"In the next six months, I expect to have planted tea crops on my farm. This is a big boost as I am going to be a cash crop farmer. I will use the money from GD to get the seedling s I need."

"I received the notification early in the morning as I had gone to fetch water from a nearby borehole. On checking to confirm who the sender was, I was instantly filled with happiness as I went through the message from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer from them."

"In the next six months, I hope to be living in a better environment free from dust and the stress of constantly having to repair the damaged parts of my house. This will give my wife quite a relief and better health for the entire household."

"I received the notification early in the morning as I was going on with my day's tasks. I was curious to know who the sender was and on confirming the message, I realised that it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my transfer. I was filled with happiness at that instant and thankful to them for financial support."

"My biggest difference is that my son is now back to work as a driver, for he is the breadwinner of the family and his job had been suspended because his licence had not been renewed and we were not able to bail him out of this situation and he was jobless for some months and clear the cost until I received the transfer. The support has enabled him to clear the renewal fee and has now resumed. To me, this is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have plenty of food for my family because I will have harvested maize and beans that I just planted with part of my transfer. I will not be spending much on buying food."

"Providing food and other basic necessities for my family was difficult for me considering the little money that I was getting from burning charcoal. At times we would skip meals and go without food, and the transfer came at such difficult moments we were going through. Since I received the transfer, my family was getting a balanced diet which had been just a dream to us, we have never run out of food supply since then. To me, this is the biggest daily difference in my life."

"The biggest difference is that previously I was seeking shelter from my brother who was not at home most of the time. However, I was not happy and not comfortable with this. Through the transfer, I now have my own house living comfortably with my family."

"I was already up for my day's activities when a message popped up in my phone and did not hesitate to check who the sender was. I was greatly surprised and happy at the same time when I realised that it was from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer. I was thankful to them for this was the greatest support they did to my life."

"In the next six months, I want to continue paying for my fare to school until I am through with my studies. I would not want to bother my aunt with this issue of fare anymore. At least I want to be independent on one thing and continue to grow every day."