"The change in my life is that, I am happy and filled with hope because I built a permanent house though it's not shattered. I used to feel sad while staying in a grass thatched house that could leak when it rained."

"My life is now better in that, I'm a stress free person because I paid my children's school fees. In the past, I used to sell the little food I had in order to raise income for their fees. However, there are seasons when the climatic changes would affect crop yields thus leading to famine and some of the children staying back home for lack of money to pay their tuition."

"I will be milking my dairy cow and sell milk to earn me an income. I expect to have completed a merry go round programme that I engage in. The money that I will be getting thereafter will be used for my home improvement."

"My life is now different in that, I started the construction of my permanent house which I will move in very soon. Currently, I'm staying in small house that can not accommodate the whole of my family. In addition, I didn't have the financial muscle to construct another house."

"The current significant change in my life is that, My standard of living has improved because I renovated my house and built a pit latrine. In 2018, I used to live a sub standard life with a house constructed purely on semi permanent basis and a pit a latrine lacking."

"My life is better now because, I no longer live a stressful life whereby I have a peace of mind since I resumed my house construction and soon I will be moving in when completed. I managed pay school fees for my son too using the transfer. Prior to receiving this money, I bothered myself a lot with thoughts on how I will complete the house and send back my son to school."

"My life is currently different because I have acquired farm land that will help me have extensive commercial and subsistance farming. This kind of farming will enable me to sell off some food stuffs and meet some family needs such as education for my children and feeding my family. Before aquirng this land, famine was inevitable as food production was very low. I had only one garden that I used to leave and farm on. Hence, making life very difficult."

"The change in my life currently is that, we are happy because GiveDirectly enabled us to complete construction of my house which has given it beauty. Earlier on, my house was ugly because I had not plastered it due to lack of money which did not give it shape."

"My life is better because I have cleared the debt. Before, the person who borrowed me the money used to give me a lot of pressure. In addition, I have enough food (maize) for my family. Before we used to starved."

"This transfers have greatly improved my life in that, I went back to school to pursue a certificate in teaching. When I achieve it, I hope to get a job that will give me monthly income. Previously, I used to solely rely on music for livelihood since I'm a musician. This provided unreliable income that couldn't support my further studies and even meet basic needs like food, medical in months when I didn't make money."