"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy because I was going to building my permanent house and pay the school fees debt."

"I expect in the next six months to have purchased chickens. This will assist me with income to pay the school fees for my child. I will manage this by using transfers."

"In the next six months, I expect to have completed my course on food and beverage. I shall thereafter apply the skills I have learned to seek formal employment and be able to support myself. Once I succeed in securing a job, I shall use part of my income to support my siblings and my grandparents."

"As culture dictated, my parents took me back home 20 years ago after my husband failed to pay dowry. At first I was happy about this knowing that they were punishing my husband, only to realize later that it was a punishment to my children and I. The responsibility of fending for my three children was left solely to me and even my parents who caused my misery could not help. Since then I have always worked as a casual labourer in people's homes and farms in order to make ends meet. Life is very difficult for me as I cannot fully provide basic needs for my family. I have school fee arrears of as little as 20 shillings and I am not sure when I will clear them. Maybe my husband could have helped at least in decision making but he is not here. I can therefore say that financial constraint and lack of a partner to help in decision making are my biggest hardships."

"My life is different in that I have started a poultry project. I used part of my first transfer to buy chicken and build a poultry house. The income I get from the sale of eggs is enough to buy food for my family. I can now help my spouse to provide some of the family basic needs and I no longer depend on him to cater for the family needs as I used to do before receiving my transfers. I have also joined merry go round using the money I get from the poultry project. I will use the savings from merry go round to buy a goat since goats matures faster and I will sell them in future to pay school fees for my children."

"In the next six months, I expect to buy sheep and some chicken which I will keep for my financial security. I shall also be able to raise more livestock from these animals in the future. This will not only be of help to me but will also be a remembrance of the support I have been receiving from GiveDirectly."

"My life is so different now, I managed to construct an iron roofed house. I wouldn't have done this if it was not for GiveDirectly. Previously, I could struggle yearly to look for grass thatch for renovating my hut which was not easy because it is scarse."

"I plan to save some of these transfers once my daughter has joined college so that I can set up a business which will give me an extra source of income especially when this project is over. I have vowed not to depend on my husband again, especially after knowing how good it feels to have your own cash"

"Receiving this money means, to buy land and oxen for cultivation purposes."

"Receiving this money means, I shall be to use for building ironroofed house. This house shall provide better accommodation for my family members."