"Receiving independence through this cash transfer is the only joy I have because I will soon be independent, own my plot and move out of renting to my own home Before I received this cash transfer, I used to rent in the nearby center which was costly for me on top of buying food and educating my children."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have started poultry farming and when this happens I am sure of getting an extra income from their sale which I will be able to use in taking care of my basic needs."

"My life is different in that I now own two cows and three goats which will produce in the near future hence my family will have milk to take. I'm also able to afford a balanced diet for my family. Unlike before, I had to move around every morning to look for causal garden work so as to get some money to buy food for my children but now I have a small retail business that earns me income I use to cater for my household needs. Thank you GD."

"In the next six months in that, I will have extended my business to a big shop where the Jikos can be readily available. When this happens, I am sure of getting more profits which I can easily use in taking care of my daily needs."

"My life is much different because I acquired basic needs that can sustain my family. In addition to that, I started a local brew bar which is earning income for my family. More so my family is now peaceful and we nolonger have family disagreements emanating from lack of financial support."

"I was living a life of hopelessness, life full of frustration and desperation. A poor widow stranded with her sons because there was no money to be paid to them in school. I remember a time when my son in University was forced by the administration of the Institution to defer became he had a huge fee balance unpaid. It was sad to me and I was crying and praying, but thank God for answering my prayer through GiveDirectly. Now I live a life of relief, a life full of hope a head. I have cleared all the fees and I an certain that my son is going to graduate this year. To me it is true, that God normally wipes the tears of widows and orphans. "

"In the next six months l expect to have started business of selling domestic goods."

"In the next six months l expect to have started cattle farming for my future use. "

"In the next six months l expect to have saved more money to pay fee for my children. "

"In the next six months l expect to have started doing large scale farming and getting enough profit."