"This transfer has brought a difference in my life. I was able to buy half a bag of maize that I am going to consume for quite some time and thus I will not be having any worry about food shortage. I will take care of my cows and goats. When the cows reproduce and multiply in number, I will be able to sell some calves and use the money on other important things. The goats too will be of great help to me. When they reproduce, I will be able to get milk that will act as a substitute for the cow’s milk when they are not lactating. Thank you GiveDirectly for helping me."

"There is going to be a difference in our lives after receiving the transfer. I will be able to complete cementing the floor of the house and hence we will no longer be feeling the dust. We will now be able to stay comfortably in the house free of fleas. Also, having completed paying the college fees of my child, I am now confident that he will be able to sit for his final exam, and hence he will be happy and no longer feeling frustrated. Thank you GiveDirectly for coming up with this noble program of helping the needy. May God bless you so that you may continue helping other people."

"This transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. Having bought the bag of maize, my children will no longer have to do casual jobs to get money to buy food. They will thus have something to eat and hence they will not go hungry. This money has also enabled me to have a kitchen that I did not have, I used to cook on the verandah of my other house. With the new kitchen house, I will no longer be feeling the outside cold as I cook. I am milking one of the two goats that I bought and I am getting a litre of milk. I hence do not buy milk anymore since the goat’s milk has been of great help to me and my family. I will also take care of the calf that I bought so that when it grows, I will sell it and buy a bigger cow. With the bigger cow, I will be able to get enough milk that my family can consume and I can sell some. Also, having paid back the loans, I will be able to get access to another loan that will help me in my small business. This money has enabled me to do what I thought I will never do. Thank you so much GiveDirectly."

"I called one of my children that I had chosen to be my helper to come and check the SMS alert that I had heard on my phone. I do not know how to use a phone since this is the first phone that I have ever gotten in my life. The child informed me that I had received the transfer as promised by GiveDirectly. I was immediately filled with a lot of happiness upon receiving the good news and I celebrated with my family. We gave thanks to God for what He had done to us."

"Owning a spacious permenent house is the biggest difference in my daily life. I have been longing to build a better and more spacious house but due to my financial status, I could not afford it. My previous was small and in pathetic condition. Some of my properties had to stay in the open which was very insecure and very embarrassing at the same time. I am now glad that we now stay comfortable and my children have ample space and time to study since previously, they could even seek for a place to sleep at my relatives' houses."

"I was so excited when I realized that Give Directly had sent me the money that I had been promised during the enrolment. I was sure that the dreams I had would finally be achieved with the aid of the transfer."

"With this money first and foremost I will buy land and build house. This house I am staying in now is not mine my mother's friend gave it to her and i am just been kept as a visitor in this village so this money will give me a permanent home I am craving for."

"Loosing my child who was suppoting me in financial ways but now as old I am, I have to look for a casual labour to support my family and just last month I have also lost the grandchild that my daughter left me with"

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some bags of cement, bricks, and sand purposely for the renovation of my house which was semi-permanent. I also paid the mason his labour charge in regards to the task. In addition to that, I bought some five goats that I am now keeping in my compound. Finally, with the remaining amount of money, I bought some sufficient foodstuffs for my family."

"I am now in the process of constructing a new iron roofed house. I was staying in a hut that was grass thatched and my desire was to build a new decent and iron roofed house. When I received the transfer , I purchased pieces of iron sheets, poles and paid for the labour cost. I am happy that very soon I will be moving into my new iron roofed house. Apart from this, I also bought goats that I am currently keeping in my homestead. They are assets that I can readily depend on as they reproduce and increase in number."