"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have started horticulture farming. This will enable us to have enough food and sell the surplus to earn an income to meet additional needs."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to get a motorcycle that is now helping me to timely meet the day to day home expenses. This is through the paid transport service that I offer to the community with my motorcycle business. Prior to getting this transfer, I used to do casual labor to raise money to sustain my family and this made life so challenging since we at times would go without some needs."

"My daughter informed me on that particular day that I had received money from GiveDirectly. When I heard the news, I felt very happy and excited because I received money to help me in my advanced age."

"I am currently operating my a clothes business in a temporary structure by the roadside. The problem I face is that when it rains, the clothes get stained by mud and during the dry season, they gather a lot of dust and fade from the scorching sunlight which makes the clothes impossible to sell. My plan is to move the business into an enclosed building where the clothes can be safe and my business protected."

"My life is different than it would have been if nevI er received the transfer in that I have built two new houses which were not possible before."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I could not have paid the school fees for my daughter on time. I depend on casual jobs in the village and the money I could get was so small and could not gather for all the basic needs."

"So far, I have spent only a portion of my most recent transfer on rent which I had not paid because I was not able to raise enough money from the casual jobs that I depend on. I have saved the rest of the moeny on my M-shwari account to help achieve my plans of purchasing construction materials that I intend to use in the construction of a new house back in my rural home."

"I have seen a great difference in my life since GiveDirectly came. I was always wondering when I will ever rear my own cow which is now a reality. We used to walk long distances to fetch firewood from the forest so that we can sell to earn some income but currently we are no longer doing that after establishing other great projects to feed our family."

"If I could not receive cash transfer from give directly I could not have managed to put up a nice spacious iron roofed house as I did. I could still be staying in a very small a leaking house and very sure by now it could have fallen down. I am very grateful to Give directly for changing my life."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am now able to get enough money from my rental house after I plastered all of them as compared to before when I was getting very little money that could not even sustain my family. I am also now very sure and proud that I will put up my own home and stay in a very comfortable home, this will prevent my from having conflicts with my tenants. "