"When I recieved my money, I felt happy. Looking back, the happiness I felt then was because I knew that the poverty I was facing (lacking enough labor in terms farming, and timely feeding) was coming to an end as I planned to see that to it that I get bulls for ploughing. "

"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."

"That minute when I realized that I had received my first cash transfer, I felt excited. I sat down with my spouse and started budgeting on how to spend it."

"This transfer has tremendously improved my daily life in that, I have regained ownership of the land that I mortgaged. This makes me excited because I now have more land for crop production."

"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. "

"Every day that passes by leaves me happy and with rejuvenated self esteem. That is because I am proud to be one of the beneficiaries in this program. I used to have low esteem in my village with no one willing to identify with me due to my low status."

"I was super excited when I saw a mobile money notification from GiveDirectly. I reflected how hard life has been for me and my household in terms for famine and sleeping in a dilapidated house that could collapsed on us anytime. I was so happy because I knew the transfers will enable me renovate the house and buy food in the household."

"The moment I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly, I felt very happy because It was my first time to receive such an amount of money."

"The GiveDirectly transfer has affected my daily life positively in that, I have bought part of the building materials for the construction of my permanent house. Previously, I never had the money to begin doing this work hence am living each day happily."

"On a daily basis, I live a relaxed life because my children's tuition is cleared in time. earlier on, I used to pay school fees in bits which would keep me in stress throughout the term. Secondly, I am happy because I have started construction of a permanent house that will be specious for me and my children to live in, Before, We used to stay in a small round grass thatched house that was very congested."