"I was woken up by a message notification early in the morning. when I checked to confirm who the sender was, I was filled with inexpressible happiness on realizing that the notification was from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer and that they had finally fulfilled their promise of sending us our first transfers."

"The biggest difference is that the transfer has enabled me to buy new clothes for my family and school uniforms for my children. Buying new clothes to me was just a dream that I never imagined it would come true. We are now happy with enough clothing which it was only through the support from GiveDirectly."

"I expect to have plastered my house in the next six months. It is currently made of mud which makes it really dusty and difficult to clean. This has been the major cause of the flue my children are having."

"I saw the notification in the morning and for sure I could not believe it at first. As I went through the message, I realised that GiveDirectly had honoured their promise, for indeed I had received my first transfer. I was happy and greatly overjoyed for I never imagined that I would get such money in my life."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months in that I will have a reduced burden of the daily household expenditure. I will be having a business trading in milk. From the proceeds, I will earn an income that I will use to meet the needs of my family."

"In the next six months, I would want to plant tress in my home. I know in the next two-three years, I will be able to sell them and get an income which will hgelp me handle my family needs easily."

"Receiving this money means that I will now build a house.The house that I am living in is so tiny and grass thatched.I will build a bigger house with an iron sheet roof.I will then buy two sheep with remaining part of the first transfer. "

"In the next six months, I expect to plaster the walls of my main house. It is currently made of mud which is usually washed down during rainy days forcing me to be smearing often to maintain its firmness. Plastering the walls will be a permanent solution and will also make my house look better than it does."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because we have afforded to purchase a cow. We have been relying on our parents' cattle for milk. Thus, owning a cow means a lot to us because we can use the cattle as collateral to secure some loans. Still, we gain much prestige by owning the cow. Still, I am more hopeful of a brighter future because the cow will be generating sufficient milk for consumption and sale."

"In the next six months, I expect to expand my poultry farm to be large so that It brings more income. I am planning to start buying more chicks and modern chicken feeds so that they grow and multiply faster to bring me more income. This will help me with paying fees as well as addressing most of my household's needs which are quite challenging at the moment."