"Personally I am very happy that GiveDirectly chose to send me these cash transfers. I never thought I would ever build an iron roofed house in my life. I am always beaming with joy when I go to sleep. Prior to receiving the cash transfers, I was living in a thatched house for over 34 years which was in a really inhabitable state. I have observed that constructing this house has improved my living conditions and the community members accord me more respect."

"Building an Iron roofed house has always been my wish but I do not have enough money to do so. The grass thatched house that I sleep in is small and it leeks when it rains. Receiving this money will enable me to build an Iron roofed house regardles of the size. I will also buy a cow with part of the money so that my family can have milk."

"One thing I am sure about is the sale of the tree seedlings which will take a very short period of time to start growing. Once they are bought then definitely I will be sure of generating some income which will help me a great deal in taking care of my financial needs and the daily financial needs of the family."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is illness. I have chest complications that have not cured for over 7 years and this has affected our household income causing financial constraints."

"My daily life is much better because I can now afford to buy Agricultural inputs (seeds) in large quantities. I'm sure of food security in my home. Prior to this transfer, I faced a challenge of food insecurity because I could farm in small quantities. In addition, I'm able to pay school fees for my 3 children who are now in private school. My children can now access better education. Before this transfer, I could not afford better performing schools. I was forced to enrol them in a Government school which had teachers with low commitment."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the recurring illness that occassionally puts me down. I develop chest and back pain which limits me from doing much work like fully participating in selling my local brew and this affects my income."

"Receiving this money will mean I will sleep in a better house free from dust. I sleep in a house that is not complete with a lot of dust. It will also mean that I will boost my business of selling alcohol with part of the money which will continue supporting even after GiveDirectly has left our community."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of a stable source of income for paying school fees for my children. I struggle a lot to balance between food for the family and to be sold in order to pay school fees for the children which gives me stress."

"Receiving this money will mean that I will be able to pay my children's school fees, engage on a more productive crop cultivation and animal rearing. After my children attaining education, that will be able to be responsible citizens in future and the animals will be an investment for my family. "

"My life is different in that, I sleep in a cemented descent house now and I am very happy for this achievement. In addition, I have owned oxen and an ox-plough that have made farming easier for me and I believe I will have increased yields this season since the planting was done in time. Previously, I ploughed my farm land late because the oxen owners were not willing to give out their oxen before they finish with their farms. I also didn't have enough money to buy cement and pay labour for plastering my house."