"I felt so happy ,since my marriage I stayed without a house for close to 3 years and now that am going to get money I will be able to have a decent house of my own."

"The biggest hardship is not able to provide for my family and the draught has killed all the cattles I had"

"I feel very excited, I it change my life, as I plan to use it to build a bigger house with metal roof. This my house leaks when it rains, and I'm very worried right now, as the rainy season has is already with us. "

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi -permanent house from a mud one.I bought three bags of maize to feed on. I have saved some amount of money 10,000 of which I am planning to spend on building a kitchen."

"I spent the entire third transfer on sending my child to secondary school; I paid school fees for the whole year."

"Receiving this money means starting a new life of hope and development. I would like to purchase a motor cycle that will enable me transport passengers and get money for daily needs like food, clothing and better house. I would also want to use part of the transfer to pay dowry."

"My biggest hardship as at now is low income. Business has not been good of late and since I only depend on my commission, this means I have to work extra hard. I strain myself at times."

"Receiving this money I can say is a blessing to my family. First and foremost I am planning to complete my house(cementing), build a kitchen, build a chicken house and start raring chicken to help out in the family expenses."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was talking to the recipient with respect and giving out unconditional transfers that have changed the lives of the recipients."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that i have been able to start building a bigger no se where I will be staying with my family and leave the old house."