"The greatest change in my life is happiness in that I never imagined myself constructing a iron roofed house. Secondly I could not believe that I can afford two bulls at once on my own so my heart is filled with joy."

"My life is different in a way that, I'm now very happy because I can treat myself and I own a plot of land which I could not have before since I was just staying in someone's home with my children. I would not have managed in my life to own a plot of and if I never received the transfer."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have used the transfers to buy building materials such as windows, steel doors, iron sheets and nails which I am going to use to establish my own home. As a result, my dignity is going to be restored and the other women from the community will begin to treat me with a lot of respect."

"I am very happy that GiveDirectly sent me the cash transfer that has enabled me purchase a piece of land. This would have been very impossible had I not received the cash transfer."

"I haven't been a stable source of income after I the collapse of my business and this lowered our living standards as a family. I'm happy this won't be the case anymore because I have reconstructed the business premise and soon I'll re-opening the business. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am happy now because I have bought building materials ready for house construction. Before, I used to sleep under a grass thatched house with a leaky roof."

"The moment I received by cash transfer, I felt happy because I dropped out of school due to lack of money. Receiving this money meant that I would be able to go back to school."

"Having constructed a pit latrine makes me feel so proud of myself. I nolonger have to hide and look around everytime incase someone was seeing me whenever I go to relive my self. This is the biggest differenc ein my daily life."

"Since I received my transfer from GD, my daily life has totally changed since I no longer go around looking for different types of casual work to do as I have some maize which I believe will last me until next harvest. Unlike before, instead of doing any available casual work, I am occupied looking for water and pasture for my cow."

"I received my money at a time when I was going on with my daily activities. At that instant, I became so happy and I started singing praising God and asked Him to bless where it came from. For the whole week, my happiness I knew no bounds as this money meant new dawn in my life as I knew that this money will enable me actualize my plans."