"My life is different in that, I have got an additional piece of land which I intend to plant food crops that will support my family. Previously, I had one piece of land and I shared it with my mother in law that left my family in food shortage. Furthermore, I have owned a cow that is going to produce milk and income for my family."

"The moment I received the mobile money message, I had a knock on my door and it was my son who had come to ask if I got the message because he got too. He checked my phone and told me that the money was there, I felt so happy."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I started planning for it."

"Upon receiving money from GiveDirectly, I was over whelmed by joy because I knew it was going to help me settle the debt I had and start up with the construction work."

"The moment I received the transfer, I shivered because of excitement, I had never got that much money. After some time I settled down with my heart filled with joy."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness and relief I feel having paid up my children's fees at such a one time bunch which has never been the issue all my life of paying fees. Prior to getting this money I always had to sell off produce, livestock or borrow money to keep my children in school."

"The moment I received my money, I became happy because it came at a time when I was sick. I was relieved knowing that I had got money to seek proper treatment."

"There is a big change in the house that I sleep now because I fixed a new metallic door and windows, plastered it and put a veranda. The house is looking beautiful and I feel happy. Before receiving the transfer the termites had destroyed the wooden door and windows in my house and I was just wondering how I would get money to buy better doors and windows but I thank GiveDirectly for the transfer that has enabled me do the renovation."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the extreme joy and happiness that I feel with in me seeing that I will soon build an iron roofed permanent house. This will relieve me from the issue of renovating the grass thatched house that I am still staying in. In the long run, it will as well help me save as I will not be spending on renovating the grass thatched house always."

"There is a big improvement in my life now because I sleep on a good nice bed that I bought with the transfer, I now feel comfortable. I have hope of constructing an iron roofed house since I am already in the process of procuring the building materials. Before, I was sleeping on a mat, black ants used to bite me and my wife but I had no option."