"My helper informed me of the notification I had received in my phone earlier on that day for I am illiterate. As he explained the contents of the message to me, I was filled with happiness on realizing that GiveDirectly had sent the first transfer that they had promised. I was thankful to them for the financial support they had given unto us as a family."

"In the next six months, I still expect to have made steps in plastering the house. I know I will have saved enough money to buy cement and sand to plaster the house. This is my pride in the village and I would want to put my focus on it. After accomplishing it, I will then start saving and working towards buying a cow as an investment for my family."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved enough money to enable me to complete the house that I'm building and also buy sofa set seats and other basic household items."

"I will spend the transfers to complete my ron-roofed house. I started building the iron- roofed up to roofing level but ever since failed to finish due to lack of money. My household depends on subsistence farming which not so profitable when it comes to sales . I get little interest and savings from farming business to enable me complete a house."

"I woke up early in the morning to go fetch water as usual and on coming back as I approached the entrance of my house, I saw my child running towards me with a happy face. When they got next to me, the eldest child among them told me GiveDirectly had sent money this morning at 3:00 AM. Upon getting the news, I felt very happy and laughed as I rejoiced with my children as the assisted me to carry the bucket that I had. Surely, that was a day I will never forget."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved enough money from my poultry project to go back to college to do a medical course. I have also wanted to do that course but the main challenge was lack finance but I'm so optimistic that this plan will come to pass. After college I know I will secure a job earn a salary and support my spouse in paying school fees for our children."

"I expect in the next six months my life to change in that I shall have saved part of the monthly transfer and buy building materials which will necessitate the plastering of my store. Having this goal achieved I believe have confident store food and other items in it since the environment will be clean and hygienic."

"For the next six months of my life, I expect to have met the goal of purchasing a cow. Thereafter, I'm planning to save some money so that I can purchase a piece of land which I will use to put up my home. The current piece I have now is too small yet I have a large family hence my children will not have enough land to put up their houses. I would love to also give inheritance to my children when I finally die."

"In the next six months of my life, I expect to have started poultry farming. This will happen after the tree nursery has picked up. The income I will get from the sale of the tress will be my capital for the poultry business. I have always dreamt of having this business which I know will earn me a good income putting an end to my hard labor."

"I expect to change my life within the next six months because, for one, we shall have harvested whatever we are currently planting in the farm. The stock from the farm will bring a big change in my life because my family members will have enough food to eat for the other following months after we are done with the harvesting session. Beyond that, I also know that I will not get stuck with the fee burden because I will have a chance of selling part of the harvested stock to my clients and get some little cash in return, which I may then use to pay their school fees."