"Business used to be down initially. It was hard to even sell one sack of maize in a day. Now as we speak (noon), I have already sold four times what I used to struggle to sell a whole day. By end of day, I sell between 15-20 sacks and get good returns. Maize has a high demand in these sides. GD has brought such an awakening! I am even now optimistic I will own a pickup truck soon for transportation; something I never dreamed of. This is a miracle to say the least. GiveDirectly is God-sent in my view. We have been transformed as a people. The future is good for us courtesy of GiveDirectly. All we say is Thank You for the funds GD sent us."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have the hope of expanding and renovating my house since I already have bought all the materials, I am waiting for my second transfer to start the remaining work."

"I would want buy bedding for my children since they have old ones."

"I do not have a kitchen currently and I would wish to have constructed a new kitchen in the next six months though I'm not sure whther I'll have raised enough money to construct it by then."

"The difference in my life is that now am stress-free since we now have enough food to eat and we can eat well. Again I was able to pay school fees for my child as before when she was sent home I would not even sleep well due to stress on how to get the money for paying school fees."

"I expect my life to change in that I will have opened a shop."

"My life is different. First, school fee for my son is fully catered for the rest of his secondary education. Initially, he often missed school due to lack of funds for fee. Second, my children do not roam in the village borrowing space to sleep at night. There is a brand new house for them and they are comfortable. We built it using the transfer we received from GD. Finally, we are well fed as a family. We used to skip meals due to lack of funds but now we are a happy lot; we have more than enough courtesy of GiveDirectly. Thank you GD!"

"The biggest difference in my life is that now I have a good stock in my shop which has really help me get a good profit. I am also relieved with the huge burden which I had on paying school fees for my wife. Now I have cleared her fees for this semester and am only left with one semester which I now have enough time to look for the money."

"In the next six months, I expect to have bought a motorcycle which I'll use for commercial purpose so that I can have an extra source of income."

"I now have milk in my homestead. I plan to own a piece of land soon. I have afforded clothing that I used not to afford. These are the differences that GD transfers have brought in my life. I am optimistic for a better life too. I did not have much hope earlier due to the poverty that was staring at our faces. We are optimistic to advance our lives because the cash has made things to happen for us that were not happening before. We are grateful for this."