"I have had a goal of adding a piece of land to the one I have. I am a farmer and I do livestock farming which earns me an income from sales of milk. My husband is a civil servant and we use his salary majorly on household needs and we save the little that remain. I use my income from milk in daily household needs now that I am jobless. We have always save little that remains after spending our family income with an aim of buying a piece of land but since we majorly depend on my husband's income our savings has been too small hence making our goal unachiveable. Receiving money from GiveDirectly means that my goal of buying a piece of land will soon be met."

"I expect to use the cash to start a small scale business that will help me generate more income and have a stable income so that I do not have to rely on the cash flow from the organization."

"I underwent a medical operation twice in 2016 and April 2018 consecutively. This condition drained my financial resources as I used all my savings to cater for the medical bills. I even sold my 50 chicken and 7 sheep which saw my livestock business collapsing drastically. However, this was not enough and my family had to call for a fundraising to support my financial needs. Since then I have not been able to work because of the wound. This has made my wife the sole breadwinner and apart from subsistence farming, she goes an extra mile to burn charcoal although it is against the law. She engages in all sorts of menial jobs such as digging in people's farms to sustain our basic needs. My financial status has never stabilized and I can say financial constraint is my biggest hardship. However, the condition is improving and I am hoping to revive my normal life."

"As a shopkeeper I have always desired to run my own shop. This is because I have almost 10 years experience in the profession and I got enough skills to manage my own business. However, this has not been possible because I do not earn enough money to save and start the business. With this transfer, I start a shop in Bamba because it is a very active center and the business is likely to thrive faster. I will also purchase two dairy cows and this will mean a constant supply of milk in my village and the nearest centers of Mariango, Bamba, Guruguru and Mariakani. Having these businesses operating will stabilize my income and make it sustainable enough to feed and educate my children."

"My life is different than if I had not received cash transfers in that, I now own an acre of land that has made me proude and develop self esteem. Before I received cash transfers, I used to hire land for cultivation which was very expensive for me hence lack of adequate food g the family."

"My life is different than if I had not received cash transfers in that, I have an improved standard of living since I have completed construction of my semi permanent house. I used to sleep in a house made of grass and wattle but now I have moved steadly to an iron roofed house."

"My life is different in that I am able to do my activities well as I aquired a belt that has greatly helped me to carry on with life. Would be waiting on someone's help up to now if I had never recieved my transfer."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I bought a motorbike that am currently using for doing a boda boda business. with the money am getting , am able to buy basic needs for my family and currently saving money for constructing my house in the future."

"My plan is to buy a few furniture such as a new set of sofa-set and a table that I will be proud of whenever I get visitors who come to pay me a visit. Right now I have very old seats that are a bit embarrassing."

"My life is different in that my family is happy because I built an iron sheet roofed house and my daughter was able to go aboard because the cash transfers I received helped her in the clearing process. This would have not be possible with out the GD cash transfers. Thank you GD."