"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be able to save part of the transfer and start a fish vending business to make an extra income, with this income, I will be able to sustain my family's needs comfortably."

"My life is different from how it would have been if I had not received the transfers in that, I do casual work which is not enough to sustain my family basic needs. Live alone other social needs and developments. We were at a status quo as a family Zero improvement. Upon receiving my transfers, I have been able to pay school fees for my children, bought food and clothes for my family members. We are no longer a laughing stock in the village."

"I lost my father when I was five years old.Life became difficult since he was the bread winner.My mum was just a housewife and we had to go through a lot inorder to get the basic needs.We became casual labourers and I had to help my mother in weeding other people's farms and other available jobs at a tender age.This even affected my studies since I had to skip school sometimes inorder to assist my mother.I managed to complete my primary school studies but I did not proceed to secondary level due to lack of school fees.I started doing small businesses inorder to get some income."

"I expect my life to change because I will have built a new house for my family. Finally, it will be time for the kids to enjoy their lives freely by having their own privacy in the little rooms as we also have our own privacy with my husband."

"My expectations for the future is to build my own home away from my fathers compound. For the dream to be realized, I have to buy irons sheets, timber, cement nails and also have enough cash to pay the mason who will build the house. The project needs a lot of money which I know I will be able to raise."

"I expect my life to change by a great extent in the next six months. By this time, I will have harvested my maize which am expecting a huge harvest ever for us. I also expect to have completed building our new house and settled in it. My egg selling business shall have improved and I will have more income from it. This coupled with other investments shall increase the level of income for my family and raise the living standards for my family."

"The cash transfers have brought one of the greatest achievements in my life in that I constructed an iron roofed house. Moreso, this transfer saved my life. I developed a complication in my uterus and the condition was worsening each day. I thank GiveDirectly for the cash transfer because I was able to get medical attention on time."

"The biggest difference in our daily lives is that we are no longer on pressure from my parents. My husband was on tension and always worried on how he would pay my dowry. However, we are pleased that we have purchased the livestock and we are carrying out the final marriage preparations."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer since I am currently enjoying more income and profits from my shop. I used the second transfers on acquiring more diversified stock for my shop. Accordingly, my shop has attracted more customers, which in turn draws more income. As a result, I have a reliable source of substantial income that I use to acquire food, clothing, school fees, and other items for my family. Thanks a lot to GiveDirectly for the financial boost. Earlier on, I had secured a relatively small loan from a friend to finance my shopping business. However, the loan could attract huge interests yet it was inadequate to finance all the items that I intended to buy. So, without GiveDirectly, I think I could still be struggling to repay the loan while spending most of my time attending to the relatively few clients who could visit my small shop."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change because by that time, I will be having economic income from various sources. I have livestock, some bananas are being harvested, and some are flowering that will be ready after sometimes."