"Currently, my children have ample time in school to study as they are not sent away from school. The transfers have helped to pay the school fees for my children so they can get a quality education. I have also managed to buy a solar panel to help in lighting my home. This will help enhance my home security and also scare away burglars."

"I cleared my secondary education and passed my exams very well. I however was not able to proceed to tertiary levels of education due to financial difficulties. My dream was to become a teacher and that dream has not yet faded away. In the next four months, I shall have joined the college of my choice to pursue my dream of becoming a teacher. This has been made possible through the GiveDirectly transfers that have enabled me to make more money through farming. I know I might not be able to raise the money on my own but I will definitely get support from my parents in paying school fees and meeting other expenses."

"My life is different in that, I have constructed an iron roofed house, which I plan to shift after fitting a door and windows when I sell my agricultural produce. Prior to receiving this cash transfer, I didn't have enough money to buy construction materials because any money I could get was spent on my children's education."

"GiveDirectly did well to send me unconditional cash transfer that I have spent for my children's education. GiveDirectly has only done good on my side."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. I also hope to start up a mall business that can generate more income for my household. This will help me to take care of my children's education needs and any other demands of my family. "

"When I receive this money, my husband and I have resolved to pay back a loan outstanding so that we regain our piece of land that we staked as collateral. This will help us widen our agricultural practices so that we get better yields from what we shall plant. I will also buy some bulls for oxen purposes because we have been hiring from other providers. So this will see us also save money from what we would have used for hiring and channel it into catering for other basic needs like education and medical care."

"Life is different in that these transfers have enabled receive education that will be vital in searching for employment to earn living. My dressing has also improved with more clothes now available. Before, I had lost hope of having better education since we are many in the family yet there was no money to support each of us. In addition, I had a few clothes that weren't presentable to be in public."

"I am a widow and a mother for two children whom I still provide for their needs yet I have no reliable source of income. My hope has been in charcoal burning business that has supported my children's education but since trees are no longer available for cutting, I am forced to depend on subsistence farming for food and bursary applications. When I receive my transfers from GiveDirectly, I plan to support my daughter's education by paying her college fee since I have much expectations from her when she graduates as a teacher. I also plan to buy an oxen and ox- plough in order to upscale my farming hence changing my life for the better. This is essentially what receiving this money means to me."

"My new goal is to relocate my two children from a public school to a private primary school in search of a higher quality of education. The learning is more efficient and there is value for money in private schools as student benefit more than those in government schools. This will give them a good academic foundation which I desire for them."

"My life is different in that, I have got back my two acres of land that were taken by the money lenders. I am expecting increased yields from these two additional acres of land this season. Furthermore, I have owned cows that will help me with my children's education. Previously we did have enough money to settle the debts and buy cows since there was no stable source of income."