"I was very happy and full of joy that morning when I received the message from GiveDirectly notifying me of having received my first transfer from it since there were some things which to me seemed impossible because of my unstable financial status. I was thankful to GiveDirectly since the money would help me a lot in paying for my children's school fees."

"That moment I received this transfer I was very happy. I finally knew that y dream of having a new house had come. my kids have always wondered why we sleep in the same house with them hence no privacy. That day I rushed to the market to buy the materials because I was so anxious."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have started saving towards my child's education. Saving for me has been difficult but with the assuarity of the monthly payment, I am certain that I will manage to achieve this goal. This will change my life because I will see the dream of taking my child to high school becoming a reality."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought all the building materials which are needed to construct my new house and when this happens, my dream of building a decent house will now be closer to a reality."

"In the next six months, I will be owning a cow. This will come from selling the sheep that I continuously buy using every month's transfer. This scheme of buying one every month is allowing me to keep money and use it later. When I sell them, I will have enough money to buy a dairy cow."

"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months. This is because we shall be residing in a cleaner house. Moreover, I will be spending less energy and time cleaning our house. Still, I will have started a grocery business in a nearby center. Subsequently, I will be enjoying a higher income. I will rely mainly on table banking to save the money from GiveDirectly to facilitate the projects."

"In the next six months, I want to shall have paid my wife's dowry. This will change my life knowing that I have met what traditions require of me. In my culture, if you do not do this, it is like you are still carrying some burden on your shoulders that one day you will have to fulfill. I have a peace of mind then, knowing that I do not owe her family anymore."

"I expect to be at peace with myself knowing that my daughter's school fee is cleared and her studies are not interrupted while being sent home to collect pending fee arrears. In the next six months, I also expect to have added more stock to my shop and will be earning more income from it to enable me to meet most of my household needs."

"In the next six months, I plan to plaster my house. I have a house which is semi-permanent. It was my desire to have a permanent house but due to my low income from casual work, I could not achieve my dreams. Now that I have other urgent matters, I will only plaster it to make it durable and presentable."

"I expect my life to change drastically in the next six months since both of our cows will be lactating. Accordingly, we shall be having adequate milk for consumption while selling the surplus to fetch more income for our family. Still, my son who is at the college will have completed his studies. Consequently, I will be relieved from the burden of paying school fees. Overall, we shall be leading a better and healthier life since we shall be enjoying more food and a balanced diet. Additionally, we shall be residing in a new house, thus enjoying more prestige and respect from our relatives and the immediate community."