"Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I was living in a grass thatched house with no hope of upgrading to a better one. My life is currently different because I have been able to build a new decent and spacious house to live in with my family. I have also been able to buy a cow which I am expecting it to reproduce and have many of them. I will benefit from the milk that this cow will be producing. I will sell the surplus and earn an income on the process. "

"I did not have any livestock in my homestead before the coming of GiveDirectly. However, after getting my transfer, I am now boasting of owning a pair of oxen and some goats. With the pair of oxen, I am assured of ploughing my farm timely and I am expecting to plough my whole acreage thus getting a good harvest. I also enrolled to a tailoring course through this money. I paid for the tuition fee and also acquired a new sewing machine that will enable me to start my own tailoring shop. This will be a source of income to me."

"I never anticipated that I would get a bed and a mattress to sleep on. Through the money, I managed to replace my bedding with a new bed and a mattress which I am sleeping on comfortably. I also have some two heifers that I am currently keeping in my homestead. These are my assets which I can readily depend on in case of a financial need."

"My life is different now because I now have a pair of oxen to help me in my farming. With the pair of oxen, I am assured of doing my farming early and timely for better harvests.The money has also been helpful in building a new house. I did not have a house at first but now have a new one. Having a decent house is the biggest achievement in my life."

"I did not have a good house to live in. My old house was in a very bad state but I couldn't even renovate it. I am happy that I have a new house to live in with my family. I was also operating a business which was not doing well. The money helped me to buy more stock of goods for this shop. Its now doing well and getting a good and increased profit unlike before. I can now fulfill my own basic needs with ease through this income."

"I did not have a house at first thus it was troubling us, having a big family with seven children. I am grateful to GiveDirectly since the money has enabled me to build a good house to live with my family. I also have a pair of oxen that will greatly help me to do my farming timely for a good harvest. I used to hire from neighbours during the planting season which was costly. Having my own pair has relieved me of hiring, instead I will hire to them at a fee earn an income."

"My child was joining high school and I did a shopping for the requirements on reporting including paying for his starting fee. I would have struggled a lot to raise the money for him. I also have a new house that I am currently living which I managed to build with this transfer. I thank GiveDirectly because I now have a good house to live with my family. I also have some goats that I didn't have before the coming of GiveDirectly. These are a saving for the future of my children's education."

"I am grateful to GiveDirectly because I now l have a new house to live in with my family since I was previously living in a small house which was in a very bad state with no hopes of upgrading to a better one. Apart from the house, I also have a pair of oxen that will be helping me in doing my farming timely and effectively. I couldn't have acquired this pair had it not been the financial help from GiveDirectly. I will no longer be hiring the ploughing services like I used to do during planting season."

"The money helped me in enrolling my son to college. Raising college fees was a difficult task for me as a parent since I do not have any source of income to depend on paying for him. I also managed to build a toilet that I am using with my family since we did not have one."

"I now have a pair of oxen that I am using to plough my farm. I used to hire from neighbours during the planting season but now I have my own. I will no longer be hiring from neighbours instead I will hire to them at a fee. I am now assured of ploughing my whole acreage for better harvests. I also have good bedding to sleep on comfortably. I replaced the old and worn out bedding with a new mattress and a bed."