"I was so happy when I received my transfer since during enrollment I did not believe that I will get the money. Many organisations have been coming to our groups, make promises but they do not deliver them. It was my joy to receive the transfers since at that moment I did not have any source of income."

"Everyday that I wake up giving thanks to God with joy because I have finally fulfilled my plan of constructing an iron roofed house. The cash transfers have changed my life because I will soon shift to an iron roofed house when complete. More so, I acquired a solar system for lighting up the house at night. Previously, we used to spend on buying kerosene which was also dangerous to our lives."

"My life has changed in that, I am happy because GiveDirectly has empowered me, I have a sense of independence. Before, I used to rely on my parent's support which was a very difficult situation."

"I got an accident in 2017 that fractured my leg to an extent of being bedridden for one year. This situation drained my financial resources as I used all my savings to seek treatment. Even after recovering I still cannot work comfortably because I sometimes experience pains. It is very difficult to provide for my six children because of financial constraint. Sometimes they go without food something which stresses me a lot . my two school going children have never owned a pair of uniform since they began schooling. The only person who could help is my husband but he is too old to work."

"From the moment I received the cash transfers, my life became different. I bought enough food to feed my family and basic necessities like clothes for my family. I also spent the cash transfers to treat myself when I was ill. I am very glad that my children are now studying at school and I am very sure of their continuity at school because I bought pigs that I am currently rearing. However, before the GiveDirectly cash transfers, I had many plans but with nowhere to get money to fulfill all of them at once. I had an incomplete house, unpaid school fees and generally the future of my two children was unpredictable."

"I was very happy the moment I received my money because I had never got such a large sum of money in my entire life."

"My daily life is better because I have been in position to fix metallic windows plus a door and plaster the wall of my house. These windows have facilitated good aeration within my house. I have also got a water drum for storing water and a new mattress. Before, I had blocked the windows with bricks and mad that prevented good aeration within the house and I was having wooden door. I didn't have where to store water whenever it rained."

"My life is different now because I have many clothes and shoes that I keep changing. I now use solar for light, charging my radio and the phone. I have also constructed an iron roofed house. Before, I was sleeping in a house with a leaking roof and I would cover my children with a mat whenever it rained. I had one cloth, no shoes and used grass for light. GiveDirectly has greatly changed my life."

"The current change in my life is that, I have self esteem because I am starting to build my permanent house in order to attain better living conditions. Before, I used to feel marginalized because I was sleeping in a grass thatched house that could not be compared to any in the village because it was dilapidated."

"I expect to have completed repaying a loan. I will also be having a dairy cow. Both of these financial successes have been made possible because of the transfers."