"It was around 4.00 am when I heard my phone ringing. When I checked what the message was all about. I realized it was from GiveDirectly. They had sent my first transfer. I was so excited because I was sure I will achieve a lot. I really thank God for bringing GD in my village and being among the beneficiary."

"My new goal is to complete a short course in hairdressing which I am currently undertaking. My ultimate goal is to eventually have a saloon. I want to have a business and stop depending on casual jobs which are normally unreliable. Having my own business will give me the satisfaction that I have always wanted for a long time."

"Since I started receiving these transfers, I don't strain too much when it comes to buying food. This is because I always use a major part of my monthly transfers to buy food in bulk. Therefore in the middle of the month, I don't have to go for casual work to ensure we eat."

"My new goal is to start selling popcorns. From my research and knowledge from a friend, the business is lucrative. I want to maximize my profits but running the two business. I am certain that when I have two of them, I will be able to get more income which will help improve my living standards."

"In the next six months, I expect to expand my cereal business thus I believe it will attract more customers hence increase in daily sales. I won't strain anymore but get surplus cash to save for other projects and also support my family financially."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt very happy. I knew that my living standards will definitely change. I decided to keep calm and start planing on meeting my goals."

"As a young boy, I always dreamt of becoming a teacher. So when I cleared my high school and passed well, I was happy that my dream of becoming a teacher was getting closer to being a reality. I was to join a teachers' college last year but lack of funds became an obstacle and I am currently saving up for this. My expectation in the next six months or so, therefore, is to have made enough savings to allow me to pursue my dream. This will in the near future help improve my family's lifestyle when I get employed."

"I look forward to having finished paying for the solar lamp and now my home is well lit. I expect to have bought the building materials that i have been saving towards and built the kitchen. I will be having a beautiful kitchen that will be the envy of the entire village."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that mere fact that I got money that has enabled me to improve the life of my household and soon, I will be able to start a business that will enable me to generate an income to support my family on a daily basis. Prior to getting this transfer, I really had no idea of getting into such a business as all I thought of was doing casual labor and personal farming to raise money to support my family."

"The moment I received this money around 3 am in the morning, I was so happy to the extent that I did not sleep back because I knew this money could help me accomplish my desires."