"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is loneliness. There is alot of work that needs a partner, e.g cooking, laundry, garden support, etc but Iam incapacitated to have one at the moment."

"Happiness is the biggest difference in my daily life, because the iron sheet roofed house I am building will relieve me from the leaking grass thatched house."

"That moment I received my money, I felt so happy because my in-laws would be getting their due pride price."

"The significant difference in my daily life is that the family members dress well and eat good food. The family is happy and healthy. In the past, we could hardly afford nice clothing. In addition to this, I did not own any livestock. In the longrun when the livestock reproduce and multiply, I will sell them and cater for the family needs."

"The moment I received my money, I felt happy since it would be helping me meet most of my financial needs."

"In the next six months, I want to boost my business so that I can get more income from the business. The income plus my monthly transfers will help me reach the target of buying the required building materials to build a new house."

"I expect to change my life by buying more livestock and have a good number of the livestock population. The advantage of having these animals is that for one, they will be giving birth from time to time which means that within a span of one year, their population size will have grown tremendously, thereby giving me a chance to sell them out and earn some profits."

"My life is currently relaxed because I have cultivated food crops for commercial purposes. I believe the watermelons will make profits and the returns will take care of the family requirements. Prior to receiving the cash transfer, life was unpredictable. I did not have money to practice agriculture on a large scale. More so, I could not pay my children's school fees on time. However,I do believe the watermelons will make profits and these returns will take care of the family requirements. I commend GiveDirectly for this kind gesture and initiative."

"I have a butchery which I run for my daily income which is where I invested all of my transfer for this month. The business provides money for my daily needs such as foodstuff, rent, clothes, school fees and other household needs. Because the business is not such a big one, the profits are usually not so much and the amount that I take out of it daily makes it so vulnerable. This is why I usually prefer to boost the business with my transfers to stabilize it and keep it afloat. Being consistent and having quality products strengthens my customer base which is what I am currently trying to build by offering the best I can to my customers."

"When one of my children suffered from meningitis about a decade ago, my husband and I sold the livestock we had in a desperate attempt to save his life. Though our efforts did not pay off, he still succumbed to the illness. We have since struggled through educating the rest of the children because we almost exhausted the wealth we had in meeting our late son's costly medication. Matter of fact, two of my first born children dropped out of school due to lack of resources to take them to school. My conscience is constantly haunted by the regret that I did not give them education, an avenue to dignified life."