"My life has changed because through this aid, I have managed to off set my debts. I'm now stress free as opposed to the past when I was over pressurised by people I owed. At times I thought of selling of the little property since the money I earned from a Local Government primary school was not enough to meet my family needs as well as paying off debts. I ended up prioritise paying fees first visa vie clearing debts. In addition, I have bought building materials for my permanent house which project will start in December. I'm still sleeping in a leaking thatched hut."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have paid school fees for my two children in secondary school. I do run a small business of timber store and the amount of money that I get from this is so small and cannot gather for all the basic needs for the family including paying school fees for my children. My children used to be sent home to collect school fees day in day out. They could stay home because I had no money to pay for them immediately and this was affecting their performance in school. Currently, I have cleared all the arrres and my children are no longer sent home like before. Their performance has improved compared to previous months. I no longer get stressed up because I have paid for all their school fees. I have peace of mind to work in my small business to generate more income for other basic needs. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard."

"I heard a message notification from my phone, I went a head to cross check and it was a mobile money message from GiveDirectly. I became very happy because I had got money that I would use for plastering my house."

"My life will change in the near future because I have always had this burning desire to have my own house and my own home away from my fathers compound but then due to financial distress, life has never given me such an opportunity, so this time through the transfers that I will be getting, I know the dream will become a reality."

"In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall have improved my house from mud walled to a concrete wall. I shall also have more milk supply for the family and raise an healthy family in the long run. With support from my wife, I can be sure to accomplish this within the next six months."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have brought the building of my new house to its completion. This will pave way for other key investments that are geared towards improving the livelihood of my family. I am particularly concerned about the small size of land that we stay in that does not provide enough space for farming. Once we are done with house construction, we shall shift our focus to buying a piece of land by pooling our resources together as a family to buy this piece of land. I anticipate that this shall be made possible within the next six months and I am looking forward to accomplishing this with my wife."

"In the next six months, I am certain of an increase in the number of poultry. I will have bought a several livestocks and my children school fees will be settled God willing. At the end of it all I will be a happy parent."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to to retrive the piece of land that was leased by my late father. If this plan succeeds, I will be able to build a home and cultivate a little more than the way I have been doing. This will increase food productivity in my home."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy oxen that will support in my farming activity which inturn will increase food productivity in my home. I Will spend part of this money on food items bacause even as I speak now, I don't have food in the house."

"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to build iron-roofed house. Iam stay in a leaking grass thatched house since it's constantly being destroyed by termites and rats The iron-roofed house once constructed will provide my house hold with comfortable accommodation which does not leak.Also I will be able to save some money spent on maitianing grass thatched house for doing other better things in my family. "