"I expect to buy new clothes and look descent just like any other member of the village. A part from that I also intend to make sure that the house construction process is completed in a nice way, and the finishing done appropriately both for the interior and exterior parts of the house."

"I was over joyed and praised God when I received my first transfer, I knelt down in my house prayed to God to keep blessing Give Directly and the staff in general for the wonderful and amazing assistance. I was so happy that whatever I did not have in my household it was time for me to purchase all the necessities that my house needed."

"My life is different because I have my oxen and when rains return I will be able to plough with ease and no longer have to hire labor which is very expensive. I used to think a lot how my child could go back school but since I was able to pay fees with this transfer I have peace of mind."

"I felt relieved. I read the message several times just to confirm my fortunes. It was a moment of joy as this meant that I would easily take my wife to a hospital. I did not know how I was going to foot the hospital bills and buy the newborn's clothes. I got an assurance that my wife would deliver well because she was going to be under the good care of a hospital as it was easy to pay the bills."

"In the next six months l expect to continue receiving money and spending it to buy food stuffs to a void begging from relatives."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to provide food, education and other family basic needs with much ease. I will buy oxen and an ox plough to help in farming so that I am able to cover a larger portion of land in less time. I will also buy a dairy cow so I can sell the surplus milk and increase the family income. I will then save the rest of the cash in table banking. 3 years ago my group was able to start an Mpesa shop, so now with more funds we can start a bigger project that will help us sustain our families. We plan to do vegetable farming in large scale using water pans. "

"I will have to build a new house. I will make bricks using this money and then use it to build.I intend to leave my old grass thatched house for a beautiful new one. This home improvement is only possible with the next six months transfers."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months. I will be having a dairy cow. This will help me feed my family and provide food as I sell milk to get money."

"In the next six months, I will have to build a new house for my family to live in. This home improvement will make my children comfortable all the time."

"In the next six months, I will have completed building my new house. As a result, I will gain significant self-esteem and respect from my family and the immediate community. I will be happy and more confident to welcome visitors to my home following the decency of the new house."