"In the next six months, I expect to have started up as a small scale business where I will be selling vegetables. This will earn me additional income thus will be able to meet most of my household's needs such as buying food, paying school fees for my children as well as addressing any financial emergencies that might occur."

"I had no oxen to plough my land so as to obtain better harvests for we mainly depend on subsistence farming. I was previously cultivating a smaller acreage for I could not afford the cost of hiring. Through the GiveDirectly transfer, then I acquired a pair. Through the pair, I will be able to cultivate a bigger acreage to increase food production for my family. To me, this is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I saw the message early in the morning when I was going through them on my phone's inbox, I could not believe it at first that I had such a large sum of money on my phone. I was greatly overwhelmed with joy for I never expected in my life that I would one day get such fortune in my life."

"I expect to have plastered my house in the next six months. It is currently made of mud which makes it really dusty and difficult to clean. This has been the major cause of the flue my children are having."

"I saw the notification in the morning and for sure I could not believe it at first. As I went through the message, I realised that GiveDirectly had honoured their promise, for indeed I had received my first transfer. I was happy and greatly overjoyed for I never imagined that I would get such money in my life."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months in that I will have a reduced burden of the daily household expenditure. I will be having a business trading in milk. From the proceeds, I will earn an income that I will use to meet the needs of my family."

"In the next six months, I would want to plant tress in my home. I know in the next two-three years, I will be able to sell them and get an income which will hgelp me handle my family needs easily."

"I was born in a family of eight and it was a challenge growing up in as far as basic needs is concerned.My aunt visited us one day and requested my mum to allow me to go and stay at her place.My mother agreed without hesitation and I travelled with my aunt.I was eleven years old.This is where I went through hell for 2 years.My aunt mistreated me.She beat me and overworked me.I wore torn clothes and she never bothered to buy me while she bought for her children.This went on until one day I decided to run away.Through the assistance of the village elder I was able to get bus fare to travelled back home.This really affected my life and my studies.It is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life."

"In the next six months, I expect to plaster the walls of my main house. It is currently made of mud which is usually washed down during rainy days forcing me to be smearing often to maintain its firmness. Plastering the walls will be a permanent solution and will also make my house look better than it does."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because we have afforded to purchase a cow. We have been relying on our parents' cattle for milk. Thus, owning a cow means a lot to us because we can use the cattle as collateral to secure some loans. Still, we gain much prestige by owning the cow. Still, I am more hopeful of a brighter future because the cow will be generating sufficient milk for consumption and sale."