" Life is different in that my health and body is better looking because I feed well, regularly, and the soul is happy. Before, I looked emaciated due to lack of food and stress arising out of over thinking."

"My life is different than it would have because my house is looking better after this money helped me renovate it, movement has been made easy with the purchase of a motorcycle, there's better lighting with the solar all night, and food is readily available. Before, I used to sleep in an open house without a door and windows, and going hungry most times due to difficulty in having money to buy food."

"The biggest difference in my life is that, I am happy because I live a better life because I have built a permanent house that has improved on our living conditions. Earlier on, I used to stay in a grass thatched house that could leak when it rained."

"I saw the notification early in the morning and I could not hold back the joy in my heart on realizing that I had received the promised transfer from GiveDirectly. I could not believe it for I never imagined that in my life I would get such an amount of money. I was even happier on the thought that the transfer would enable me to continue building my rental house that has been for a long time in a state of incompletion."

"My life is different now because I see a big change in terms of stress. I'm no-longer stressed on how I could get back my land, buy household items and Livestock that I lacked previously. I live a more comfortable life because I managed to off set debts enabling me have full ownership of my gardens. Previously, Life was so difficult to extent that I survived on casual labor to get some income to provide for my family. This is now history to me because, These transfers have liberated me from that shameful casual work I used to do."

"Currently, I am happy because I now live a comfortable life. My house has enough space for all household members. Before, I used to sleep in a grass thatched house that was full of holes on the roof and when it rained, it would leak."

"Currently, my life has changed in that I am a respected in law because I have completed payment of bride price. Secondly, I am happy because I make daily income through my business to support my family. Prior to receiving this cash transfer, there was a lot of disrespect from my in laws because I hadn't fulfilled this traditional obligation and besides, it was difficult to earn even $1 a day."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my self esteem has improved. I can now talk with friends and neighbours due to the status lifted by the cash transfer. Prior to receiving this cash transfer, I had low self esteem and no body wanted to associate with me."

"My life is currently different from how it was before because I now own a big semi-permanent house. I had started building this house sometimes back but due to lack of enough money, I was stuck along the way. It had become a laughing stock in my neighborhood since people saw me as a poor planner who built castles in the air. I am glad I was able to shut them down when I finally completed constructing the house. I also made a good harvest after hiring labor and buying a few farm inputs. This meant cultivating a larger area of land and ensuring that I got healthier crops. I am glad I have adequate food that will last us up to the next season. I even have an option of selling some bags and earn more money which will help me in settling the other needs."

"In the next six months, I want to ensure I pay school fees for my children promptly. I would not feel good when my children are sent home for school fees and they waste time at home while others are studying. I want them to have the best in educations so that when they are done, they will support when they get well-paying jobs."