"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is staying with a woman as a wife yet I have not paid bride price. My parents-in-law have always demanded for dowary from me but I don't have the capacity to take care of the need. I have lived together with my wife for one year now but with a lot of pressure. It is a risk on my side because in the case that something bad happens say for example that she dies before I pay bride price, the outcome will be so bad that the in-laws can even destroy my home."

"I intend to renovate my house and pay my children's tuition with this money."

"Receiving this money means that I will start up video show within my village. These shows will be making money for sustaining different needs in my family as compared to surviving on unpredictable subsistence farming, where I earn very little."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to marry. Iam currently staying without awoman after my in-laws took her since I have not given dowery hence life is meaningless. Receiving Givedirectly transfers will enable me buy animals to give the in-laws as dowery hence formalizing our marriage."

"I plan to pay my child's university tuition with this money."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy because I really did not expect it and yet it was here! to be used unconditionally."

"I became very happy at that moment when I read the mobile money message. I needed money to sort out my children's school fees."

"The mere fact that I was able to get this transfer is the biggest difference in my daily life because there is no where I would ever get such amount of money. This has kept me happy and in harmony with my husband."

"Currently my daily life's biggest difference is having money at hand that is helping me in my day to day expenses. For example, seeing to it that I pay up labor to help me in mostly agricultural works given my age, feeding my family, paying up my debts among others. Before receiving this money, I was always stressed out thinking of ways to earn an income to help me in various ways."

"The most significant impact is that I was able to access medical care courtesy of the cash transfer. I was on my sick bed and admitted for diabetes and pressure. My eyesight has been impaired as a result of the illness. I had no hope of survival. However, I am very delighted that I spent the cash transfer to purchase doors that have been fitted on my house. Previously, I had wooden doors that had been eaten up by termites. It was not safe at all. I am very grateful for the cash transfers."