"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is the fact that I had been able to depend fully on myself. Initially I was depending on my husband for everything right from the purchase of foodstuff, clothing, transport fee and even when I needed airtime. I was glad when I received the transfer from GiveDirectly, I was able to fix a lot by my own, clothe my children with new attires, bought foodstuff occasionally and even school fees sometimes get paid without involving my husband."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the independence which I got after receiving this money from GiveDirectly. I used to seek assistance from my mother since for a long time before the transfers came, I was unable to work on my farm due to my health status. Currently I can sort all the bills including school fees since I have been receiving this money consistently for the last two years. "

"I majorly depend on subsistence farming which has not been doing well enough to cater for both household daily needs and any other goal in the family. I have children in various schools and my biggest ambition is to see them prosper in their education to allow them to have a better life in the future. Raising their school fees is challenging for me due to the limited resources in our family. Currently keeping heifers with an aim that once they reproduce, I will have milk for both household consumption and sales gives me a the biggest difference in my daily life. I will have offsprings which to me I can always depend on in case of any financial crisis more so to raise my children's education fee and any other household necessity arising. To me having these two heifers in my compound is the biggest difference in my daily life. It gives hope that I can always provide for my family."

"I believe education is the key to make my children's life better thus I have to persist overwhelming needs to make sure that I pay their fee. I majorly depend on casual jobs and subsistence farming to raising an income to support ever-rising pressing family needs. I had seen myself lucky to have my children in school and colleges but raising their fees had been a big struggle for me with the limited resources I have. When I received GiveDirectly transfers, I was able to pay my children school fees. Currently, I am happy and hopeful since GiveDirectly has given me a handy hand to realize my goal."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the complete payment of school fees for my four children. It was really tough for me working in the casual labor to raise enough money for the school fees. Getting this money brought a great change in our daily life and every other task became so easy."

"Having competed the school fess payment, I have a new goal to start the construction of a new house in the next four months. School fees payment took the better part of our resources and we could not concentrate on other new projects over that time. At the moment we can save and even source other money from the casual labor we have been doing and this will enable us to start the construction of a better house in our family."

"When I received my second transfer, I spent a good amount to build for myself a house in the piece of land that I bought using my first transfer. I settled on this since I felt the need to live in a place a little far from home. Also, I paid school fees for My children since I did not want them to be sent back home and stay behind in the education. On the remaining amount, I bought enough food to last my family for some time."

"When I received my second transfer, I spent a good amount to connect piped water to my compound. I settled on this since I usually walk for a longer distance looking for clean water for domestic use. At times, I was forced to walk for a distance of up to 10 kilometers and this is tiresome and time consuming. I spent the remaining amount to pay school fees for my children in school so that they would not be sent back home."

"I spent my second transfer on building a house. I have been living in a single room house that doubled up a kitchen, a living room, and a palace to sleep in. It was not conducive to hosting guests. I decided to build the house with this money because this is the only lump sum money that I have ever gotten. I get very little from farming and doing menial jobs that only serve to meet our daily needs. I also bought a heifer that I plan to rear and later sell the offspring in the future. I will also be supplying milk to my community and earn an income out of it. I then paid school fees for my children. I used the remaining amount to buy a few clothes for my children."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I cleared school fees areas. This has freed me from frustrations and allowed me to relax and focus on providing food for the family being that this was a time of famine in my village. My children's education has continued smoothly even during this time of food scarcity and financial hard times because I paid for them fully and in good time. My house construction had stalled at the time when my children joined the school and dragged on for many years but is now 2 weeks from its completion. I am a happy man and a proud father for providing my children with education and a nice home."