"My life is better now because I have been in position to own cattle and ox-plough that have helped in agriculture. I have decent beddings and I was able to seek proper medical treatment. I had one bull previously that couldn't plough alone. Most oxen owner were not easily giving out their oxen and this resulted to late ploughing on my side. The bedings I was using were also very old and uncomfortable ."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to take my son to boarding section. This transfer has also enabled me pay all my children's fees in time. Previously, my son was commuting from home much as he was in the candidate class because I didn't have enough money to pay for the boarding section.This resulted to his poor performance as he missed the even classes. I couldn't even pay their fees in time because I totally depended on agricultural produce as source of income."

"In the next six months l expect my business to improve more than it is now."

"I built a new modern house that is spacious with plastered floor and installed with solar lighting system. I used to live in a single room house with leaky roof and dusty floor prone of jiggers and the lighting system was tin lamp that emitted dangerous smoke to the eyes and the respiratory track. My children find a nice environment to play, study and sleep. I no longer beg sleeping spaces when it rains that could eventually turn to be the gossip of the village. I count myself blessed among those who needed the help most. Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I am nowadays a woman of dignity and value since I managed to buy cows and paid dowry. My husband is a casual labor with meager earnings who could not save and fulfill the cultural dictate of legalizing our marriage. I feel happy and honoured since I love my family. I have hope for the future in that I have bought enough iron sheets in readiness to built a better house and establish my home. There is a lot of freedom in one's home as most decisions for development are never frustrated by other people who think they have full authority to decide on my wishes and destinies. I have a sugarcane farm that is of economic value which I shall eventually harvest and use the money to pay school fees for my children when they get to secondary and college level. Thanks for GiveDirectly."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer since I am now owning two cows. I had never purchased a cow. Thus, I gained much prestige from the cow. Still, we get sufficient milk for consumption and sale from the cow."

"I expect in the next six months to have bought a dairy cow. I will be buying a heifer and continue to rear it to maturity in the aim of becoming a dairy farmer. I also expect to have completed the building of my house which will have given us enough space to live in as a family."

"I expect my life to change the next six months in that I will be having a nice and spacious house for the family and also that I will have harvested and store maize in my home. I will have a lesser daily expenditure per day as I will have the sable food in my own store."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I got medical treatment after an operation. I renovated my grass thatched house and it leaks no more. In addition to that, I constructed an Iron roofed house on my plot. I intend to rent it out to students in a near-by school and it will generate income to the family. All these achievements have been possible because of the cash transfers."

"My life has changed alot because I now have a good bed, clothes and I have constructed an iron roofed house. I used to sleep on a very old mattress that was even torn. My sister used to give me her clothes because I never had my own."