"My life is so different because I built a new house and a kitchen through these transfers. I bought building materials which I used to build a new house and kitchen. Previously, I had a small house which could hardly accommodate my growing family and used to cook under a tree as I had no kitchen. My life is beautiful as I have a very beautiful house and kitchen."

"My life is different in that, I bought a motorbike that has reduced on my transport costs . I use it for transporting my family members to the hospital and visiting my distant relatives. Previously, my wife used to walk on foot to the hospital and at times I would hire a motorbike which was expensive."

"My life has changed in that, I am healthier because, I can now see well as aresult of treatment I received song GiveDirectly cash transfer.prior to this support, I was not able to see well due to my medical condition."

"My life has changed in that, I am happy because I am in the process of building my permanent house that has stressed me for long. The house I sleep in us leaky but will be history soon."

"My life different in that, I am a stress free person because I have enough food that I bought with GiveDirectly's cash grant. Before this cash transfer, I used to buy food with meagre funds that I would get as a teacher's salary."

"Currently, my life has changed in that, I am happy because I have acquired necesities that I had lacked. Prior to this cash transfer, my family used to survive on casual labour in order to make ends meet."

"The main change in my life is that, I am happy because I have owned an ox plough that I will use in a timely manner for opening land for crop cultivation. I am also stress free because paid school fees d my children. Prior to this trasfer, I found it very difficult to plough in time and also struggled a lot to pay school fees with unpredictable harvest that I would sell part I it."

"Currently, I am happy because I have owned some animals that I had never owned before. Previously I did not have any personal animal that would act as a saving."

"In the next four months, I expect to start up a poultry farm in my home. From it, I shall beget eggs and chicken not only for sale to generate additional income but also for my household's consumption. This will make us have a variety of sources of food thus an improvement in our diet. We shall as result be obtaining high nutritional food at a low cost as opposed to buying them from the market."

"It was early in the morning after I woke up as I was going through my phone when I saw a message. Upon reading its content, my heart was filled with happiness as the message confirmed that I had received the money that GiveDirectly had promised us. This gave me hope to fulfill my dreams and establish myself. I sat down for almost thirty minutes meditating on the money I had just received, planning and re-planning the ideas on how best I could use the transfers. For the first time in life, I had the hope of achieving my plans. The message also made me know that indeed GiveDirectly was going to honor their promise."