"My life is now different in that, I have been able to construct permanent house. Although the construction isn't complete, I'm optimistic that very soon I will move in. I have lived in this dilapidated thatched house for long and it has been leaking with no money to either renovate it or construct an iron roofed house."

"The GiveDirectly cash transfers have enabled me enroll my three children into better private schools. In addition to this, I purchased some construction materials which will enable the construction of a permanent house. It should be noted that, I reclaimed a farm land that will boost food crop production for the family. Prior to receiving the cash transfers, my children were studying in rural poor performing schools. I am very glad that they will acquire the best education since I enrolled them into a good school."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have acquired an acre of land that I plan to shift my home. This has given me a great peace of mind. I am currently staying at my uncle's acre of land, which I was given for a while after returning from my marital home."

"In the next six months God willingly I will have revamped my poultry business and it will be up and running. This will also boost my income and acquiring my medication will have been made more easier."

"There is a tremendous change in my life because I have managed to construct an Iron roofed house and now in the final stages of fixing doors and windows. I have peace of mind because I will no longer have to struggle looking for grass maintenance of a grass hut. I wouldn't have achieved this if I had not got the money from GiveDirectly. It would have taken me so many years to construct this house on my own because I don't have any source of income."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have expanded my poultry project and I will be in a position to move to a new project of buying land near home to do horticulture farming. I will use part of my savings and the income from my poultry business to achieve this goal."

"My life is different now in that having received this money, I was able to fully complete my house. This is in terms of plastering and beautifying it compared to before when the house was too dusty and it harbored rodents causing illness such as flu every now and then. In addition to that, my life has currently improved in that because I am able to afford most necessities such as an education for my children, food, among others. Before getting this transfer, I had to do casual labor that really could not raise enough money to handle the expenses."

"This financial support is making it possible for me to undertake a course of my choice come August this year. After the course, I will be in position to support my family members because I would be having a stable source of income. Prior to receiving this transfer, I lost hope in education because my father didn't have money to keep me at school."

"Although I have not yet started building my permanent house and still staying in my hut, my life is different now because I feel happy knowing that soon I will build and relieve myself from the burden of renovating my grass thatched house yearly."

"We are in a planting season right now and we are working round the clock to be able to plant our beans in time. We are not only planting beans but also maize. Our planting will be so timely this time round since we are using the Give Directly transfers to be able to plant in time. The transfers are also helpful in that it has enabled us to buy fertilizers. In the past we have not been able to plant our crops in time and very often, we also fail to apply fertilizers. Panting in time and application of fertilizers shall result in higher yields and more income for the family in the long run. The results of all these shall be witnessed in the next six months."