"My life has greatly improved in that, I own livestock and a bicycle which I wouldn't be able to buy alone. In the past, I at times used to cultivate my crops out of season since I had to wait for other people's oxen to finish working for them. This in turn led to poor yields hence my family would starve due to food shortage. In addition, I didn't have a transport means for fetching water, taking my family members to seek medical attention and among others."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my business has improved and in turn my income has increased. My business has enough stock now and I never worry about restocking anymore."

"My life has greatly changed as I was able to buy my personal farm land which will help in large scale farming and multiple food production. This relieves me from the issue of buying additional food. Initially, I only had one small garden that would not accommodate more than two food crops. This necessitated me to buy more food to feed my family yet it was not easy to make money at the same time."

"My life is better, because this transfer settled all my medical bills. I am now very healthy and strong as this transfer enabled me to seek recommended health services for my self. I'm going to plough my acre in time with my ox which will result to increased yields. Before, I was in pain because we couldn't afford the recommended treatment for my condition(I had a problem with my liver, ulcers and malaria). I did have an acre to cultivate instead I used to cultivate around the compound at the end reduced harvest that couldn't sustain my family."

"My life is different in that I have been in position to acquire a cow as my asset. This cow will act as a means of saving as I can not just keep money in the house. In the long run, it will be my investment when it calves such that in case of any problem I can sell off its calf to cater for the need at that moment. It will also bring in daily income as I will be selling the milk to raise money to sustain the day to day expenses in my family as compared to before when life was really difficult as I had assets and had to just keep toiling in other people's farm lands to raise little income that would sustain my family."

"When I am done with this section of training on hairdressing, I would like to enrol for another advanced course on beauty which includes but not limited to pedicure, manicure and massage. This will give me a wide customer base when I open my own salon/beauty parlour which I plan to do as soon as I get the right training."

"My life is different in that, I have own a plot of land that I intend to construct my home being a single mother. I am hopping to have increased yields because of the acre I hired with this transfer. Previously, I was not at peace with my two sons because my family members looked at them as competitors for the little land they had. I totally didn't have where to cultivate hence I worked in people's gardens to be given a small portion to cultivate."

"Currently, my life is different because I am filled with gratitude towards GiveDirectly for giving me money that I used to finally pay my son's tuition fees for his last year and semester in University level. He was now home with no hope of finishing his school. Initially, I used to pay his fees using the income I got from farming but this time, the production and prices were low and I had run out of options to get money to complete his fees."

"I was still asleep when I received a text notifying me that I had received the transfer. At that moment I was in shock and disbelief as it this got me unaware. I did not get excited Immediately as I was in shock. I went back to sleep and when I woke up, I again confirmed that indeed it was real. I then got very excited and joyfully walked towards a nearby agent to withdraw the money.I"

"I hope to get a bumper harvest from my farm in the next six months. With the good seeds and fertilizer that I am planning to use, I know this will be possible. I will then be able to sell some of the farm proceeds and raise enough money to comfortably pay for my children's school fees and save some for my house enlargement plan that I hope to achieve by the end of this year."