"It was around 4 am when I was awoken by vibration from my phone. At first, I was hesitant to check the phone because it's unusual to receive a message at that time. Before recollecting my self, my spouse reached the phone, read the message and shared the news with me. It was such a joyous moment and we thanked God."

"I expect in the next six months to have saved enough money that will necessitate the construction of my cemented house hence I will no longer face the challenge of walking around the village in such of cow dung which has been time-consuming to smear my current mud house. The cemented house will be stronger and sustainably as well."

"I am expected to complete the course in the next six months after which I will be able to seek employment. I expect a great change in my life because I will be having an income of my own that will enable me to take care of my over-burdened mother and even ensure that my siblings stay in school and not end up dropping out as I did due to lack of school fees."

"With these transfers, I am now able to buy quality seeds and other farm inputs that give the best yields. I hope that in the next six months, I will be making double the amount of money I get from my farm now. This will be great on my side because then, I will quit other casual jobs that I sometimes do and fully concentrate on my farm."

"We have been living in dull moments all along but now we have rejuvenated our energies. We are now strong, happy and with positive energy in everything we are doing. Not only are we happy as parents but our children who seem to have kept memories can't miss to mention GiveDirectly every time they miss a bread in the morning. They have always asked when GiveDirectly will come back. They are really happy with the impact brought to the family and they are hopeful that GiveDirectly is still part and parcel of our community. We really thank God that things have changed a great deal in our family."

"In the next six months, I expect to have bought enough corn for family consumption so that in future before the next harvesting season I'll have enough stock for family consumption."

"Having our own cow which has already calved down and now producing enough milk was our dream. That is what we ensured that we obtained once we received the transfers. we are no longer buying milk nor taking black tea as we used to do in some months ago because we produce enough milk to use and even sell some to the neighbors. This I can say is the biggest difference in our daily life."

"The biggest difference in my life is the happiness which I got when I paid school fees for my children. I was so worried that my children would spend the rest of the term back at home. My husband who had to sort casual works would hardly get enough money to sustain us. Now he got some business which he earns good money and from this has since been able to provide for our basic needs with less struggle."

"In the next six month l expect to have sold some cattle and spend the to start small scale business."

"I am planning to revive my shop business which collapsed few years ago.It will be a retail shop as well as a groceries shop.I want to tap the business opportunity since we do not have a well stocked shop in this village."