"In the next six months l expect to have improve my business to get enough profit."

"In the next six months l expect to have saved and bought furniture."

"In the next six months l expect to have started for my spouse a business where she can get some money to support us."

"In the next six months l expect to have completed plastering my house and staying in it."

"The difference in my life is enormous. I eat well and never miss any meals as before. I feel stronger and healthier in that I stocked enough food and is never worried on where the next meal could come from. I bought a bed, a new mattress and two blankets that have made my sleep enjoyable and comfortable. I do have sweet dreams unlike before when I used to sleep on a mart with torn blanket. I bought chairs and no longer sit on the floor. I bought a cow and four sheep. The cow will eventually provide me with milk and ghee that will improve on my family's food security. I also intend to sell the surplus and use the money to buy more cows. I shall use their droppings for manure and this will save me from budgeting for fertilizer. The human dignity in me has been uplifted in that I don't feel ashamed when visitors come and even church members whom I fellowship with. I have prepared my farms and planted maize and beans which will form part of the food security in my household when we harvest. I look smart in my new clothes which I bought with the transfers and does not walk in rags that could make some people confuse me to me mentally challenged. Thanks to GiveDirectly for giving us hope and life worth living."

"My life is different in that I have had positive change in my life. I used to rely mainly on casual labour to raise my family which is hard to come by sometimes. When I got the transfer I decided to be self employed by buying a motorcycle that has earned me extra income that has enabled me raise my family in a much more easy and better way. I have also been able to build a new and better house something I do not think I would have achieved anytime soon with my little income from my daily casual jobs. I will be forever indebted to GiveDirectly."

"Now that I have a better house, I am able to sleep well and more comfortably because I do not have to bear the cold anymore unlike before when I used to live in an old and leaking house. This is also because I now have a good mattress and new beddings. I am no longer embarrassed to have visitors in my house since I now have a good house and beautiful chairs."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer since I managed to supply school uniforms to a nearby school. I had secured a tender to supply the uniforms yet I had relatively inadequate funds and was wondering what I could do to finance the project. Luckily, GiveDirectly's financial boost came at the right time. Hence, I am enjoying a great reputation and huge profits from the business - something which could not have happened if not for the transfers."

"At the moment, the difference in my life is owning a home. I used the first transfers to buy building materials such as iron sheets, timbers, and nails which helped me to establish my own home. Currently, I live peacefully since I do not have to always give reports to anyone regarding any visitor that comes to my home. While I was staying in my father's compound, he constantly wanted me to update him of all the details of the visitors who could come to my house. I thank God for GiveDirectly, at last, my family has gotten the freedom we have been yearning for."

"My life is different in that I am now a serious poultry farmer where I have been able to save up enough money from the poultry project. I can always sell the eggs and meet any financial needs that arise within the family. The poultry project has seen me meet most of my family's needs without relying on my husband entirely. We also have an additional dairy cow that is due to have its first calf. We are definitely going to live a better life than we have lived before in that we can meet most of the family's basic needs and even get enough money to save up."