"Receiving this money means that i will fulfil my dream of buying our own cow.I have been keeping a relative's cow for some years now.This has provided us with a small income through the sale of milk.However,it cannot help me in the long term because eventually the owner will come for it.Having our own will act as an investment because with time it will multiply hence I will have a good asset base that can come in handy when need arises in future.I will also use the remaining part of the transfer to pay school fees for my child in secondary school"

"Receiving this money means uplifting my family livelihood especially paying children's school fees. "

"The biggest hardship faced in my life is losing my parents and the challenge of educating my children with limited money resource. "

"I was born in a family of 9 and it was very hard growing up.This is because my parents were just small scale farmers and what they got was not enough to sustain all our needs, moreso education.After completing my primary education I received a letter of admission to a nearby secondary school but my parents could not raise my school fees.That is where my education dreams were shattered. My parents started having domestic issues and my mother left.Its 4 years now since she left all of us.This is what prompted me to live independently and look for a means of survival.That is when I decided to start doing small businesses.I am now a single mother of two and it hasn't been easy.Providing for them is hard because I get very little from my grocery business(5 USD a day).I am sure things could be a bit better if I had continued with my studies."

"The moment I recieved my money, I became very happy became I had got money that would enable me plaster my house and buy a better door and windows."

"I realised that GiveDirectly had sent me the money at around 7:00 am, I became very happy because I had got the money to buy an ox that will help me plough my farm land."

"The moment I recieved my money, I became very happy because I had got the money to pay as dowary for my son's wife."

"The moment I recieved my money from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed by joy because I had got money to buy bricks and pay construction workers."

"The moment I recieved my money, I became very happy because I had got the money to build a better house for my self."

"My life will soon change after I have built my permanent house. Currently, I'm still sleeping in a leaking thatched house."