"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I completed the construction of my commercial house which makes me happy. With this house, I can be able to generate income for my family after renting it out. In addition, the goats will enable my spouse to finish the payment of my dowry. Previously, my life was not at the level it is now and for this reason I'm very grateful for the development that this transfer has brought."

"Had it not been the financial support from GiveDirectly, then I would not have been able to open my hairdressing and cosmetic shop. I had been employed by a neighbour on a part-time basis and the income was little, but ever since I began receiving these transfers, I saved enough that enabled me to open me this cosmetic shop. I am now getting a good income through it."

"The big difference in my life is that I have acquired livestock, utensils, good clothes, a mattress, bed sheets with the GiveDirectly cash transfer. I would have not managed to buy them on my own."

"I was overwhelmed with joy when I received the money. This money was going to improve in all areas of life."

"I expect in the next six months that I would have bought the required building materials which will facilitate the plastering process for the floor of my house. I will no longer have to incur costs in smearing this floor when it shall come to its completion."

"I'm so proud and happy daily because I have managed to achieve so many things which took me a very long time to achieve. for example my children sleep well on good beddings and we now have enough utensils to serve food unlike before whereby two or three people could share food served in one plate. In addition to that I will have food security in my home because I can now plough in time when rains return unlike before when I could hire labor which at times could to take so long to be delivered since people prioritise their gardens first."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I own a plot of land. This makes me excited because in the future, I can either build a commercial house or resell the land with profit since its located in an urban center. Before, I never owned enough land and it always worried me since I had children."

"The moment I received the transfer, I became so happy that I could not sleep again. I was very excited to receive that big amount of money on my phone for the first time."

"The moment I received my transfer I felt very happy. I heard my phone vibrate at around 3 am. The tone awoke me and I had to check the message to find out who had texted me very early in the morning. when I read the message and realized that It was from Give Directly, I was so happy. I never went back to sleep because of the anxiety. I decided to listen to music on the radio because I could not sleep anymore."

"I felt very happy when I received the message of the money in my phone. I thanked God for the blessing of this transfer since it was the first of its kind."