"My daily life has greatly changed in that, I live a much more exciting life. This is because I bought an ox and a bicycle for my self. The ox will solve the agricultural problem I have had for long and the bicycle will improve on my means of transport. Previously, I ploughed my farm land late since I didn't own an ox to plough it on time. In addition, I struggled transporting my sick family members to the hospital hence I carried my children on the back and would make my wife foot up to the medical center for lack of better means. But all this is now history because of the bicycle I bought with the GiveDirectly transfer."

"My daily life has improved in that, I live happily because I was able to make an initial payment for my acre of land. Previously, I relied on renting land for agriculture annually which was costly since I never had a stable source of income. This in turn limited on the amount of food crops I could plant hence low yields which brought about food shortage."

"I laughed when I saw the mobile money message indicating that I have received money from GiveDirectly."

"Six months from today, I should be able to have a house of my own and I will also have been able to hire a farm on a lease basis from a willing neighbor. The first priority, however, goes to having to build a new house for myself because currently, I live in my brothers' house, and it does not feel comfortable anymore."

"My life is different now because I'm so glad that I will be able to construct an iron roofed house which I never managed on my own. Furthermore if my house is completed, I will no longer have to stress myself looking for grass to maintain or renovate my grass thatched house. The current house I occupy leaks so badly which has never given me a peace of mind because whenever it rains I have to get up and fold off my beddings which is kinda irritating most especially at night when I'm enjoying my sleep. Therefore with GiveDirectly's intervention, this will be no more and I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the philanthropic world for liberating us from extreme poverty."

"I am sure that six months from now I will have been able to make some significant savings which I will then use to buy maize in large quantity, hoard them for some time as I speculate for a rise in prices and then re-sell them at a profit."

"My heart was filled with joy and happiness the moment I received this money. I lost my sleep since I was overwhelmed with happiness. It was like a dream come true because I couldn't believe that it had happened and I thanked God almighty for the amazing wonders he keeps doing through GD."

"The moment I received money, I felt happy because I got money for acquiring things which I lacked like farm land, clothes and utensils."

"There is a big change in my life now because I have purchased oxen for ploughing, utensils and chairs. Prior to receiving the transfer, I ploughed with a hand hoe which was time consuming and tiresome. I did not have chairs and whenever I got visitors, I carried for them a piece of wood to sit on."

"My husband read a mobile money message. However, we were not yet convinced that it was true. We had to cross check with our mobile money account to confirm if indeed it was true. When we confirmed it, we jubilated on top of our voices and celebrated."