"The biggest change in my daily life is that, I have got a peace of mind because the hardship I was faced with, looking for thatch to renovate my hut yearly has been permanently solved by the iron roofed house that I have built. I have also highed 3 acres of land that I believe will boost my crop production in so doing preventing famine in my family."

"My life has changed,This money enabled me clear my tuition which has made me more confortable at school. I have now bought a bed, good mattress and I sleep well. I also dress well on expensive, nice looking clothes. Before I got the transfer I slept on a suck with grass. I was not confortable at school because the school was always demading me."

"There is a big change in my life, I have got back my land after paying off mortgage. This transfer has facilitated me to make my own bricks which is a step and I'm hopeful of constructing my own iron roofed house. Before , I was hopeless with no farm land and famine persisted in my household."

"My life is different in that I have managed to plaster my house and it has become stronger. I'm now debt free having cleared school fees debt. Previously I used not to sleep because of thinking of how I would get money to pay debts and my house was threatening to collapse because I used mud for constructing."

"My life is different now because I have constructed an iron roofed house. I also now own clothes. Previously, I borrowed my sister's clothes and slept in grass thatched house which was not in a good condition."

"I used to walk long distances to fetch water which at times was not safe for domestic use. This exposed us to water born diseases like typhoid that made us to seek treatments that were expensive and we could not afford at times. Nowadays, I have clean water by my doorstep in a water tank that I bought with the transfers. I also managed to pay school fees for my son who is in college without stress and worries as before. At least I have hope for the future as education is the best inheritance a parent can give to a child. Thanks to GiveDirectly that came handy to lift us up from poverty."

"Subsistence farming is the main activity in this community. I saw an opportunity for providing land preparation services like ploughing and therefore bought two bulls and a mould board plough. We offer ploughing service at a fee and this has become our major source of income. People prefer my services since they are readily available and considerate compared to unpredictable tractor services that are expensive. I have since engaged other two young men in this activity who also earn a living from it. I am no longer worried on how to provide for my family's basic needs since I have a reliable source of income unlike before when I used to offer cheap casual labor services in the sugarcane plantation that was tedious with meager earnings. At least I have been empowered to bargain for the services I offer than begging for mercy to be engaged for casual labor."

"In the next six months, I expect to have expanded my shop and to add more stock of new goods that can earn me a quick profit. This would translate to an increase in my daily income. If all goes well I will be able to open another shop within our shopping centre to increase my sales."

"In the next six months, I would want to start a hotel business. I want to have a stable source of income through transfers. I would not want to go back to the struggles I used to have before. I want to have a comfortable life where I provide for my family without straining. This is the reason why I want to have a business."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a cow. This will be an investment for my family and as a remembrance of GD. When the cow gives birth I will be able to sell milk to raise an income to buy food for my family and when I have an emergency in my family, I will sell the cow or its offspring to raise money to solve family financial needs."