"It had always been my prayer to expand my dairy project but I had not been able to achieve this because of a lack of enough funds. This is because maize farming is no longer reliable in my region due to insufficient rainfall and fall armyworms investation. This always made us ran at a huge loss due to low returns. Dairy farming has proven to do well in my region as it requires less investment in terms of resources and labor."

"The biggest difderence in my life is that I have accomplished alot with the cash transfers. I have secured enough food stock for the family. I will not worry about famine when the dry season sets in. Previously, we had to survive from hand to mouth without saving anything for the future."

"The cash transfer was received early in the morning. At first I thought it was a hoax but after I confirmed that it was from GiveDirectly. I was extremely very happy."

"Ibwas extremely happy that day when I received the cash transfer. I never wasted time, I remember waking up early to go and withdraw it after one hour had elapsed."

"When I received the mobile money message, I called one of m sons who read it for me. I was very excited and happy at that moment because I had many responsibilities."

"I heard the message tone however I could not read. I called my son who read the message for me. At that moment I felt very happy and overwhelmed with joy."

"I can say that GiveDirectly has transformed my life. I feel happy and more comfortable. I sleep on a comfortable bed and more so I rennovated the house. Previously, my house was in a very poor state. The iron sheets had rusted and it was leaking all over. "

"I was very happy when I received the cash transfer. I never thought that I would ever get this opportunity. I had no hopes at all. I am so happy that I was sent the cash transfer."

"I believe that in the next six months I would be ripping good income through my poultry business. I hope that I will have further expanded my business and bought more birds. The more the business grows the more I will become financially stable and I won't be bothered anymore with paying school fees or meeting my other daily responsibilities"

"In six month's time, my expectation is to have bought a cow that will serve the purpose of milk shortage. I also intend to begin pursuing poultry rearing on a large scale and therefore I expect to have built a house for them and at least a small structure to aid me in realizing this goal."