"In the next six months I expect to have managed to have put up a kitchen and my children will have a very comfortable place to spend their night."

"Not having a wife is my biggest hard ship currently. It is challenging, when it comes to washing, cooking, cleaning the house as these activities would be done by a wife."

"Previously, I was in serious pain but I didn't know exactly what was wrong with me. However, when I got money from GiveDirectly I was able to consult a doctor who told me that I had a problem with my kidneys and gave me proper treatment. My health has greatly imporved and I am in position to carry on with the business of selling sweet bananas. Furthermore, I have replaced my previous wooden door and a window witn the metallic one's that can be destroyed by termites."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to boost my business and it's moving on smoothly with good returns that I use for supporting my family and saving for the future. Before receiving this transfer, I was operating this business but it wasn't earning because I had little stock."

"Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have a stable source of income, I was depending on agricultural produce that couldn't meet all my needs. Upon recieving money from GiveDirectly, I was in position to start up a business that generates daily income that supports my family. Secondly, I have acquired the materials that are going to be used for constructing a kitchen. "

"I became very happy when I learnt that I had got money from GiveDirectly because it was going to enable me start up a business for supporting my family."

"Prior to receiving this transfer, I sleept on a smaller mattress and with very old bedsheet which were uncomfortable. When I recieved my money, I was in position to acquire a bigger mattress, bedsheets and a blanket that have given us comfortable night sleep because there is enough space and we are kept warm throughout the bed time. In addition, I have own solar that has enabled me cut costs on dry cells that I uesd previously previously with the torch."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to pay my children's school fees in time which has given me a peaceful mind. Unlike before when I paid school fees at the last minute and most times my children were sent home for school fees this is because my only source of income was agricultural produce. Secondly, I have acquire all the needed materials for plastering, cementing the floor and building the veranda of my house that I couldn't afford before."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my family is poor health. My children are too sickly and with the situation am in I can't afford better health care for them."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is poor accommodation. I hardly sleep during rainy nights."