"I felt so happy when I received the money, we jumped and thanked God for his goodness."

"I felt very good when I received money because it came at a right time when hunger was hitting the community."

"My life is currently different in that I have a dairy cow. Very soon we shall have plenty of milk in our homes and meet other daily needs without having to struggle like we are doing now. This will improve the living standards of my family and lead to increased productivity in the family as well. My child was also able to transition from a public primary school to a private one courtesy of GiveDirectly transfers."

"The moment I received my money, I felt relieved knowing that I would finally complete my house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that this transfer has put me to a different level of life since I was able to purchase some building materials that I will soon use to set up a permanent structure. In addition to this, I paid up my son's fees for the last semester which as well is a postive turning point in my life. Prior to getting this transfer which is unconditional, I panned to secure a loan to enable me meet the above."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I knelt down and prayed thanking God for this kind of blessing."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy because I had never held such amount of money which as that is unconditional. "

"The moment I received my money, I felt so delighted that I immediately put it into plan. "

"My daily life's biggest difference is the happiness I feel having managed to build my own house and moving in to my own compound. I am now an independent person. Prior to this, I was renting at the trading centre and making ends meet while paying rent was a big challenge."

"My life has changed in that through this cash transfer, I was in position to restock my shop which has been boosted. On a good day I get a profit of ten thousand shillings which helps me provide basic needs for my family like treatment. In the past, I had little stock thus could not meet the demands of my customers."