"I expect to have saved the transfers and started the business which will be the main source of income for my family. We will earn income from it to buy food for daily consumption, pay school fees for my children and also buy them clothes."

"Limited land for crop cultivation my biggest hardship. I do not have enough land that I can cultivate and yet that is the only source of livelihood that I have. Food is limited because the land I own can not support my large family. I have a family of 13 which is far a bove a half an acre that I own."

"The biggest hardship that I face is limited land for cultivation of crops. I can not be able to support my household in terms of feeding and other basic needs. This a because, I depend on farming but I do not have enough land to cultivate in large scale that could support my family sufficiently. "

"Receiving this money means acquiring cows that will act as an investment for me and my household. I have grand children that are at school and paying their school fees is a challenge. I will sell some animals in future in order to pay fees once they have multiplied. I raise their school fees through small scale farming which is not reliable due to intermittent factors like drought and floods which affects the yields and harvest."

"I was so happy the day I noticed that I got the money, I did not realise that I had received this money because I'm not well versed with phone handling. So one day my brother-in-law asked me if I had also received the the money and I told him I don't know, When he checked my account balance there was money which triggered my happiness."

"There is big change in my life, I am no longer sickly and I am happy because I have deposited for the piece of land where I intend to stay in. Before receiving the transfer, I could be sickly of ulcer and over stressed since I did not have a place to call my home. My marriage failed and I came back to my father's home. According to our tradition, a married woman is not entitled to land in her place of birth. This is the reason as to why my life has been full of stress, my brothers have never been happy to have me at home. I am grateful to God for GiveDirectly."

"My life has taken a different shape because through this cash transfer, I paid off the debt and repossessed my farm land. In addition, I have added another bull for ploughing my farm. I'm now sure of food security in my home because I already cultivated millet. Before, I could cultivated on a small scale and more so late because I had to first do casual labour in order to been given bulls to plough my farm land."

"My house was incomplete without fascia boards, verander and was not painted. So after I got this money, I was able to install the fascia boards, construct a verandah and paint it. The house now looks more beautiful and everyone admires it which brings pride to my family. In addition to that I have peace of mind and happiness because I managed to clear all my debts and claim ownership of my land."

"The moment I received the transfer, I felt happy because the transfer was going to relieve me from the most pressing challenge which was lack of oxen."

"There is a big difference in my life now because I have purchased construction materials and I am hopeful that soon we shall build an iron roofed house. Being old, this money has saved us from the struggle of looking for thatch for renovating the our hut yearly."