"I think I was the happiest person on earth at that moment when I received the money. My wife abandoned me and left me struggling to take care of four children. This left me helpless and stuck on how to take care of them. However when I received the cash transfer, I felt very happy it was going to pay school fees which was the biggest challenge."

"My daily life has changed in that I am relaxed because I have acquired animals which can facilitate the marriage process. Before, I used to be shy away from even approaching any girl because of fear of being jailed due to failure to pay bride price."

"The next six months I expect my life to change in that I would have built a decent iron sheet house that I have been longing for and staying in a grassed thatched house would not be of worry."

"I was very excited to receive my transfer from GiveDirectly. This is because I was going to pay off the debt and repossess the land."

"My life has changed in that, I have acquired oxen in a short period of time. This will help me in ploughing my farm land come rainy season. I bought windows and plastered my house that had taken long before completion. This transfer also enabled me buy a bigger bed, a mattress that is spacious enough. Previously, I had a smaller mattress that couldn't even accommodate my spouse and our twins although I slept on a mat. I used to get poor yields due to delayed ploughing. Most people who had oxen could prioritize their work before they could hire out the oxen."

"My daily life greatest difference is having bought my wife a phone that enables us to freely communicate and seeing that my house looks nice and beautiful. This is because of the household items such as the new bed, matress, bedsheets, curtains and utensils that beautify it. "

"Every morning I wake up I feel happy because, when I glance at my new house in construction, I feel happy. Before, I used to walk for long distances to look for grass for thatching houses every year."

"The significant difference in my daily life is that I am now having peace of mind because I renovated my house and it is now very conducive to stay in. Previously, I used to stay in a grass thatched house which had so many rats that would make a lot of noise at night hence making it uncomfortable."

"When I saw the mobile money message, I felt too happy. This is because, I had never received such a huge amount of money at the same time."

"I felt really happy the moment I received my money. This is so because I had never had a chance to hold an amount as this. "