"The biggest difference in my life is that I repaid a bank loan at once, my mind is at peace and I am generally happy. I have also acquired utensils and clothes. Previously, the loan was stressing and there was no reliable source of money for paying it."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have bought 3 trips of bricks, a trip of sand and 15 pieces of iron sheets. I am now very happy for this achievement and I intend to construction of an iron roofed house when I receive my second transfer. Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have enough money to construct an iron roofed house much as I desired it."

"I was too excited together with all my family when I received the money. I knew it would enable me acquire a plot of land."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I had to kneel down, prayed and thanked God for having brought GiveDirectly to the area to reduce the poverty in my life and that of the community at large."

"The biggest change in my daily life is that, I live a healthy and good life. I was able to treat myself together with my children, bought clothes that have made us dress better than before. In the past, I was a casual laborer and wasn't making enough money to meet all my family needs like medical, clothing and food."

"I hope that in the next six months, I will have constructed the new iron-roofed house that I am planning to construct. This will definitely give me a huge relief and earn me more respect among my peers in the village because in this era, living in a grass-thatched house is considered the worst form of poverty which I hope will change soon."

"With the pressure of moving into my own compound, I have been very stressed in the past few months due to the huge financial need I had. In the next six months, I hope that I will have completed the project and will be fully settled in my new home. This will also give me a break so that I can fully focus on my family's needs and most of my transfers will be used to take care of the basic needs of my children."

"I was woken up by a message notification on my phone early in the morning. On checking to confirm who the sender was, the message was from GiveDirectly informing me that my first transfer had finally been sent. I was filled with happiness at that instant and I am thankful to GiveDirectly for fulfilling their promise to us."

"Receiving this money brought great joy to both my family and I. Everyone was really happy that ululation could be heard from the neighborhood. My wife had to wake up earlier than usual to check on our villagers whether they had received theirs too. we have never stopped to be happy since then, it was a great blessing to our family which planted a memory which would never fade away."

"I want to gradually boost my cereal business so that in the next six months, I can be totally financially stable to be able to care for my family. I am also planning to install electricity in my house once I am done paying my grandson's school fees so that I can offer electrical services in my village such as charging phones for more income."