"The biggest difference is the fact that I have been able to pay school fees, stocked food and built a new house. I norm ly rely on support from my child who works as a teacher to pay school fees for his siblings and even meet family needs. I was happy that I was able to give him a helping hand through GiveDirectly transfers. The building of a new house for my two children who recently graduated to adulthood is the biggest difference of all. We could not afford to raise enough money to build them a house and they had to go sleeping in the neighbours house-something that was so embarrassing as well."

"I spent most of my transfer on settlement of a part of my hospital bill because I had been admitted for three months and the bill was humongous.The rest was spent on daily food and rent bills."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is buying a dairy cow whose daily income will help in school fees payment for my kids. I resorted to buying a dairy cow because it's a major source of income in our place given the long dry spells which usually affect crop farming. Initially, I used to milk two litres a day but now with an additional cow I get to 3litres a day. For all these, I and my family are happy and grateful because all our plans came to pass."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness because through the transfers my cattle selling business which was dead is now revived. This means I am able to cater for my family well because there's a daily income from this business. The transfers have also relieved of the stress of losing my son a few months earlier before GiveDirectly came to our village."

"I was so happy the moment when I received the money because I received the money when I was coming from farming and this is the time I needed the money most to help me with farming."

"I have managed to buy iron sheets and I will no longer have a leaking roof"

"Before receiving the transfer I did not have a decent house. I had a glass thatched house but I did not have money to build an Iron sheet house which has been of my dream. Now my dream has been achieved as I managed to build an Iron sheet roofed housed with three bedrooms for my family of 4 people that we are now all happy."

"The time i received the money i was so happy together with my family because we knew that we will be able to buy food for ourselves.we planned on how we will use the money"

"Building materials, school fees and food for the so purpose my construction process and my family wellbeing."

"My life has changed since I have managed to buy things which I was failing to do so"