"In the next six months, I want to continually improve my business by adding more stock. I know this will help change my financial life and reduce the struggles I go through to raise money to meet my needs because it will be a stable source of income."

"My life is changing because very soon I will be sleeping in an iron roofed house. Currently, I still sleep in a thatched house that has been leaking for a very long period of time."

"My expectation in the next six months is to start a business. I am planning to open a shop in our local market. We only have one shop that is not open always. It also doesn't have a variety of goods and we are normally limited by what is available in that shop. I want to break this monotony when I open my shop"

"Life is greatly improving on my side because I have succeeded in erecting a permanent house for myself. Although I haven't moved in, my greatest relief has finally come whereby, I'll no longer stress myself over how to renovate my thatch house which has been costly as well."

"My life is now different in that I own an ox. Previously, I found it difficult to plough my agricultural land on time since I had to wait for the people who owned oxen to finish ploughing there's before mine. This inturn led to poor yields and food shortage in my family."

"Life was very difficult before receiving cash from GD because I did not have an income generating activity. I could not afford to provide for the wellbeing of my household in terms of feeding and other necessities. I did not have enough land to farm on since my dad had used land as collecteral security to acquire loans. Now that I received this money, my life is different because I have managed to pay off all the loans and repossesed our land. This transfer enable me buy household items like clothes, shoes, Utensils and food stuff."

"My conditions of living were demeaning because I lived a beggar's life. I could not plough on time since I depended on people's oxen. The owners could first work on their fields and mine was done later when rains have reduced meaning I could not get a good harvest. Now that I bought my bulls using GD transfers, I can plough on time therefore I do believe that this year I will manage to scoop a good harvest. "

"My life is much better now and I am very proud that very soon I will be marrying my longtime partner. I am proud because the cash transfers have raised up mt self esteem in the community. Prior to receiving the cash transfers, I had no means of acquiring bride price."

"I have realised very many improvements through GiveDirectly in that I constructed a three roomed permanent house. Prior to receiving the transfer, I was living in a small thatched house. In addition to this, I paid school fees for my two children. In the past, I had to sell food crops to try and raise school fees. Yet this was not a lucrative venture. Nevertheless, I am very grateful that GiveDirectly came to my aid."

"The cash transfers uplifted my household alot. I sleep in a well complete plastered house courtesy of the first cash transfer. In addition to this, I acquired household items such as a bed and utensils which I could not afford before. I also purchased an ox which has boosted our labour force. Previously, I had to borrow oxen for ploughing and which was embarrassing."