"I have things that I could not dream of. Living in a decent house like now was not possible. I have a milking cow that will calf very soon, and I would start getting milk for the family, we shall not use money to buy milk anymore."

"Growing up, I was denied the right to education, a decision that led to a series of bad choices that ended my dream of becoming a teacher. My greatest desire therefore is to ensure my children get access to quality education and be able to achieve their dreams. I plan to complete my tailoring course, buy a sewing machine and start working. I will also buy fabrics that I can sell to supplement my income. I will purchase livestock too which I can resale later as they keep growing in number to make sure my children stay in school. "

"My dream of owning dairy cattle as well as sheep and goats in my farm will come true upon receiving this money. The money i raise from supplying milk constantly within the neighborhood will enable me to provide necessities needed in my family. On the other hand, rearing sheep and goats in large scale will be my alternative source of income since i will be selling them whenever they multiply. This will enable me to tackle biger projects such as building a bigger house as well as ensuring my children attend good schools and their school fees being well catered for."

"As a widow without any stable source if income, my biggest hardship in life has always been financial constraint. The situation got worse around eight months back when the only business of selling ropes that I knew and used to rely on collapsed. Ever since then,getting money to treat my asthma condition and that of my two children who inherited it from me turned into an uphill task. Since I have not been able to raise enough money to buy even the inhalers, when the attacks happen,seeing my two children wheezing and struggling for breath as we try out natural remedies to control the situation pains me a lot because I feel so helpless."

"I expect to open up a barber shop in the next six months. My home is closer to two primary schools where pupils keep their hair short. This will be a source self-employment and improved cash flow. I shall also train some of the youths in may community who are jobless and lack skills to bargain for better opportunities. This will enable them become self-reliant and more productive for societal development."

"My life is different than it would have been because my family changes meals, dress and sleep better with clothes, mattress bought with this money, and soon, we will be sleeping under an iron sheet roofed house. Before, we used to sleep on the ground using mats, my children walked half naked and it was difficult to afford meals regularly. "

"My life is different than it would have been because I am about to complete building an iron sheet roofed house and this makes me very happy. My health is looking better since I can afford medical cost which was very difficult before."

"My life is different than it would have been because I have peace of mind, and my family feeds and sleeps well. Before, thinking a lot and worries occupied my mind, and we would go without food at times due to lack means to get money."

"My life is different in that, I am no longer going to keep hiring farm land as I have got back mine that I had given out in exchange for money to treat my children when they had got broken. I will use this land to farm and increase food production that will sustain my family both commercially and subsistancely. Before, I used to hire land for farming whereby you either benefit from hiring when season is good or not when it's a bad season. "

"When I saw the message from GiveDirectly, I became very happy that truly the promise that was made to me earlier had been fulfilled. I thanked God for leading GiveDirectly to my village and to me in particular."