"The greatest impact is that I am now a proud owner of a permanent house. When I received the cash transfer, I had to execute my plan of constructing a permanent house. I was tired of sleeping under a thatched house for about two years. This is an achievement for me within a short period of time."

"I was woken up by the buzzing of the phone followed by overwhelming shouts of joy from the neighborhood. I called out my last born to read the message for me. I felt very happy when he read the mobile money message to me."

"I expect to have started my second hand clothe business in the next four months. I am tired of depending on casual jobs. I believe the business will do well in this region hence I will have a daily source of capital."

"The moment I got received money, I was too exited to extent that the back pain I had stopped instantly."

"My new goal is to start a business. I want to start selling clothes and shoes because the business is lucrative in this region and from my own research, I feel that this is what I can do best and be successful in it. Currently, I am running a motorcycle business which is doing well. The problem is that I have to hire someone's motorcycle, therefore, the profit is not that much since the owner of the motorcycle takes the biggest share at the end of the day. At times I go without getting money when the motorcycles are engaged. I, therefore, feel that selling second-hand clothes and shoes will boost my income."

"My life has improved because I have acquired cows which will enable me to pay bride price for my wife in future and probably for milk consumption. Secondly, I also sleep well and I can afford to change clothing. Prior to this transfer, I never had livestock and I slept on a mat because I had no money."

"Currently, my life is different from how it was before GiveDirectly came into my life. I am now able to save some money unlike before when I could squander everything I got on a daily basis. My business is doing well because I was able to boost it with part of the money which I got from this organization. My children also used to lack a lot of things but I am glad that I am able to take care of the needs easily at the moment"

"That moment I received money, I read the message, ignored it at first as any other. But it was in the morning that it dawned on me that it was GiveDirectly money after seeing my neighbourhood joyous. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to see that I will soon have an iron sheet roofed house, that will be a good break from that leaking grass thatched house. "

"Having goats is the biggest achievement that I can proudly talk of ever since Give Directly came into my life. I decided to rear goats because they reproduce twice a year and require minimal supervision compared to other domestic animals. Furthermore, their food is also easily available since they can live in any type of climate. I am hopeful that they will multiply and increase in number very soon. I am planning to sell some in our local markets and buy a dairy cow. I will get milk and sell so that I can generate my daily income. And according to me, these are the well-thoughtful assets that will help me in the near future. Thank you GiveDirectly for making a positive impact in my life."