"The biggest difference in my life is that I am currently having a bigger house and rearing a cow which is my source of wealth. I feel safe, free and comfortable in my own homestead than the ancestral home we shared before.I really thank GiveDirectly for improving my life."

"I felt so happy when I received my transfer since I knew it would help me plaster my floor which very prone of hosting jiggers that threatened our lives a lot."

"The moment when I received my money I felt alive and very joyful since the money would enable me accomplish some of my pending issues."

"When I received the money, I was very happy because I will nolonger struggle to put food on the table as I have a sack of maize and food in the house. Thank you GD."

"When I received the money, I was very happy because I could now plan and do all that I had always wanted but could not do due to my financial status. Thank you GD."

"I spent my third transfer on constructing a house for my family since my previous house was really small."

"I spent some of my third transfer on renovating and cementing my house and also paying school fees for my children. I still have some money kept safe."

"I would still be a housewife who can only get some money by doing some hard labour for people if i had not received the transfers however with the transfers i was able to set up a business where i earn an income."

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees do my children since it was time for them to resume school after holidays. I also bought land on which i am to plant sugarcane on a large scale."

"I would still be thinking about where to go next since the house I was living in is my brother's because I did not have any source of income. However I was able to construct my own house with the transfers."