"My life is better now because GiveDirectly's transfers have brought pride into my household. I can serve my visitors well on good utensils, lay for them good beds when I'm visited. GiveDirectly's transfers have helped me pay school fees for my grandchildren therefore securing for them a bright future. Previously before receiving these transfers, life was so misserable because we did not have what to eat, Utensils for serving visitors and oxen for farming."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received this transfer in that I have built my dream house which I never knew I could afford. At the moment I am at peace staying in a spacious decent house unlike before where we could squeeze in a small house, which made my daughter opt to sleep at my in-laws and being a lady she was vulnerable to physical assault while passing through dark dangerous bushes at night. Secondly, from the profits I make in the business that I had started with GiveDirectly's transfers; I have been able to provide for my family's needs with ease without borrowing from my neighbours and friends."

"My life is really different unlike before receiving the transfers. Receiving the transfers was a turning point in my life, It was the beginning of greatness. I bought a motorcycle using the cash and it is a decision that I have never regretted. I got self-employed unlike earlier on when I was just an idler. The proceeds from the motorcycle business have also enabled my family and I to live a good life. We eat, clothe and get other basic needs unlike before."

"My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer because I have managed to add some stock to my store. This attracted more customers because they were sure they had a variety to choose from the goods. They were also sure of getting most of the items they need from my shop. This has led to increase in profits in my business. I must say am always happy and ambitious since everything is working well as planned. I thank Give Directly for contributing towards my success."

"I am very happy that GiveDirectly chose to send me the cash transfers. I have never dreamed of receiving such a big amount of money with no strings attached. I am looking forward to sleeping in an iron roofed house very soon."

"The cash transfers have changed my life in that they empowered me to purchase cows and household items like bedding,utensils,clothes that I had longed to own for a long time. I also helped my parents to clear their outstanding debts. However, I am now focussed on working hard so that I can find a wife to marry. Before I received the cash transfers, life was hard and I had nothing presentable in my house. I was always dressed in old tattered clothes. I am now happy because I can now walk confidently in nice decent clothes."

"My life has changed alot because the cash transfers enabled me to construct a fully completed two roomed iron roofed house. I sleep in a comfortable house and I nolonger worry about searching for grass as it was in the past. In addition, the cash transfers enabled me to treat myself. I had developed a rare skin condition which affected my left leg. I could not walk or stand on my own without any support. I am grateful that the cash transfers saved my life."

"At my advanced age,I am overjoyed that GiveDirectly came to my rescue because the cash transfers were spent on my medical treatment. My health is better now because I can access medication and buy foods which have improved my nutrition. I am so happy that the cash transfer was also spent on plastering the inside walls of my house. However, in the past I had no access to medical treatment. I would endure sickness and pain for a long time before I could be given treatment. My feeding too was hard. I did not have money to purchase the foods that I yearned for. I am so glad that with the cash transfers, I saved money that I spend on purchasing food whenever I need to change my diet."

"My life is different in that I have built an iron roofed kitchen. I was living in a grass thatched kitchen and the roof was leaking during the rainy season. I have also bought a solar lamp and this has reduced the cost of buying paraffin daily and my children can now read in the evening comfortably. I am happy since I have acquired sofa sets since I did not have seats in the past and I was always embarrassed whenever I had visitors."

"My life is different in that I have enough milk for my family and no longer buy milk as I used to do in the past. I can thus save the money I could have used to buy milk and used to meet other family basic needs. I am also living in a decent spacious iron roofed house which can accommodate all my family members comfortably. I used part of my first transfer to buy a sewing machine for my wife and this has boosted the income from her tailoring business since in the past she used to hire the machine and this was expensive. She can now help me provide some of the family basic needs."