"I was woken up by the notification from GiveDirectly at around 6 am in the morning. On reading the message, I had received my transfer. I was very happy because I had never imagined getting such a large sum of money in my life."

"I've been anxiously waiting for the notification from GiveDirectly and I was constantly going through my messages until I bumped into one that morning. As I read through, I confirmed that it was from GiveDirectly and finally my transfer had been sent. I was very happy and smiled all the way."

"I have skills on tailoring that I went through a polytechnic for tailoring but after finishing, I was leasing my neighbour's sewing machines. Through the transfer, I purchased my own sewing machine and now I am planning to open my own tailoring shop and serve my own clients. To me, acquiring the sewing machine is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I had already woken up for my day's tasks and I decided to go through my messages on my phone. I read several of them but only one caught whole attention. It was the message from GiveDirectly notifying me that I had just received my first transfer. I was very happy and joyous for this was the only time that I've gotten such a large sum in all my life."

"The moment I received money from GiveDirectly I knew that my life was set up for new levels of success in business. I had been working for someone in the milk business and earning a little but starting my own would be a good source of income. I was very excited at this thought of the new business possibility."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have built a kitchen hence will not be cooking outside which is normally uncomfortable especially when it rains where I normally have to incur an extra budget of buying charcoal. I will also have built an animal shed for my goats."

"I felt like my dream of becoming a fashion designer was brought closer. Growing up here inculcate in me a desire to be a good clothes maker. I had to take training in order to have the skills. It was too expensive but getting the money fromGiveDirectly was a miracle to enable me to meet my goal."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be paying school fees for my children on time and with ease. I will also have had a new house for my children."

"I will have been leaving in a new house. we leave in the old house that my family moved from. It is derelict. It is also small and sharing it with my young brothers who are still in school is not enjoyable. In the next six months, I will be in my own house that will be bigger and nicer. I will also be making money from tea seedlings that I have in a tea nursery."

"The moment I received the money, I felt too good. This is because I knew this money was going to relieve me from the burden of poverty."