"My daily life is better because I have got things which I needed in my house like pair of bed sheets and mattress. Previously I used very old and torn beddings. In addition, being a person who has heart problem. I can access treatment anytime. Before, most of the time I could not."

"In the next four months, I will have a large brood of chicken and a very well furnished house. This poultry keeping will be a contstant source of income for me."

"This money was sent to me at night and I didn't realize that I received the money. When I woke up in the morning, I saw a mobile money message on my phone screen and I decided to cross check my account and indeed there was money. The moment I saw one million seven hundred thousand in my phone, I became so happy because this money was going to help me build a house and relieve me from stress of looking for grass for house maintenance."

"There is a great change in my life in that I bought house hold items such as a mattress, clothes. I am very smart. The cash transfer also enabled my spouse to be released from jail where he had been held custody for unknown reasons."

"The greatest change in my life is that, I am happy because my family members are healthy. prior to this cash transfer, I could not afford adequate treatment for any of my family members."

"My life has improved in that, I bought an acre of land and paid my children's tuition. In the past, I had only two acres of land that couldn't produce enough food for my big family. In addition, I solely relied on stone quarrying as a source of income and it didn't make enough money for me to pay my children's fees."

"I received a message at about 4:00 am, I checked and it was indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I remained calm and slept till morning. I then informed my spouse about the news and he collected the money."

"I became very happy the moment I received money, because I knew that I would buy a bicycle for fetching water."

"When I received money I became very happy because It brought back my hope of taking my children to school. I thank Give Directly for choosing me as one of the beneficiaries."

"The biggest change in my life is that I am planning to renovate my house and the school fees burden has been reduced. My household was vacant with no basic items. However, I spent the cash transfer to purchase some house hold items like clothes, bedding and utensils. The cash transfers have made my life so comfortable as compared to the past where I would have to borrow money to pay school fees."