"My two bedroom house is not enough to accommodate our family of eight. This forces some of my children to sleep in the kitchen. My desire is to give them a decent shelter and I will therefore construct a better house for them. I will also renovate my current house to make the walls permanent because I have to repair them every three months and it is quite expensive. Besides, I will purchase oxen to scale up farming and also hire them to generate income. "

"My two wives died and the younger wife deserted me leaving behind six young children. Ever since then I have been struggling with casual jobs to provide for them. All went well until ten years ago when I got a compound fracture in my arm that made me unable to work. Currently I depend on weaving ropes that earn me less than 300 shillings a month. This situation has put me into depression because I do not have anyone to help me and even my children who are in a position to do so have forsaken me. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own two dairy cows. This has been my longtime dream which I could not fulfill on my own due to my lowly income. Its only through this financial support that my dream of owning them has come true. From the dairy cows, I will be getting milk for my family consumption and sell the surplus thus earning some income. This income will enable me to cater for my children school fees as well as meeting the basic needs. Also, I am expecting the cows to reproduce in the near future and I will be able to sell the offspring to earn extra cash."

"Through the transfer, I managed to buy enough materials so that I build a new spacious and decent house. I have hopes that very soon I will be moving into my new house upon completion which counts as the greatest achievement. Having a new decent house to me is the biggest difference in my life. It cannot be taken for granted for I had none but now I will have somewhere to shelter."

"A message tone from the GiveDirectly issued phone was what awoken me from the early morning sleep after the previous tiresome day. I never hesitated to confirm and what met my eyes got me off the bed onto my knees. I had to really thank God for the fact that the promise we had been given by GiveDirectly was finally coming to pass. I had to wake my husband up to at least bear witness to the good news that had come to our home that morning. The message came to us with joy which filled every member of my family. At that moment I could hear similar celebratory voices emanating from my villager's homes, a signal that everyone was witnessing the shared blessings. I managed to visit some of the villages though it was still dark in the morning to sensitize them of the known risk of being conned. We encouraged ourselves to keep the information to ourselves so that we may not attract thieves who would render us bankrupts again. After all the celebrations and joyful moods that we were in, we had to settle with my husband and lay down plans on how to spend every coin of what we had received."

"That moment I received my money, I was so happy because it would enable me construct an iron sheet roofed house which has been my wish. "

"That moment I received my money, I felt so happy because there's nobody who could send me such an amount at once."

"That moment I received my money, I was so happy because it's unexpected money, nor did I work for it."

"That moment I received my money, I was so happy to be getting such an amount in a life time. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is peace of mind because I am going to build an iron sheet roofed house which will relieve me from burdens of sleeping under a grass thatched house. "