"The moment I saw money in my phone, I became so happy for GiveDirectly's help. I jumped and ululated for the receipt of this transfer because it was unbelievable."

"I expect to earn more income from my business. I would wish to save more to buy more stock to boost my business to increase its profit levels. This will see my family change their living standards for good."

"In the next six months, I expect to save some more to pay school fees for my children who are still very far in terms of the level of education. By saving the transfers, I can easily settle a child's school fees all at once which makes it easy to pay for the next child's fees."

"When I received this money, I was so happy that this money will help me solve most of my problems. My heart was filled with joy and I informed my children about the good news and we planned to build a house as a family."

"Through this financial support, I was enable to buy 5 windows for my house and I am in the process of fitting windows, plastering and flooring the house. I am expecting to sleep in well ventilated, lite and clean house once completed. Prior to receiving this transfer, I didn't have enough money to buy windows and cement that kept me in dusty and poorly ventilated house for more than 6 years."

"The cash transfers has relieved me of the school fees burden. I have paid school fees for my four children. Previously, I had to borrow money from savings schemes so as to meet their demands. This was very stressful to me and it was draining me financially. With the cash transfers, I can now independently struggle and cater for other family needs with no tension."

"I heard the phone buzzing in the morning. When I checked the phone, I was amazed at what I saw. It was unbelievable because GiveDirectly had sent me an enormous amount of money which I have never held in my life before."

"My daily life has greatly changed as I was able to get back my land that I had earlier on given out in exchange for money to build my permanent house. The grass thatched house that I used to stay in had drained me a lot as it needed to be renovated yearly, it leaked, and at one time caught fire. This has given me immense happiness since while mortgaging it, I gave out a bigger part and remained with very small portion to cultivate. Now, I have my whole land to farm in and no worries of hiring extra farm land."

"My husband and I have an existing shop business. Our ambition is to make it a one-stop shop that meets the demands of my community and surrounding villages. Receiving this money means a realization of this dream to become a successful business owner and I am going to achieve this using GiveDirectly transfer to revamp it to capacity. "

"Livestock ownership is deemed a sign of wealth in my community. This is because most people depend on them as sustainable source of income for their children's education. On this ground, I am planning to invest my transfers to purchase two dairy cows so as to secure my children's future through education. One of my children is joining secondary school come next year and it's going to be an uphill task without a source of income. I will use the remaining amount to meet the costs of such enablers of their good education as reading materials, uniforms and foodstuff. "