"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." (Occupation: Small business)

"In the next six months, I believe I would have joined college and pursue a course which would enable me to land a good job in future so that I would be able to support my parents." (Occupation: Small business)

"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."

"The moment I received my first transfer was the best moment of my life. I was so happy that I had finally gotten money to get myself a nice house. I had a mud-walled house that I have lived in for a long time and all the while whining about the inconvenienced of having to smear it twice every week. This was tedious and indecent work. I was always praying that I get to build a timber walled house. I could stop smiling at myself knowing that I was finally going to be able to build it." (Occupation: Small business)

"We did not harvest much from our farms in the last farming season and we have been buying maize for family consumption which has also risen in price. This has led to the hunger that is faced by many families that are unable to afford basic meals due to the high prices and lack of income. I am very lucky and proud to say that my family has not been a victim of these unfortunate circumstances, thanks to the monthly transfers which ensures that my business stays alive and we can afford the basic needs and foodstuff such as maize without any problem."

"I expect my e to have improved in the six months, I will start a carpentry shop and make a good income. I am highly skilled and I believe that my business will pick up very quickly."

"I operate a business in a rental shop near my home to earn a living. I have a desire of engaging more into business but monthly rent is costly for me to get my business higher. In the next four months, my plan is to buy a plot that will allow me to build a permanent structure to run my business. I prefer this since a plot is an added asset and it reduces my monthly cost thus will have higher profits to meet my family needs and expand my business."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have never been worried about taking loans to sustain my business. Before I got the money, I used to take loans twice a month. Once the transfer was sent I have been able to take care of my needs easily without the worries on beating my deadlines to clear loans."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that nowadays I can easily pay school fees for my children. I am happy because, without the transfers, I would have to strain myself by working extra hours on tea farms. I was able to revive my chips business using the transfers. The income from this business is really helping me run my home. It had collapsed a few months before Give Directly came into my life and this would have gotten me into deeper problems." (Occupation: Small business)

"Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I was able to take care of my needs with ease. I managed to offset the fee balance for my siblings and children on time. We have also been eating well since I have been able to make more profits from the business that I managed to boost with the transfer. I thank GiveDirectly for the positive impact they brought in my life"