"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have my own livestock and now I am happily rearing them.Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is, inadequate income to build a bigger house with metal roof, because this one leaks when it rains."

"The moment when I received my money, wow, I felt very happy deep in my heart because I knew that at last I could begin improving my standard of living."

"The moment when I received my money I was elated because I had been expecting it from the time GD staff came into my house, and at last here was the fruit of that process. "

"The moment when I received my money, I had an unreal feeling within me because for sure, being a widow I had been stuck with my two son’s fee, but now I could go and pay for them to facilitate their learning."

"The moment when I received my money, I experienced a level of excitement that took away all my sleep for that night so I had insomnia, and this is because I had never seen, or touched such a lot of money in my life! I knew I could begin implementing my plan, including building a new house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am assured of constructing my dream house since I have bought the necessary building materials for the construction of this house. It gives me hope as I see myself migrating from my late co-wife's house to my own."

"I have seen great changed, I am especially happier because my life is more comfortable."

"My life has changed in a lot of ways, I have cattle which I never thought I would ever afford to buy."

"I felt very happy for receiving the cash because it gave me hope for boosting our small business that wasn't doing so well during that time"