"I think that without the cash transfers from GD, I would have never been able to buy the cow which I bought because I do not have the financial capacity to purchase such a cow given that its price was extremely high. Now I will be able to get milk from the cow every single day, which means that I will not have to buy milk from the local vendors."

"I expect to buy cement and sand to use in plastering my house. I had built a house but could not raise funds to buy cement and sand as I earned so little from casual work that could only sustain us through buying food. I plan to register in school and pursue a mechanic course which will also help raise more income for the family."

"My life is different than it would have been before because, I am currently a poultry farmer something that I had dreamed of becoming but I lacked resources to implement. My family are enjoying the comfort of a bigger and spacious house as compared to the small shelter we had before. I look around my home and all I see is transformation thanks to GD."

"Due to lack of finances, I have never been able to cultivate my entire farm and had to lease out a piece of it instead of letting it lie fallow. This affected my produce and my general household expenditure. Being able to cultivate the entire farm was made possible by these transfers because it was too costly for me. I was also able to renovate and improve my house which now looks brand new all thanks to GD transfers."

"Hopes and expectations are now more having in mind that we are still receiving the transfer for quite sometimes. I have many plans which make me foresee great future if at all they will come to pass. In the next six months, I hope to have fully established poultry farming and also increased the leased farm so that I may increase the production. I am planning to dwell more on the short season crops which include vegetables and tomatoes since the rains nowadays are really unpredictable and cannot favor long season plantations."

"I have a huge piece of land which had been lying fallow for over two years because I could not raise the money to pay for the labour services as the farm is too large for me to work on alone. With the help of these transfers, I have managed to buy all the requirements and even hire labour to help out on the farm. I am happy that this year will be a different year because I am going to have a huge harvest which I can later sell to raise more money. The transfer also helped me buy decent seats in my house which I would not afford before due to low income."

"Building a good house for myself and the family to live in better conditions is one of the things that would never have happened were it not for GiveeDirectly.I used apart of the transfers to put up a house that is looking better and cleaner than the old dilapidated one that was leaking whenever it rained. The roof is iron sheets as opposed to the grass thatch that I had used initially. Water in my household too has become easily available because I dug a well. In fact, the well is now a source of income as I charge my neighbors who come here to collect water. The income is now being used I meet my daily household needs. This well will now be for a very long time a constant source of income because of the scarcity of water in our area. My children will enjoy the benefits hence this will be part of my inheritance from me Additionally, my home has been greatly improved because I bought sofa sets that are enough to host visitors at any time. This is unlike before when I would have to borrow from my neighbors which was quite hectic I am happy to receive anyone in my home at any time without having to go through the shameful ordeal."

"Currently, I have a house for my children. I used a part of the transfer to buy building materials to help me build it. This is like a dream come true. Previously, Ithey used to share a room with me and being that they are growing up so fast, I had to move quickly and get a separate house for them. the money I received saved me a great deal. Providing food for the family was another huge challenge so, on receiving this transfer, I used some of the money to buy foodstuffs that could last us for several months ahead. We still have the foodstuffs and my family is well fed now. If I had not received the transfers, My I would still be sharing a room with my kids and would still be going to bed hungry on quite often."

"In the next six months, I believe we will be financially stable. Our business will have picked up. This means we will be able to live better lives since we will be able to afford most of the things we couldn't afford some months ago. The best part of it is that we will not have to depend on casual jobs in order to earn a living."

"My siblings and i were left ophans five years ago when my parents died after ailing from cancer. We sold out all our land in order to pay their medical bills which was a double loss for us. My aunt gave me this small hut to live in with my children. I do not own any piece of land myself to practice farming and this has forced me to engage in casual labour which entails working in people's farms to fend for my family. This is the biggest hardship im facing in life."