"My top concern is Unemployment because, I am a casual labourer and I depend on an income that is not stable. I go to sleep everyday not knowing my job security for the next months. Casual labour market attracts a lot of people and sometimes it's had to find a job even for a week. My children will not be able to attend school regularly and this affects the quality of their education. Not having a job has also caused me and my family to sleep hungry on different occasions. It is important yo have a reliable source of income that generates income for my family."

"Having a pair of oxen to me is the biggest difference in my daily life. I never thought that I would one day use oxen in my farming since owning one has always proved to be expensive to me, and I could not buy them on my own. I did not have money. GiveDirectly gave me power by sending me money. It has enabled me to get an assurance of increasing the acreage of my arable land so that I will be able to harvest abundant yields. Consequently, I will be ensured of food security in my family. Additionally, I will be hiring them to my neighbours during the planting season so as to earn me an extra income."

"I received the transfer notification at 2 am in the morning. I was curious to know who could have sent a message at that hour. As I went through the notifications, I realized that the message was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had finally received my first transfer. I could not contain the joy that filled my heart that day. I was thankful to God and to GiveDirectly for the money."

"The ice cream business isn't doing so well especially due to the cold weather and this has led to a reduction in sales. I ended up getting very little profit which isn't able to take care of my family needs. I, therefore, have a new goal of saving some money so that I can start clothes business. I plan to sell sweaters and leather jackets in particular since that is what most people may need considering the cold weather at the moment"

"In the next six months, I want to save the money so that I may be able to buy a laptop which I really need to handle school homework. Right now, I have to beg from my parents and in most cases, I have failed to do my work in time because I do not have a laptop."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I intend to lease land and expand the acreage of my farming. Cultivating in a bigger acreage of land will guarantee the ability to earn an extra income from the sales of the double produce from the harvest."

"I expect my life to change in that I shall have started my cosmetic business which shall enable me to pay school fees for my children"

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I would have bought a dairy cow using the saving issued to me from our merry go round group. I believe having the dairy cow will enable me to cut the cost of buying milk which is currently very expensive"

"After my husband checking the message notification and later informed me that it was money from GiveDirectly, I felt supper happy that together, we knelt and prayed thanking the staff of GiveDirectly."

"In as much as I was employed, the income I used to earn wasn't enough to meet most of my needs and in most cases, I could borrow loans to boost me. I'm happy things changed and life became better when I started receiving the GD transfers. This is because I have been using GD transfers to meet most of the family's needs thus reducing the load I had previously."