"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is illness. This sickness puts me down occassionally and limits my input towards contributing to the household's livelihood."

"By that time, I shall have started a livestock farming business which will be the main form of financial security for my family. I also want to save and buy iron sheets to use extending my house which is small and cannot accommodate my growing family."

"We have a very small piece of land.Sometimes what we get from our farm is not even enough to feed my family.There is very little in terms of any other opportunities in this area that one can engage in to sustain them.This has been difficult for me because when the farm doesn't produce enough,I have to borrow.This is the biggest hardship I have faced."

"My life has changed now, I am in the process of constructing an iron roofed house with this transfer. I have got a good mattress and bed sheets which I did not have before."

"The biggest difference so far is that I am happy and healthy. I spent part of the cash transfer to treat myself from the adverse effects of food poison. Previously, I was unhealthy and my condition was worrisome. The poison was slowly affecting my body. However, I am very glad that the cash transfer came as a blessing to me."

"As I was awoke breast feeding my baby, I heard a message on my phone and checked. It was mobile money from GiveDirectly. At that very moment I felt really happy that I immediately put the baby away and thanked God for this message that I could not get to sleep till morning. I knew my dream of having a permanent house had come true."

"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy because I had never held such an amount of money. Before, I could engage in farming but still I was not able to get it."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. It was the first time for me to hold such a hung amount of money. I had to sit down and plan for it."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am sleeping on a comfortable and I wear decent clothes. My children are now healthy because I was able to treat them. Previously, I was very worried and sickly with no money to treat myself and children. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for the cash transfers."

"In my sleep, I heard people making noise. On waking up, my son came in and checked the phone only to see that I had received my money. At that moment, I felt so happy receiving the money that I started planning to withdraw it and use it for majorly building."