"The moment I received my money, I felt happy because I was going to acquire what I needed in my life like transportation means and Livestock (an ox) for ploughing."

"My life has changed a lot because right now I have my own motorbike and I do not have to work for someone, I have a lot of freedom because I have my own freedom apart from pocketing every coin that I make on a day to day basis."

"My heart was filled with joy and happiness when I received my first cash transfer because I have never received this kind of money before. I was so happy because deep down my heart, I knew I was going to buy everything I lacked in my household. I thanked God for bringing GiveDirectly to my community to liberate us from poverty."

"My daily life is different now in that, I'm so happy because I have been able to acquire what I lacked in my previous life. I have Bought an ox that will enable me plough on time compared to early days. In the past, I used to go plough for others so that they could return the favor and plough for me also. My heart is filled with joy because I have paid off the land mortgage that has given me full ownership of my land. I also feel relieved now because I have paid school fees for my children."

"I was too excited together with my family when I received the money. For I knew it was going to sort my family problems most especially paying off the debt that denied me access to my acres of land."

"Currently, my daily life is surrounded with a lot of joy and happiness because I have paid off the mortgage amount and regained ownership of my land for crop cultivation. I send my sincere appreciation to GiveDirectly family and the donor community."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have got 2 acres of land that will increase my crop production and this will help me in feeding my children. I didn't have any acre of land to cultivate, I hired small plots of land to cultivate which resulted to low crop production."

"The moment I saw the mobile money message, I became very happy. I came out of my hut and ululated with the rest of the community members. There was joy allover the community."

"It was a bout mid night when I heard a message on my phone, I gave my grand child to check and she told me that, Grand mother, be happy, you have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt excited and had the best sleep ever."

"The moment I received the transfer, I was very happy because I didn't have a genuine source of income."