"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"I spend the money I received from GiveDirectly to build a better and spacious house for my family. We used to live in a small grass thatched house which was leaking from inside. The rest of the money I paid school fees for my spouse who was pursuing a course at the College. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard. It has enabled us to own a decent house which could not have been possible soon."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"I spend part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on settling the hospital bills. I was involved in a road accident. I was able to pay the hospital bills on time. The rest of the money I used it to buy a heifer and food for the family. Heifer."

"I spend part of the money I received from GiveDirectly to buy a a dairy cow. I used to buy milk and it was so costly for me because I do not have a continuous source of income. The rest of the money I bought Clothes, mattresses and food for my family. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought a heifer. I buy milk everyday, This is so costly for me because I do not have a continuous source of income. I depend on small scale farming and poultry keeping project to earn an income. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and cannot meet all the basic needs of the family including paying school fees. When my dairy cow reproduce I will no longer buy milk. I will cut the cost of buying milk daily and invest on other projects at home. I had always wished to own a dairy cow but because I didn't had money it was not possible. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has enabled me to own a dairy cow. I have devoted much of my time on this project and I will grow it to another level."

"My life is different than it would have been if I had not received my transfer in that, I was able to construct two two-roomed houses one for my parent and the other for myself and my brothers since used to stay in the same house with our parents. Also, we now have enough food for the family as we used to depend on my father who is temporary casual labour. In some instances, we could go without food or even borrow from our neighbours when my father fails to secure a job."

"This house is very small for us. We had to keep two children at their grandmother's home so as to have some space for the other two children. We just live in it because we have no money to build another one."

"I am in a polygamous marriage and the challenge is that there is less money available for me since I live alone. I have always had the desire to have a comfortable home to my liking but money was not allowing. Hence, my main problem is the need to have a better house than the one I have for storing my produce after harvesting."

"I spent my transfer to educate my child who is in form 2 by clearing his term 1 fees and paying part of his term 2 fees. I save $250 the remaining amount to assist me in paying the school fees and do some shopping for my second child who is about to join secondary school in July. The remaining amount assisted me to buy enough food supply for my family ."