"I expect in the next six months to shall have gotten enough harvest hence I will be able to get food with ease and also sell the surplus to make an income that will cater for my household expenditure with ease."

"Since I was born, I have never slept in an iron roofed house. I was married with the hope of living a nice life with my husband but desire has never materialized. My husband and I have been staying in an old fashioned grass thatched house because of the hardship we are facing. Receiving this money will mean constructing a spacious and decent iron roofed house for my family. We will also use part of the transfers to buy livestock and support our children's education."

"The biggest difference is that I now have good clothes. Give Directly saved me from the shame of wearing torn clothes that could not be replaced any time soon. I am also glad that I can now sleep so well since I bought a new mattress. I use to sleep on a hide and covered myself with old torn clothes."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have saved and with the savings, I will use to start breeding chicken to make an extra income. The profits from the sales of the eggs and the chickens will enable me to start bigger projects such as rearing livestock and I will cut the cost of buying milk."

"My life is different now in that, I have a lot of happiness because I was able to get back my land. I did not have where to farm but through these transfers I have vast land to farm on. I managed to acquire a bicycle that has eased my movement because previously I used to borrow a bike and when I'm denied one, I walked on foot to wherever I was going. These transfers have also enabled me buy a bed because prior to getting these transfers I used to sleep down on the floor. I also managed to acquire a solar system that has brought brightness to my household compared to previous days that I lived in darkness."

"My life is so peaceful because I was able to construct a nice house. I was able to stock food for my family. In the past, I used to live in a dilapidated grass thatched house. I remember, we used to fight and with rodents for space in my hut. I am very happy that I do not have to worry about rodents and the need to buy grass for thatching my house. In addition to this, the cash transfers made it possible for me to treat myself and my children. The GiveDirectly cash transfers have made my life peaceful and worth living."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have saved enough money which will necessitate the cementing of my mud floor. When this is achieved, it will prevent the exposure to dust which is a challenge at the moment and having a cemented floor in my community is a sense of status quo. We will not spend much time to look for mud to smear the house hence we will have enough time to concentrate on other activities of the family."

"Currently, my life has has changed in that, I have been empowered. With the seeds that I have bought, I will sell some after harvesting and spend it on other pressing needs. prior to this cash transfer, it was very difficult to get seeds to plant in order to get in return a good harvest which could be sold and eaten as well."

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of enough money to meet my basic needs."

"The biggest hardship in my life is sickness and food because there is no enough land. "