"My life is now different in that, I regained ownership of my six acres of land that were in the creditor's possession. In this land, I have planted a varriety of food crops i.e maize, groundnuts, potatoes etc hence assuring me of food security for my family. Previously, I used to travel long distance to my grandmother's home in order to find land to plant crops which wasn't even big enough."

"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to buy land. Iam facing a big challenge of no land because my spouse has many Siblings to share the inhereited portion. This has affected us economically since I depend on one garden for both settlement and farming. My family members some times even lack enough food to survive on. The chrildren have ended up dorging class due to hunger."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to cater for our household's basic needs like paying school fees because I have children in school and its not easy to promptly pay their dues."

"The biggest hardship I face is poverty. My family relys on farming as a source of earning, however this has never been possible since I lack oxen. Iam therefore un able to sustain the needs of my family members and some of them are becoming malnutritious."

"The biggest hardship I face is sickness. I have a skin disease that always attacks my body and is so demanding in terms of treatment. This has made me fail in saving any thing and money for sustaining the family demands."

"Receiving this money means owning two acres of farm land. We started purchasing the two acres but not completed yet. When we complete purchasing, we shall grow crops, sell some for educating our children and the balance will be eaten. Currently we are cultivating on an acre of land given to us by the clan but it is not enough to support our household."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to cater for the household's basic needs like Education for the children, medical care and others."

"My life is much different in that I purchased we purchased a motorcycle that is earning daily income. This income supports the family. In the past,it was difficult to support two families. However, I am delighted that the cash transfers empowered our households. We are happy and independent."

"The cash transfers empowered me financially to purchase household items such as mattress,bedsheets and curtains. My house is neat and comfortable. I also acquired an oxplough and oxen which made it easier for us to plough and till our farmlands at no cost.Prior to receiving the cash transfers, it was difficult to access oxen for ploughing. I had to labour on people's land so as to access an oxplough."

"Life is different than it would have been because I was able to receive proper medical attention from a hospital. If it wasn't for these transfers, I wouldn't be still alive. I am grateful to GiveDirectly. "