"It was around 4 am when I heard the message on my phone. I normally wake up early at around one o'clock just thinking of where to get money. I had been stressed for some time and getting sleep was a problem. That was one of the days that I almost never had any sleep. I held my phone and when I read the message and realized that I had received my transfer, I was overjoyed. This was the best news ever this year. I could only thank GiveDirectly for keeping their promise because I knew that my living standards were definitely going to change."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have purchased my oxen which are going to facilitate timely ploughing. I have bought good clothes for my family members and this makes us happy. Prior to receiving this money, I did casual labour in exchange for oxen. This affected the ploughing timing which also resulted to poor yield."

"My life has changed because I managed to add on another bull for ploughing my farm. I now own two bulls. In addition, I have cleared off debts which were burdening me. Before this cash transfer, I had to enter into an agreement for us to put our bulls together since each of us had one bull which was not enough to plough the farm land. I also had sleepless nights because I had no capacity to off set my debts. If it was not for this cash transfer, I would have been taken to police by the people I owe. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the support."

"I'm so happy nowadays because I'm able to build a house of my own because I currently occupy my dad's house (boys quarter). In addition to that I able to get a prospect partner (spouse) because she's seeing progress in my house construction where we shall live in once we get married. Lastly I'm so presentable because I managed to change my wardrobe with new clothes."

"The moment I received the transfer, I became so happy. This was because the money was going to help me settle the debt and put up a decent house for my self."

"My expectation in the next six months or so is to be in a position to buy a bigger piece of land to accommodate my family comfortably and be able to run other agricultural activities such as dairy farming. Now that I am almost done paying the loan I took to buy a motorcycle, I want to save some money every day from the proceeds I make from running a motorcycle taxi and that from GiveDirectly to enable me to buy a bigger piece of land or expand the one that I am currently living in by buying a piece next to it."

"I felt so happy for the help GiveDirectly granted me this is because I have been living in extreme poverty. This transfers will transform my well being from sleeping in a grass thatched hut to Iron roofed house."

"My daily life has improved in that, I bought livestock and rented land for agriculture. This makes me happy because I no longer go through the hustle of hiring oxen to plough my land and I also added to the land I cultivate which will increase my crop production hence food security."

"I felt very happy because I'm going to build permanent house which I did not manage to build before."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I live a much happier life. This is because I sleep on better beddings and dress decently. Previously, I had very few clothes and mattresses that were not only enough but of poor quality."