"My husband read a mobile money message. However, we were not yet convinced that it was true. We had to cross check with our mobile money account to confirm if indeed it was true. When we confirmed it, we jubilated on top of our voices and celebrated."

"I told my spouse that GiveDirectly has sent our money and we became so happy and laid down plans on how to spend it. I ululated, danced and thanked for bringing GiveDirectly to our lives because GD has made everything possible in terms of cash transfers."

"My life is different from how it was before because I was able to acquire a cow and 2 calves which I never owned. I plan to rear my cattle for my child's school fees in future since I'm single parent. Before this transfer, I could not afford to own cattle. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the support."

"I am currently constructing an iron roofed house which makes me happy. To me it is a big difference because soon I will move out of the leaky hut. As an old woman it has not been easy for me to look for grass thatch and keep renovating the hut."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I can easily access farm lands. Previously, I had no farm land due to limited land. The cash transfers have enabled me to hire farm land."

"I'm very optimistic that soon I will be shifting from a leaking thatched house to a permanent house because I was able to purchase building materials. Secondly, I can afford to provide food for my family. Prior to this transfer, I could not afford to build a permanent house and food for my family all the time."

"Prior to receiving this transfer, I used to live a low self esteem life because I did not have much in my household in terms household items. I could not associate with the rest of the community freely because even the clothes I wore were almost rags. My life is different now because I have managed to put my household in order by securing household items especially clothes, beddings, utensils, shoes among others. I can now associate with the rest of the people since I wear presentable clothes and I can also invite them to my beautiful home for visitations."

"I received a mobile money message at night while I was still awake. However, I called upon one of my children to read it for me. I was very happy that GiveDirectly had considered to help me out of this situation."

"I expect to have completed the plastering of my house in the next six months so that I can focus on other projects which I have always been longing to do such as saving for decent seats. This project has been dragging for way too long because of the financial difficulties that I have experienced these past few months with very little income from my masonry job which left me with no choice but to spend most of my transfers on household requirements. I hope to be living in a plastered, beautiful house within the next six months."

"My plan is to take the current poultry project I have to the next level by expanding it to be twice the size it currently is. This is due to the huge market opportunities that will be available in December where I will sell the chickens at a very handsome price. I expect that this will mark my entry into the chicken supply business and that in the next year, I will be a known supplier that will not have to go looking for the market but rather have people looking for me to supply chicken to them."