"I am a farmer who owns large farms. Ploughing these farms have always been tough because I do not have the ploughing tools which forces me to rely on my neighbour who has them. This usually inconveniences me and delays my plans as I have to be patient as he takes care of his own farms before I can use the tools. I am hoping that in the next six months, I will have bought my own tools so that I can plough my farms at my own time."

"I was so happy when I received my transfer since I knew that I will start a new business which I have been thinking of but I have never got the money to venture into the business."

"My life is currently different than it would have been if I never received my transfers in that, at the moment I have a new and decent kitchen. I spent part of my transfers to buy building materials such as iron sheets which I used to build a new kitchen since the one I had at first was very old and was at the verge of collapsing. As a result, my children were always struggling to get a place to sleep in except to always walk at night in order to spend at my neighbor's compound."

"I was very excited to receive this money and I was very happy because my grass thatched house was almost falling down and had a leaking roof. However, when I received the cash transfer, I was overjoyed because this was the only chance I had to construct a good house. I am very happy now to have a good house like others. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the support they gave to put up a good shelter for my family."

"My life has tremendously improved in that, I'm a living a stress free life because I obtained land for agriculture. Previously, I used to work in other people's farm land in order to get food for myself. In addition, I bought livestock that I hope to be a source of my livelihood in the near future. In the past, I never had any livestock I could sell in order to get money to meet my family needs like medical."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is peace of mind because before, there's was stress on how to manage life without money, especially sending children to school and debts."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to extent of losing sleep because I have never received such an amount of money. "

"My life is different than it would have been because GiveDirectly has given me a financial boost and harmonized family by making my wife settle. This has brought me happiness. Before, I was drained financially by the health problem of my child to extent of selling personal items and my wife was not willing to settle with me."

"I am free from worries and stresses on providing for my family. I lost my job sometimes back and life has been very difficult since I lack reliable source of income. GiveDirectly gave me the power to pay school fees for my daughter without begging for assistance from neighbors. I managed to do fittings for my house which has for a long time stayed without windows and proper doors. It nowadays looks smart and secure. I renovated the floor of my house by plastering it. This has solved the problem of dust and jiggers. I constructed a fish pond which I have already stocked with fingerlings. This is a business on its own in that when the fish mature, I shall sell them and save for future education of my children. I also bought five sheep and seven hens that are doing well. I would have not done all these without GiveDirectly transfers. I feel valued and respected among my community members."

"In the next six months l expect to have paid dowry to my in laws and to reunite with my spouse."