"I received the notification early in the morning as I was going on with my day's tasks. I was curious to know who the sender was and on confirming the message, I realised that it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my transfer. I was filled with happiness at that instant and thankful to them for financial support."

"I received the notification in the morning. On checking to confirm, it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received the money that for long I had anxiously been waiting for. I was very happy and joyful for getting such a fortune and thankful to GiveDirectly for fulfilling their promise to us."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have plenty of food for my family because I will have harvested maize and beans that I just planted with part of my transfer. I will not be spending much on buying food."

"Providing food and other basic necessities for my family was difficult for me considering the little money that I was getting from burning charcoal. At times we would skip meals and go without food, and the transfer came at such difficult moments we were going through. Since I received the transfer, my family was getting a balanced diet which had been just a dream to us, we have never run out of food supply since then. To me, this is the biggest daily difference in my life."

"The biggest difference is that previously I was seeking shelter from my brother who was not at home most of the time. However, I was not happy and not comfortable with this. Through the transfer, I now have my own house living comfortably with my family."

"I was already up for my day's activities when a message popped up in my phone and did not hesitate to check who the sender was. I was greatly surprised and happy at the same time when I realised that it was from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer. I was thankful to them for this was the greatest support they did to my life."

"In the next six months, I want to continue paying for my fare to school until I am through with my studies. I would not want to bother my aunt with this issue of fare anymore. At least I want to be independent on one thing and continue to grow every day."

"In the next six months, I want to start a foodstuff business to boost my income. I would not want to beg and struggle as I used to. I am growing old and I cannot keep up with casual work of working on other people farms. I would want to dedicate my time on an in come which requires less energy but more of my time."

"In the next six months, I would want to buy a goat. This will help me raise money to solve other family needs as I seek to develop my own carpentry business. This is an investment whose values increase on a daily basis and can help me raise money to pay school fees for my children before my business stabilises."

"In the next six months, I plan to lease in a piece of land for farming. In my family, we do not have enough farming land hence I have not been productive in terms of farming which is the main source of income in our village. I would want to have enough farming land and use the produce to raise money to start paying for a piece of land of my own."