"For a long time, water has been a scarce resource for residents in this area. Being a semi arid land, rain is hardly seen throughout the year. Every single day, my schedule involves trekking for half an hour to get water in a nearby river for domestic use. I have to do this twice to get enough water. This is the biggest hardship I've faced because the routine is tiresome and time consuming as everyone strives to beat the long queues of people from neighboring villages. "

"I was previously seeking shelter from my son's house for a long time for the house I was previously living in collapsed due to wear and tear. Through the transfer, I was able to construct a new house and relieve me of the torment and embarrassment that I went through over the years. To me, owning a new house is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I expect my life to change to the better in the next six months. This is because we shall be having adequate clean water for use in our home. Consequently, I will be spending less energy and time collecting water. Moreover, my family shall be healthier and safer because we shall avoid unsafe river water. Still, I will be saving lots of money from my business and the transfers that I get from GiveDirectly. Consequently, I will be more confident in supporting my last born through his studies and career path."

"I felt very happy now that the transfer would enable me to purchase my own motorbike and to provide taxi services and earn an income."

"In the next six months, I will have fully paid my rent at school. This will give me ample time to stay and study at the campus. I will do so well to become a good medical studen tbecause I wont have anyting else to biother me othr than the studies."

"I received the transfer notification as I was already into my daily shop and on checking to confirm, it was from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer. I was very happy about the money and to me, it was an answered prayer since I had for a long time looked for cash for the completion of my new house."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to be much better. This is because I will be enjoying higher income from the sale of the farm products (potatoes and cabbages) that I will have planted and harvested from the leased farm. Besides, I will have completed planting tea in my farm. Thus, I will be more confident with regards to supporting my children as they pursue their studies. I will be having reliable sources of sufficient funds to be used in paying school fees and financing other necessary projects."

"In the next six months, I plan to buy building materials such iron sheets which I will use in building a house in my own home. I have been living in a small house and I feel the time has come when I need to have my own home. This is why I plan to buy building materials bit by bit until I have enough to build a suitable house."

"I don't have a source of income. I am a peasant farmer and basically, I rely on menial jobs which are at most times not available. To mitigate the lack of money to meet my needs, I intend to practice poultry keeping. In the next six months, I will have increased the extent of my poultry farming. I will be having a modern poultry house and a large brood of chicken that will be laying eggs that will be making me money. I also hope to have received my contribution from my merry go round group and bought a cow. This will be kept and reared to maturity in order to provide milk for consumption and also for sale. This will be beyond the six months but I intend to achieve it using the transfers I will receive over the next six months."

"The notification came at around 6 O'clock and my phone was off by then. On turning it on, I went through the messages and I came across the notification by GiveDirectly that I had received my transfer. I was very happy and overjoyed and to me, it was a dream that had finally come true."