"The moment I recieved the money, I felt over excited to the extent that breathing was failing me. This was also my first time to receive such a huge sum of money in my life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm a much more happier person than before because; I can also afford whatever I need."

"The moment I received the money, I was very happy. This is because, this money was going to help me acquire the basic necesities of life that I lacked; most especially medical."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm always excited because I have commenced on the long awaited dream of constructing a permanent house for myself."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm living each day with alot of joy. This is because everytime I go to work in my irrigation project, I see myself rich and poverty will never know my life."

"The moment I received the message of the money, I felt very excited. This is because I was too poor and this money came to lift me up from poverty."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my health has improved after getting adequate treatment. Before I received this cash transfer, I used to frequently fall sick which was as a result of failure to get adequate treatment due to lack of financial support. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is feeling happy most of the time as I see my house in the verge of completion and my family and I moving into it soon."

"The moment I recieved my money, I felt happy as I was now sure of a way to help my school going grandchildren who had just lost their mother."

"I had woken up early that morning, already in my farm weeding my crops. I heard my phone ringing informing me of message notification. I went through my inbox to confirm who the sender was. On confirming, the message was from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer. I was exceedingly happy and overjoyed for receiving such a large sum of money that I never expected to get in my life."