"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better house for my family. I used to live in a small grass-thatched which could not host all my family comfortably. I was shy to welcome visitors to my house because I had nowhere to host them. My children were sleeping at their grandmother's house because its a taboo to sleep with grown-up children in one house. Currently, I have a good house and my family are happy because everyone enjoys their privacy. My children have a place to do their assignments and even have their own activities without any interruption.I'm no longer shy to welcome anybody to my house because my house looks so smart with a very nice seat in place. I am so happy for the support from GiveDirectly since it has changed our living standards a lot"

"I expect that in the next few months, I will have invested more on personal items such as clothes and shoes because I do not have many decent ones at the moment. I have other plans and needs but this would be the most urgent change I want in my life. I often travel and I always feel that I am not properly dressed because I have suits that I have owned for the past five years which are no longer in their original colours. I no longer want to be an embarrassment to my family, so I hope this will soon change."

"In the next six months, I have a lot of expectations but a priority is to ensure that I start livestock farming. This to me is the start of a new era since I would be working hard to raise them and keep them healthy as it is a stepping stone towards the purchase of a cow. We have been buying milk for a long time and in most cases, we have been taking black tea whenever we can not afford to obtain a packet of milk from the shop. We are now working towards producing our own from our cows as it will be a bit economical to us."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better house for my family. We used to live in a small grassed thatched house which was hardly enough to accommodate all of us comfortable. During the rainy seasons, we did not enjoy the peace that comes with having a roof over your head since that house had its roof leaking and often exposed us to the harsh climatic conditions that come with cold weather and diseases. This often left me feeling bad and dejected. I felt like I had failed in one of the most pertinent responsibilities of providing good shelter for my family. My children used to sleep in my neighbor's house something which was so embarrassing and a threat to their security especially in the night when they were walking to a sleepover. They were also very much inconvenienced in their studies especially when they had homework since they could hardly find time to do it before they move to the neighbor's place for sleep. It was also embarrassing whenever we had visitors as most of the time they would excuse themselves to be away from a little earlier since they were uncomfortable staying any longer. Currently, I have a good house and I can host them comfortably without any worries. My children can also pursue their studies without any disturbance and this gives me much joy as a parent as I look forward to improvement in their marks. Our living standards have just changed for the better and I cannot stop thanking GiveDirectly for the support that I received from them."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have established my shopkeeping business to enable me sustain the needs of my family even after the stop of GiveDirectly transfers. I am currently saving my monthly transfers to help me start up this small business."

"Being a trained salonist,I have always wanted to acquire equipment and also start my own hairdressing business.Lack of funds has hindered me from achieving all these.Getting this transfer will enable me purchase the hair dressing equipments and with the knowledge I gained from the technical institution I attended, I will be able to open my own hair dressing business."

"Having a pair of an oxen has made my life to be totally different.They will help me in my farming activities since the pair can take less days to plough an acre compared to when I do the exercise. I am so glad because I will be getting some good harvests. Previously I used to get little harvests because I was the only one doing the exercise and tilling the whole acre was so hard. Apart from that, I will hire them to my neighbors at a fee and this will be my source of income since they are in higher demand."

"I was once a dairy farmer but due to financial challenges I had to sell all the cattle I had.The transfers from GiveDirectly will help me start with buying one dairy cow.The milk I get from the cow will help me a great deal in boosting my income.My second plan is starting poultry farming.I will start by building a good poultry unit and then buy a few chicken.Finally,I will build another kitchen;an iron roofed one this time round.The current one is grass thatched which leaks during rainy season."

"I believe my life will have changed in the next six months because I will have abundant harvest from my farm. The money I will generate will enable me to purchase some furniture for my new house. I will then have a comfortable place to rest after a heavy day's work in the farm as well as to accommodate my visitors when they come visiting."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am at peace now having cleared my children's school fees. I could not raise the whole amount to clear the outstanding school fees, and this made them stay home for some weeks. My greatest happiness is that when I received this transfer, I was able to pay for their school fees and continue with learning without any further interruptions concerning school fees."