"The moment I received the transfer, I became very happy. I gave the glory back to God for helping me through GiveDirectly."

"GiveDirectly is really a champion of development as attributed by the kind of lifestyle we are living now. As they said people rice from grass to grace, so do we. We have made significant changes since we started receiving the transfers which in my opinion; were it not for this money we would not have done anything better. Both subsistence and livestock farming which we have always rely on was failing but after getting the transfers, things turn around and even without good production from our farms, we were still able to buy enough foodstuff for the household."

"My greatest concern currently is to raise enough money for constructing a kitchen which will also act as a sleeping place for my children because the current kitchen has a leaking roof. I believe that in in the next six months I'll have saved enough money to construct a kitchen thus my children will have a comfortable sleeping place."

"For close to a decade now, maize farming which has been the community's backbone has continued to plummet in production. This drawback is attributed to prolonged droughts and incessant soil borne diseases. Consequently, we have been forced to sell properties especially livestock and engaged in deforestation so as to eat and send our children to school. This unreliable climatic conditions is the biggest hardship I've faced in my life. My worry has been a constant thought of the day we would have run out of things to sell. "

"Since I am a commercial maize farmer, I often struggle to get money for my farm inputs. When I receive my first transfer, I am planning to purchase a dairy cow which will provide a regular source of income to cater for my farm's needs like seeds, fertiliser and pest control mechanisms. "

"In the next six months l expect to continue staying in a nice plastered house like other people without worrying of being affected with dust and frequent maintenance of the floor which is time consuming."

"In the next six months l expect to have saved enough money and started cattle keeping which I am very sure will mature very soon and sell to get money to pay school fee for my children."

"I spent part of my transfer to pay rent. Previously I could use my salary to pay rent but it has never been easy. Today, I can save part of my transfer which I used to set aside for rent. I also did shopping of foodstuffs like sugar and refilled my gas. The gas got finished and I am glad that the money was sent at the right time which made me take care of the emergency on time. Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I spent the whole of my transfer to renovate my house. I had started building a house using the previous transfers but there were some places that needed replacements. Currently, I stay with my aunt with my family. After the work is done I will be able to move to my own house. I will enjoy a lot of privacy which is limited at my aunty's place."

"Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I am self depended. I do not depend on casual jobs like washing people's clothes which were unreliable. At times I could go without money a day, leaving me with an option of depending on my grandmother. This to me was giving her a burden because I have a child who was also depending on her for basic needs. Having a reliable business has made me a happy mother because I am able to take care of myself and my baby too using profits from the business that I started with the previous transfer. I do not bother my grandmother anymore."