"In the next six months, I expect my family to be living happily and peacefully. After paying dowry, I shall have a lighter burden to focus on how to start an income generating activity which will also contribute towards diversifying my family's income."

"Previously, I did not have a good shelter. It is a basic need but it was difficult to build one as I did not have an income plan that would cater to building a new house. I only earned enough to cater for family's food provision and maybe save towards paying school fees for my children. The transfers from GiveDirectly have seen me buy building materials and pay a contractor to build a new house for the family. My family can now stay comfortably in our big house that is in good condition too."

"My life has changed greatly since Give Directly came into my life. Now I live in a good house made of timber and I got good furniture. I feel good when visitors come to my home I am no longer embarrassed to be the host. I feel proud I was able to buy I cow because out of it I can make a living and sustain myself even after Give Directly have finished their project in our village."

"Since our house was plastered, we are now living in a much cleaner environment without dust and ants. I expect to see an improvement in my family's health and a reduction in the trips made to the hospital for treatment of ailments such as common cold that was caused by the dust around the house. This will also save us a lot of money that can be channelled to other needs around the house."

"With the business that I hope to start, I hope that in the next six months, I will be having more income than I am now and therefore, able to take care of my family's needs without any challenges."

"My life is currently very different than it was before I received my transfers. For instance, I have succeeded in paying dowry which was a hard tussle all through my marriage life. There were days I could spend sleepless nights due to lack of peace that could arise from the constant disagreement with my wife. Secondly, from the transfers, I have succeeded to build a new and decent house. I now enjoy the peace that I had been longing for in my life. Consequently, I can easily focus on my future development goals."

"Previously I used to trek a long distance to get just get a jerrican of water. We would spend a lot of time getting water and would hinder us from doing casual work which was my main source of income for a family. I managed to pipe water into my compound. We now have easy access to clean water every time of the day and I do not have to walk a long distance to get water which is strenuous and time-consuming."

"My life as changed ever since I received transfers from GiveDirectly. We now eat healthy meals. We hardly miss any meal because I bought food in bulk which will sustain us for a long period of time. I look healthier and more energetic because I don't engage in several casual jobs in order to put food in my table. I do casual jobs to supplement what I already have and meet my other needs. I also look decent now that I was able to buy new clothes and shoes. Clearly, there is an impact of GiveDirectly money in my life."

"The biggest difference in my daily is having this small business running. due to my age am no longer able to do casual jobs I used to do. In the past years, I have been depending on my son to provide my basic needs. I can now use the income from my business to meet my basic needs and I no longer depend on my son."

"I spent part of my most recent transfer to buy some food in stock so that it can last me a whole month. It has always been my dream to be self-employed one day but I had not been able to accomplish this because the little money I get from my daily hustles was not even enough to pay for my bills. I saved the remaining amount so that I can use them after they have accumulated to start a business."