"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly is that I have a new business. I no longer depend on commissions like I used to do before I received these transfers. The business which I started with my first transfer has made life interesting and more worth living than it was before. I feel so happy that I was lucky to have been a beneficiary of GiveDirectly transfers because meeting my daily needs has been easy unlike before."

"Farm expansion has been my biggest wish since I have depended most on subsistence farming in order to provide food for my family. Being a widow and unskilled can be the most disadvantageous aspect in life and this has forced me to depend on farming as my reliable source of income. With the help of GiveDirectly cash transfers, I am hoping to reshape my life for the better because my plan is to buy an oxen and an ox-plough that will help me to upscale my farming production. The oxen will also earn me income whenever it is hired on fee basis by my neighbours. This will bring a positive change in my life, a transformation that I have longed for."

"I expect to buy more building materials that I shall have used to plaster my house. I look forward to having this beautiful house that will be the envy of the entire village. There will also be less exposure to dust which will lead to fewer to no colds and flu infections."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have fenced my compound using the wire mesh that I bought. This has not only improved security in my compound but also allowed me to expand my poultry keeping project. I feel so happy that I was lucky to be one of the beneficiaries of this life-changing project."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a permanent house which is very decent. Previously, we were living in a semi-permanent house whose walls had some holes all over. I thank God because Currently, the walls are plastered and are therefore more decent and permanent. In addition to that, the floor was sandy all over but now it is well polished. Secondly, the rooms did not have permanent doors which was stressing me since there was no privacy and the fact that my children are all grown-ups. Everything is now settled because My house is permanent and we are now living happily as a family."

"The moment I received the money I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. It was very early in the morning when I received a message notification on my phone when I checked the message, it was money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy that I could not sleep anymore All my family members were so happy. I used to buy milk and it was so costly for me and the first thing that came into my mind was to buy a dairy cow."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for Educating my children. Iam poor and I have failled to provide school fees for the children on time. This as always affected thier performances since they are sent home regularly."

"Receiving this money means paying bride price to my parents. In our culture, a man I expected to pay an agreed number of cows to the girls family as a sign of appreciation to them. I conceived while at school and now staying with him in order for him to take care of the pregnancy then thereafter marry me. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to retrive the piece of land that I leased to take care of the barrial expences of my late wife, build an iron roofed house because the one I have is grass thatched and it leaks. I also hope to buy beddings and a cow that may be sold in order to raise money that can take care of my barrial expences."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. The one that I have is grass thatched which is hard to maintain this days. Grass is so scarce."