"I spent part of my transfer on starting up a business. I sell clothes. In the past couple of months, I was selling smokies but this business had collapsed. I had thought of many ideas but came up with one which is selling jackets. This has been helpful and the business has picked up so well being that during this cold season most people like wearing warm clothes. The business is doing well. I can not complain. I can only thank GiveDirectly for the financial empowerment."

"Now I have two sources of income which is through the sale of eggs and through motorcycle taxi which I operate. Before I used to depend on only one source which wasn't reliable sometimes when the business wasn't good. With the motorcycle which I manage to acquire after I received the transfer has enabled me to get enough money to cater to my family needs and to save. Thanks to GiveDirectly for making this possible for me."

"The difference in my life were it not for the money which I received from GiveDirectly is that my children had not been sent home for school fees since I was able to pay their school for the whole year. Before they would spend most of their time at home since I couldn't afford to pay their school fees. Again I built a house which is more spacious than the one which we had. All this was made possible with the aid which I received from GiveDirectly."

"In the next six months l expect to have bought very comfortable furniture of my choice and sitting on them happily. I will move the plastic ones in my bedroom, be used when there is need."

"In the next six months l expect to have started to cattle keeping as my future investment, by buying one pig as a start and I am very sure this will mature very fast."

"In the next six months I expect to have completed renovating my house and staying in comfortably without worrying of the rain."

"In the next six months l expect to have started doing business where I will be getting money for my up keep and also to support my spouse pay school fee for our children."

"In the next six months, I hope that I shall have started buying new and better furniture for my living room. Nice seats that can be admired by others."

"Within the next six months, l expect to have bought the solar system and will be using it to execute my duties instead of relying on electricity. Using solar powered panel will be much cheaper on my side because I will not have to spend a lot of money paying the electricity bills."

"I expect that six months from now, I will have started buying building materials as well as laying plans on how to put up the new building for my family which is now forced to seek shelter in this small old structure."