"I saw the transfer message early in the morning. When I checked the contents, it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my first transfer. I felt happy because the transfer would enable me to new bedding to sleep on."

"I used part of my first transfer to buy a dairy cow. The remaining amount was used to buy food and clothes for my family members. I thought it wise to buy a dairy cow and bring to an end the hustle of having to look for money to be spent each day ij buying milk. With increased milk production, I am well aware that this will not only enable me have milk for the family but I can also sell the surplus to meet other family needs such as food. This will lead to improved living standards for my family and give me an opportunity to raise a happier family."

"My life is different in that, my health life is now safe because I sleep comfortably on a better mattress. Previously, I slept on a mattress without a cover which used to trigger illness. In addition, I have also completed a driving training course and at the same time acquired a driving permit. I am now hopeful of getting a job in future besides being a senior four dropout."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now sleep on a bed with a new mattress and bed sheet. I am having comfortable night sleep that has made me very happy. Prior to receiving this transfer, I didn't own a bed and I slept on an old mattress with torn bed sheets. Secondly, I have acquire most of the needed materials for constructing a permanent house and I intend to start construction with my second transfer."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the relief I feel having managed to clear out the land debt that I had. This is because I had hoped that I would farm to raise money to clear out this land debt. In addition to this, seeing that my home lights at night through the solar I bought make my entire family and myself so happy. There is no more pressure and worry when it comes using the solar compare to before getting this money, when we used to light kerosene candles in the house and at times these paused a danger of burning up the house."

"This financial support has enabled me to start a business of selling produce. I am now self reliant, something that has given me a peace of mind, I can now feed well and afford decent clothes. Previously, I depended on casual labour which was not well paying making it hard for me to support my family. Secondly, I plan to acquire a plot of land after getting my second transfer, where I will stay peacefully with my daughter."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the delight I feel seeing that I am building a permanent house that will relieve me from the leaking grass thatched house that I am currently staying in. In addition to this, I will also be able to save up money (and use it for other things) that I always use to renovate the grass thatched house yearly."

"I had qualified to go to the university but could not due to lack of school fees, I have been saving the transfers I have been receiving and taking any available job so as to raise the money for my fees. My hope that in six months, I will have saved enough money to enable me to join the university during the next intake in September."

"If it were to construct my house, it could have taken century to accomplish this dream .This is because the manual jobs around the village which is my income can barely sustain my family's needs. Therefore, I had to keep on staying in this old leaky grass thatched house which when it rained my family and I had to stand at on point of the house with some of the properties that seemed precious to us to avoid them getting soaked with cold water. At the moment, I have bought the required building materials with GiveDirectly's transfer and the construction has commenced . The biggest gift I have received is being able to provide for my family members mostly my children a decent shelter through GiveDirectrly's finances ."

"My life has changed because through this cash transfer, I have put up a permanent structure which is now at ring beam level. In the near by few months, I will be sleeping in a better house as opposed to a leaking thatched house."