"My life is different from how it was in that, I stay in a decent house unlike before where I had a grassed thatched house which could leak during the rainy seasons. We also sleep well on a mattress and bed that we bought using the transfer. From then on, we have never experienced backaches that we used to have when using traditional beds."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a house. I have been longing to construct a big house but due to my financial status, I could not afford it. My previous house was in a very poor condition and whenever it rained it was hectic. My family too never had peace since when it's time to sleep they were forced to sleep at my neighbor's house of which they were uncomfortable. But ever since I constructed this house, the problem is solved. I am now sleeping very comfortably under a decent iron-roofed house with my family and I no longer about the rains which have been a bother to us for all those years."

"My children's education has always been my priority and I have always taken it seriously. This is an investment that will never lose its value and with the current economy, no one is assured of a better life in the future if s/he has no formal education. Since I am planning to channel all my next transfers on paying school fees, I believe that I will have almost cleared next year's school fees for one of my children. Also, I am optimistic that I will have bought them all the requirements they need for their revision."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I was able to complete my house and moved in as well. I will now be relieved from the crowded and hot uni-pot I used to sleep in."

"I was very happy and surprised when I received the money on my phone because it had never happened before, to me it was a blessing."

"Being able to take my children to a private boarding school where there is quality education is a very big difference in my life. If I had not received the money my children would have been in a poor performing day school."

"In the next six months, I want to use my transfers in saving for my son who will be joining secondary next year. I would want to prepare in advance so that when the time comes, I don't have to struggle through loans and seeking help to raise money to take him to school. I would want to raise enough money in advance to help me with buying school requirements and paying school fees when he will be joining. HE has promised to do well in his final examinations and I would not want to let him down by not being ready."

"I expect my life to have improved because I will have enough fodder for my livestock. nappier grass will be an alternative to the maize stalks that I have been going around my village buying and hauling them to my farm. I think that I will reduce the prevalence of pest and disease to crops, animals, and chickens that would have been brought to my farm with the stalks from other farms. I will also have to reduce the cost of production hence I will have more income. I will not have to be buying feeds for my cow anymore."

"In the next six months, I know I will have started the butchery business which is my goal for now. My idea is to make good use of the resources I get from Give Directly to cause a permanent positive change in my life financially. I will be using part of my monthly transfers for savings and in the next six months, I will have saved enough to kickstart the business. As I continue to receive more, I will also be boosting the business on a monthly basis until my business is stable enough to sustain itself and my family needs."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have saved some money to buy a dairy cow. I will be in a position to save the money that I could have used to buy milk to do other activities at home and pay school fees for my children in school."