"The moment I received the money, I felt very excited. This is because, it was my first time to receive such a huge sum of money."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I can afford to buy basic needs like food and clothes whenever I want. This was impossible before because I did not have money to purchase what I needed. In the past I would depend on my parents for money and personal provisions. The cash transfer has made me independent."

"The main difference in my daily life is that, feeding is not a big challenge, given the fact that it is dry season, I can afford to buy food for the family without much difficulty using GiveDirectly's cash transfer."

"Currently, my major concern is to ensure my family has food, shelter, and clothing and that my son attends school with minimal disruptions of either school fees or any other requirements in school."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer since I have bought a motorcycle which is of a great assistant as I am my own boss now and the profits have doubled hence I am able to provide my family's needs with ease. Therefore I have peace of mind since I no longer do extra hours like before when I was riding my employers' motorcycle hence I have enough time to spend with my family."

"I received the message notification early in the morning. As I went through its contents, I could not hold back the happiness and joy that instantly filled my heart.GiveDirectly had finally sent the transfer I had anxiously been waiting for. I was thankful to God and to GiveDirectly for financial support."

"My life is different in that I have a spacious house for my family unlike in the past when we used to squeeze in a small house. I have also managed to pay all the school fees for my children in secondary school and are no longer sent home and they can now perform well."

"I have been yearning to buy a good cow which can help me feed my family. Before I use to have a cow which when it lactates I would hardly get a litre of milk. I can see now that will be something of the past having two high breed cow which will give a high yield. Now I got to sell the milk and earn money which I spend to buy a basic need for my family and I also got some milk for consumption. Now my children have grown healthier as we can afford to buy and eat a balanced diet meal. I believe were it not for GiveDirectly to come to our village we would still couldn't afford such a life that we live at the moment."

"In the next six months l expect to have started building other commercial houses."

"Receiving this money means that I will be in position to build an iron roofed house. "