"Previously, I had a very small house that could hardly accommodate my large family. Whenever it rained, we would be worried that the house might fall in on us. Thanks!GiveDirectly for enabling me to buy building materials that I used in building a new house. I now have a beautiful house and I can brag about it in the village." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Unable to get financial support for my secondary education caused a lot of anguish and frustration in my life. My father whom we solely depended on died and the thought of living without him was unimaginable. We were forced to abandon our dreams of attaining higher levels of education. The only thing my mother was able to provide was the food of which it was barely enough for the six of us. Life situations forced everyone to fend for themselves, and that is where I found myself marrying at a younger stage of life, yet the responsibilities that came with it made the struggle severe. Luckily, Give directly has come through at the right time. I will ensure our livelihood is changed for the best." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Financial instability is my major challenge that has almost put my life to a standstill. This is because I lack a stable source of income, since my fish business is inconsistent due to insufficient capital. My husband does not earn enough from his motorcycle job thus he cannot support us fully. This makes it difficulty to provide basic needs for the family especially food and sometimes we are forced to go hungry. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life is better now because I constructed a spacious iron roofed house. With the bicycle I bought transportation is now easy. I now use solar light and my children dress well. Previously, I slept in a grass thatched house which could leak whenever it rained heavily. I moved on foot for longer distances and some times while carrying the children especially if am talking them to hospital. I also spent more on buying dry cells for my torch or enter my house in darkeness when I could not afford." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that I was able to pay school fees for my children easily. Previously, I could accumulate huge balances in school and my children could be sent home due to fee arrears making them miss their lesson. This was not what I wanted as a parent but I had no option. I struggled with my motorcycle business to juggle in between buying food and paying school fees. Now I feel good because I can comfortably pay the amount easily using the transfers." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In the next six months l expect to have started saving for my project of building a spacious iron roofed house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The number of my goats has really increased and my plan is to sell some of them in future so that I can raise money to buy a dairy cow. Having a dairy cow will be the biggest achievement as I will be able to produce enough milk to sell within my community and for my own personal consumption." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"After saving these transfers and starting a business for my wife in order for her to earn some income, my next project will be to save and buy building materials i.e iron sheets, poles, timber and nails to build a new house. I still live in my father's compound and this has restricted me from doing a lot of things. I need the freedom of waking up in my own home." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In the next four months, I wish to a new motorcycle. This will be an investment which will earn us an income on a daily basis. The income will help me get money to solve other family needs on a daily basis. I can also save some for another business." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life is currently different than it was four months ago in that I have a constant source of income courtesy of GiveDirectly. Prior to being enrolled in GiveDirectly's program, I had lost my job and life became very hard and unbearable to the point that I almost lost hope in life. However, the coming of GiveDirectly in my village turned around the situation since I was able to receive the transfers which I used to buy a second-hand motorcycle. Nowadays, I use my motorcycle for taxi thus I am able to fend for my family with ease. From the transfers, I have also started a poultry farm which is doing equally doing well."