"It was around 6 a.m. after I had woken up when I realized that GiveDirectly had sent me my first transfer. I became so happy and I started singing joyously. I knew that the money would uplift my status in my community."

"Having developed the skill of budgeting mostly with the money I have at hand, therefore, I anticipate that in the next six months things shall have changed for the better as will have an easier time in college may be secured a job that I will be earning income after getting good grades."

"In the next six months, I expect to have improved our household appearance by adding more household goods which are not available at the moment. We also expect to improve our business inventories and ensuring expansion of the whole business since we will have completed the second round of merry-go-round."

"In the next six months, I plan to save my transfers so that I can rent a place where I can carry out my tailoring business. I would want to have a different place to have a business than my home. Through this, I will be able to reach to some many customers unlike when I do it from my home."

"I expect my life to change in that I will have built the chicken shed. I want to save part of my monthly transfers as I did before so that I may use my savings to buy building materials for putting up the chicken shed."

"The cash transfers enabled the renovation of our house. We were living in an incomplete house that needed plastering. It was dusty and uncomfortable. However, the cash transfers enabled us to plaster the house. In addition to this, we were able to pay our son's tuition fees. We were worried that he would not be in position to complete his second year due to lack of tuition."

"My spouse woke me up and delivered the good news to me. I was very happy at that moment because this was a miracle to us."

"My expectation for the next six months is to use the money in acquiton of the necessary requirements in school which will give me an ample time to concentrate and study hard in college and later secure a good job after completing my course with good grades. As a result, I shall become a responsible and supportive individual to my family."

"My expectation in the next six months is to have started hiring platics seats at a cost. Right now I have a plan of purchasing two each month courtesy of GiveDirectly's transfer. I believe that this will definitely improve the living standard of my family."

"The cash transfer has transformed our standards of living. With the aid of the cash transfers we jointly purchased a motorcycle which earns daily income for the family. We can afford to eat good meals at home. Previously we had no income generating activity and life was not a bed of roses."