beg for shelter since then. I could not meet the full cost of building even a temporary house due to the scarce resource and overwhelming household daily expenditures. I thank GiveDirectly because through the transfer I was able to construct a new iron-roofed house to live in. The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer beg for accommodation because I own an iron-roofed house. I am so grateful I enjoy my comfort at peace in my own home."

"My life is now different because of the dairy cows that I have. I am so sure that I will benefit a lot from them. First I will be getting some plenty of milk for my family. Which will make us be healthier. I will also be selling some few liters to my neighbors and get money in return. This will now be my major source of income. Previously I used to depend on the little money my spouse could get from his casual jobs. Secondly, I will be getting some manure from the cows. This will improve the fertility of my farm hence resulting in good harvesting products."