"My ambition is to become a nurse. I have always had a passion of being a nurse when I was young, this is because I had an uncle of mine who died of tuberculosis but I could not help to save his life at the time. I have always thought of being a nurse will give me a formal employment. I will be able to get a good pay that I will be able to take care of my family upkeep. I will be able to get my family out of slums where there are so many challenges that include fire outbreaks due to negligence and poor planning of houses, disease outbreaks, crime and political violence which occur during elections in our country."

"My top concern is health, because I would not want to wake up one day and find my children ill, or myself. This will cripple me because health care is very costly and I may not be able to afford it. It is my prayer everday when I wake up, that God may keep my children and I in good health and not to let anything harm us."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of enough resources to look after my children being that I am a single father. There is no sufficient money to pay for their education, medical care and proper feeding."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of food which is caused due to limited land for agriculture. There is no sufficient land in this village because it was fragmented."

"The cash transfer has enabled the expansion of my farming project in that, I established a piggery and a vegetable farm. Having studied a certificate in Agriculture, I'm now able to practice, gain more knowledge and skills on farming. Before this transfer, I could not utilise the knowledge and skills obtained from school because I had little capital. I would like to thank GiveDirectly for availing this life changing opportunity."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have bought the necessary materials needed in plastering my house from outside. This will make my house more presentable from outside after its completion and I will also get relieved from searching for cow dung to smear my present mud house."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, my livestock will have enough feeds from the nappier grass which I recently planted. I anticipate an increase in milk production since the livestock will have enough feeds to feed on and their satisfaction will aggravate more milk. Therefore, I will sell the surplus in order to earn extra income."

"With financial support from GiveDirectly, I am currently in the process of constructing the house I have always desired for a long time. My joy is that I will no longer seek shelter elsewhere once the house is completed, which to me is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will not be buying maize flour and milk on a daily basis anymore. This is because, for the first time, I was able to plant maize on the farm I recently purchased. I am hopeful with this promising rain and the resources I have put in it with that harvests will be enough to last us till the next harvest. All in all I am glad since I will be able to save the money I have been constantly buying maize flour with when I have exhausted my farm produce for other pressing needs in my household."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to build the veranda, plaster and cement the floor of my house that had taken over 4 years with out completion .In addition, I have acquired a water drum and a solar system that currently provides light at night. Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have enough money to buy construction materials and paying construction workers, since the money I got from agricultural products was spent on schools and addressing family needs like food, clothing, health."