"I spent the larger portion of my recent transfer to settle my child's school arrears. This meant a lot since out of settling these arrears she got the opportunity to graduate. I was humble to see the joy on her face as she graduates with the rest of her classmate moreso next year she will now be able to join class one. The remaining amount I bought food for my family's consumption."

"Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I did not have any livestock in my home. Currently, I own two cows and goats which I am rearing in my homestead. I would not have acquired any of these had it not been the support from GiveDirectly. These to me are assets which upon reproducing, I can lean on incase of a financial need. In addition to this, ever since receiving the money, fulfilling the family basic needs like buying daily foodstuffs has never been a problem unlike before when we could skip some meals due to lack of money."

"My new goals are; to boost my business and ensure that I pay school fees for my children next year on time. As a window, the household expenses has been a challenge because my business was on the verge of collapsing. Stabilizing it will be a good idea which will even help me to pay school fees for my children regularly since I do not want to see them being sent home due to fee arrears."

"I believe I will have planted the tea leaves seedlings in the come six months. This will always be my future hope since it will be an assurance of security to lean on in the future. This being my main goal currently, completing it will mean that in the next six months I will divert my income to improve our living standard hence I expect easier access to basic needs like clothing and food among others in our family."

"The cash transfer has given us hope of constructing a new house and leading a more comfortable life. We are currently living in a small house which can not accommodate the whole family. "

"The biggest difference is that I was able to access surgery and medical attention for my grand child who was sick. The cash transfer was my saviour at that moment. I am very glad that I received this cash transfer because I had no other means of taking care of the orphans."

"I look very healthy and happy because I acquired house hold items that I needed. I am glad that I have money to buy food and medicine since I have ulcers which used to attack me often. I had no financial assistance incase of an immediate attack."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we acquired good quality bedding and clothes. We dress well and lead a comfortable life that we dreamed of. We can afford decent meals for the family compared to the past when we could only afford one meal a day."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am happy because I acquired a motorcycle that earns me daily income. Previously, my employer was paying me peanuts which could not support my family. More so, I was living under oppression and in distress. The cash transfer has enabled me relocate to a more safer place where I can take care of my family peacefully."

"My expectation in the next six months is that my life will have greatly improved. This is because, with the additional piece of land, I expect my family will be having enough food in our store thus will not be spending much on food like before. Besides, It will boost my income hence enable me to meet my family needs without much hassle."