"The cash transfers transformed my life. I was living in thatched house which was in a very poor condition. These cash transfers empowered me to construct a permanent iron roofed house. I am so delighted that GiveDirectly chose to send me these cash transfers."

"In the next six months, I will have harvested the maize which I am yet to plant in the next few days. This would be guaranteed that I will not be spending much on buying food for the family."

"In six months’ time, I have high expectations of buying a cow. This is because a cow is an investment that will see the family benefit for a couple of years as has always been. The provision of milk, reproduction and the sale of these products will be beneficial to our family at large."

"In the next six months, I expect to see the clothe-selling business having started since this is the point I will be focusing on as a stepping stone towards starting other businesses."

"My life has changed because I was able to buy my motorcycle that is now supporting me financially. I now feed, dress appropriately and I offer transport services to my community since this was a problem in the area. In addition to this, the boda boda service that I offer keeps me busy as compared to before when yes, I had to farm but later I would be ideal sitting with my peers who actually could not give developmental ideas."

"My life is different now because my husband is alive. I was able to use my transfer to treat my husband and he got better and healthy. He had an illness that was unexplainable. Had this transfer not been there, he would be no more as I could not have managed to raise the hospital bill."

"My life is different now because I got money that enable me to get back my piece of farm land although it was using the first transfer. Given my age, this would not be possible if I had not got this money. Secondly I am grateful that GiveDirectly gave me money I am using to feed myself. I am of age and can no longer farm to maintain myself. So getting this money has simplified my life as I spend it on what ever I desire to eat without bothering other people ."

"Currently I am delighted seeing that together with my husband we started a produce business that is supporting our family in many angles such as feeding, medication, fees for our children, among others. Prior to getting this transfer, my husband worked together with his father (selling veternary drugs) to support our family. This did not help much since he had to share the money with his father. "

"In six months’ time, I hope that my son will have brought a wife. This will mean that an additional member for the family and kind of replacement for my late wife will come to help us in household chores. My son will have completely gotten hopes in life after losing when her mother died. It has been a real struggle for him coming to terms with the death of her mother. Transfers from GiveDirectly have given us hopes in future and psychologically stability at least for us to plan ahead."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to buy some iron sheets that I am intending to use in building a spacious house for my family. This is because the house I am currently living in is small, old and its walls are becoming weak as days pass by. Due to this, living in it for long is dangerous as it might collapse any time hence it is a threat to our lives. I am hopeful that I will be able to start building a new house using my second transfers."