"I spent part of my first transfer on my homestead improvement. I used it to buy a barbed wire, poles and wire mesh to use in fencing my compound. I settled on this so that my livestock and chicken will not be moving to the farm to destroy our crops. Also, I used some amount to buy a dairy cow as a way of expanding my dairy farming project. I will be using the income from milk sales to pay school fees for my children. I feel that my farming has been uplifted thus I expect better returns and products from my farm. I spent the remaining amount to buy food and clothes for my family to add to the few that we had."

"The biggest difference in my daily life that has been brought about by this transfer is the fact that I have been able to have peace of mind from within the family and even the neighborhood. I have been able to have peace of mind after paying school fees for my children, something which will see me relax for quite sometime as I accumulate more money to top it up. I have had peace with neighbors who would often scold me for letting my chicken into their compounds claiming that they brought them losses after feeding on their green vegetables."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought materials ready to cement the floor of my house. I depend on small scale farming to earn an income by selling the produce at the market. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and could only gather for the basic needs and school fees for my children. We live in a dusty floor house that exposes us to dust and respiratory diseases which are so expensive to treat. I was so worried about the uncertainties that might happen to us. Currently, I have bought the materials in place and this had given me hope that my wish will be fulfilled. When I have cemented the house My family will no longer be exposed to dust. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has given us hope which was absent before."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to improve my sheep selling business. I chose to rear sheep since they are very reproductive and can help a lot in terms of payment of school fees now and in the future. I look forward to improving my business the more and raise the living standards of my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better and spacious house for my family. We used to live in a small mud house that could not host all my family members comfortably. We could sleep with my children in one room which acted as a kitchen, sitting room, and a kitchen at the same time. I depend on casual jobs in the village to earn an income to meet all the basic needs including paying school fees for my children in school. I had no extra money to save to enable me to build a house. My sons could go to the neighbor's house to spent the night there. This was so risky because of the movement at night. Currently, I have a bigger and spacious house in which we live comfortably. I no longer shy away to welcome visitors into my house like before. I used to shy away because I did not have a good house to host them. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our standard of living."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of school fees to educate my children. I have two children; one in standard seven and the other one is in secondary school. I spend 150 USD for secondary and 20 USD for Primary School per year which is hard to come by. I therefore intend to buy a cow to supplement the little I get from the one i get of 3 litres (which I sell milk at 0.25 USD per litre a day) which is hardly enough to fend for my family and cater for my School going children. "

"My new goal in the next four months is to save and start a business of an hotel where I will be selling consumable food to the community and get enough income that will enable me afford my College fees thereby relieving my parents from the burden of having to pay school fees for my other siblings and my college fees."

"I used to rear dairy goats in the past but sold them to educate my children. Receiving this money will see me revive a venture that once meant so much to me. I am also planning to engage in horticultural farming. I want to grow tomatoes to supplement my dairy goats farming to pay school fees for my children."

"Being a single mother of 6, supporting the needs of my children and especially paying their school fees is the biggest challenge i face. I do casual jobs like cultivating people's lands, fetching firewood from the forest and selling them in local hotels or schools as well as doing household chores for my neighbours at pay. The income i get from these jobs can't sustain all the needs of my family, something that sometimes forces me to ask for fundraising from friends and relatives."

"I have a grandchild in secondary school under my care.She was deserted by her mother at a very young age and I took the responsibility of caring for her.I will use a part of this money to pay her school fees.Receiving this money will also enable me to buy a cow as well as rebuild my house."