"The biggest difference is that initially I did not have a comfortable house that I could shelter in and was constantly affected by heavy rains but now I have built my own which is stable enough to withstand any heavy downpour."

"The transfer has brought many changes into my daily life. initially, I didn't own even a single livestock but thanks to GiveDirectly, for now, I have a pair of oxen to aid in my farming and early land preparation since timing is important in my area due to unreliable rainfall."

"As a housewife, I rely so much on my husband for provision of family needs such as food, education and medication. Receiving this money means I will be able to open a shop at Guruguru, having my own income will bring an end to over reliance on my spouse. "

"Receiving this money means i will be able to buy livestock that i can rear and sell when need arises. Being too old to work, I prefer this venture because it will not consume much of my energy. With the rest of the transfers, I will open a shop for my daughter in law in Guruguru, not very far from where I live. This will ensure enough income for my family for food and educating my grandchildren. "

"My plan is to use my next transfer to expand my business by adding more stock and renting a premise where I will be selling the items. The rest of the money will be used to pay school fees for my niece in high school. Her mother is jobless which has always made it a struggle to pay the school fees."

"My life will change in the near future once I gather enough cash that will enable me to plant quite a number of trees that I know will generate money for me in the future when I sell them off to my customers."

"In the next six months, hopefully, I shall have made more profits from poultry farming. With the profits made here, I shall have bought a motorcycle for the taxi business. To transport the products, I will not have to hire any means of transport. I will be using my own means and selling my own products. That is a guaranteed comfortable life from the profits made."

"In the next six months l could have started my business of selling tomatoes in large scale."

"I expect to have finish hairdressing classes, hence I would have started working for someone as I plan to buy equipment and look for a business premise for my own saloon business that I am planning to put up."

"I sold candy along the roadside as a source of income before I received money from GD. This earned me very little money and that is why I decided to upgrade to something more profitable by starting a cloth business. I majored in male trousers because most people in my area sell female clothes meaning there's is less competition. After purchasing the stock, I used the remaining amount to pay my rent and purchased foodstuff."