"The cash transfer was sent at 03:00am while I was still awake. When I read the message, I could not believe my eyes. Life was very difficult and we had to engage in ,casual labour so as to make ends meet."

"Initially, I had nothing to call an asset in terms of livestock. When I received my first transfer, I purchased the two heifers which I am currently rearing in my homestead. I am expecting them to reproduce soon and I will be benefiting from the milk that they will be producing. I will no longer be buying milk elsewhere and I will sell the surplus to earn extra cash. To me owning these heifers is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Before GD's intervention, I used to till the ground with hand hoe using my bare hands which was so tiresome. The food production was low because I could not till large chunks of land because I did not have enough energy due to my old age. Secondly, I used to do a lot of agricultural manual work in order to sustain the well being of my household. Now that I received transfers from GD, I can plough with my oxen and I no longer do casual labor because these transfers enabled my achieve what I lacked in my household. For example, I bought household items like beddings, utensils, Food and livestock."

"GiveDirectly's transfers have brought joy and happiness to my family this is because I was able to accomplish most things I couldn't within the shortest time possible. For example I plastered my house, Paid off land mortgage, bought livestock, household items sought for medical, and above all I have saved some money for future use. Prior to receiving this transfers, I used to sleep in a dilapidated grass thatched house which leaked whenever there was rain and the beddings I slept on were so shameful therefore I decided to buy new bedding and moved into my Iron roofed house. I enjoy sleep nowadays because of the new beddings and no longer worried about rain since I'm sleeping in a iron roofed house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I acquired a bicycle which is the main means of transport for the family. I can access water and medical care easily without having to walk to the nearest health center. In the past, I had to walk long distances to access water and this was very cumbersome."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am able to purchase basic household items like salt and soap without much hustle. In the past, I had to carry out casual labour so as to afford basic necessities."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a pair of oxen that will facilitate my farming. Initially, I used to hire from neighbors during the planting season and it was expensive. Due to this, I could only manage to till a small acreage. I am happy that for the next seasons to come, I will no longer be hiring these services. In addition to this, I will be able to till my whole acreage for better harvests."

"I received the money at 03:31am. It read that I had received money from GiveDirectly. This made very happy and excited. I was happy because this money was going to boost my finances."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am able to afford food for the family. Previously, it was very hard to afford good food for instance beef."

"Owning the livestock to me is the biggest difference in my daily life. I had desired to have them for long and the only constraint was the finance to buy them. However, by the coming of GiveDirectly, to me, it was a dream come true. I am grateful because I now own two cows. I know that they will reproduce and increase in number. Besides, I will be getting milk from these cows which I will be able to sell to earn cash. Secondly, I was able to acquire a motorbike which has been of a great help to us. Besides offering taxi services which we are getting some cash through it, it also helps us to carry water over long distances. We are currently facing water shortage in our area which without it then we would be forced to walk for several kilometres in search of water."