"My life is better now in that, I have a lot of joy because I can afford to buy food using this transfers. Furthermore, I have a lot of happiness seeing my house under construction because I never I imagined I could construct a permanent building on my own if it wasn't of GiveDirectly's cash transfers."

"There is a big difference in my life because previously before getting money from GD it was never easy for me to cultivate because I never had money needed for the process. However when I got the cash I managed to cultivate one and half acres of land where I harvested six bags of maize and millet which is what we are still consuming to-date."

"I can say my life has changed in so many ways. But the one that stands out is that I am a proud owner of a new and beautiful house. Now, we stay in a better house with my family. Previously, I had a thatched house which I usually got ashamed of and would not welcome my visitors in. On top of that, we also got rained on when it was raining. My visitors can now visit my house and I would not be downcast about it. We can now look forward to rainy seasons without fear."

"My life is now different in that, I paid bride price for my wife. This has given me respect both from my spouse and in laws. Previously, I didn't have any source of income and even land to cultivate crops to sell for income."

"I am happy that the GiveDirectly cash transfers enabled me to construct an iron roofed house. I also paid off my old debts and I am now debt free. Previously, I had a lot of debts that I could not write off at once due to lack of money. However, the GiveDirectly cash transfers saved me from the debt burden."

"My daily life has improved because I got piece of agricultural land. Before, I used to just rent where to farm. In addition, I have acquired an ox for ploughing my farm land in time. In the past, I experienced loses and food shortage because I farmed late. I always hired oxen."

"I hope that I will have managed to plaster my floor in the next six months so that I can live in a better environment. Having no wife makes it tough to keep it neat around the house especially with all the dust. I hope to plaster the house so that I can have an easier time cleaning and keeping the house in a more bearable condition."

"My long term goals is to become a self -employed person so that I can have a stable source of income that can keep my family afloat moving forward into the unforeseeable future. I want a life where I can lead a peaceful life where I am assured of getting a steady flow of cash so that I do not have to worry about what tomorrow may bring."

"My life has changed in that, I have improved status in the community due to the cow that I have acquired and the house that I have renovated. Prior to receiving this cash transfer, I had low status in the community and I used to stay in a leaky grass thatched house."

"This money will enable me buy cows and goasts. I shall give these cows and goasts to my in-laws as dowery."