"Having shelter is one of the most important necessities in human life. Lacking it can be frustrating and dehumanizing at the same time. I have been in this situation for a so long and I can't wait to one day own a home. So in the next six months, I am planning to save money for buying building material. I expect to have constructed a decent house and forget the long-suffering I have had for the past years"

"I expect to have succeeded to complete my poultry house. I will be fully equipped to restart the poultry house because I will be using the money I receive on buying construction materials to its completion. I will be keeping more chicken in the new poultry house in the next six months."

"I expect my life to be better in the next six months because my income will increase from the sale of sorghum. I also plan to employ another person to work with in the quarry leading to increased output hence more income"

"My life is better because these cash transfers have enabled me to plaster my 3 roomed permanent house. I'm now sleeping in a clean house which I enjoy moping because of the smooth surface. Prior to these transfers, I suffered with constant cough and flu due to dust from unplastered floor."

"It was around half past midnight when a message notification woke me up. At first, I thought it was a random message that could have been sent by mobile service providers. When I woke up I was surprised, to realize that it was a confirmation that my first transfers had been sent to me. I remember I started praying, thanking God for the blessing I had just received. It was a very emotional and happy moment"

"Life is different in that I sleep under an iron sheet roofed house and this brings joy. In addition, my family dresses better. Before, we had just a few old clothes; and when it rained, we slept under under a leaking grass thatched house due to damage caused by rats. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy a piece of land that will support my farming activity. I would love to do cultivation but I do not have land to support that. Getting even just food alone has not been easy for me. I am hopping that with the coming of these GiveDirectly transfers, my problem will be solved."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is poverty. I have three children in secondary schools and to raise money to facilitate their education needs is a very big charllage. I sell part of what I am able to harvest in order to raise money for them to go to school. This leaves me with very little to feed on and as a result, food shortage. "

"The transfer enabled me to purchase cows that if I was to purchase at my own cost, it would take me years to save enough money. However, with the coming of GiveDirectly into our village, I now own them. For sure, were it not for GiveDirectly offering us financial support, then I would not be having these cows. I am not only happy that the transfers enabled me to acquire these cows but because I will also be able to earn an income through the sale of milk."

"I expect to start up a cattle rearing business. I will save part of the transfer and buy cattle for ploughing my farms and also my fellow villagers to earn more income. I will want to improve on my income as much as I can so as to give my family the best. Through this and the poultry business, I will have a stable source of income which will reduce my hard labour to support my family."