"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have invested in farming. I am planning to buy hybrid seeds and fertilizer in order to boost my yields. This will help me meet my food expenses, it will also be my source of income because I will be able to sell some of the produce and so I will be financially stable and food secure."

"My husband drowned in a nearby river 19 years ago.My life would be different if he was still around.I have since had to bear the burden of feeding,educating as well as providing for all the needs of my children single handedly.My worry is that I may not be fully able to provide for them alone because I do not have a steady source of income.This is the biggest hardship I have faced."

"I will have harvested enough bags of maize at the end of the season which means that after six months I will have enough stock of farm products which I will sell out and buy what I desire to have in my house. I will also use part of the money to pay school fees for my children so that they do not have to be sent away from school and end up missing out on some of their classes. Education is an important aspect of a persons life and laying a good foundation is important for a kid and that is why I want to ensure that my children get a very good foundation."

"Like I have already mentioned before, I have a plan of constructing a new rental building next to the lake which I will rent out to a tenant and in return earn some income at the end of the month in the form of monthly rent. I am proud of owning such a project because I know that I will not have to live worrying about what will happen to me in the event that the monthly transfers are stopped by GD. Moreover, I want to live an independent life where I do not have to rely on my kids for financial assistance."

"I expect my life to change positively in the next six months since I will be owning at least three goats bought with GiveDirectly's transfers. I strongly believe that in a span of one year, they will give birth to kids. Owning three goats in my village will be the biggest achievement in my life since I had never owned even a single goat since I was born."

"In the next six months, I will have saved enough to repair the roof of my house. I will no longer get sleepless nights or get worried whenever the rainy seasons' approach. Thanks to GiveDirectly for changing my life."

"In the next six months, I expect to complete plastering my house. I have only fixed its windows and a door although I have plans to plaster it and make it a semi-permanent house. In this area, a non-cemented house does not last long, yet I do not have any plan of building another house for the rest of my life. I only have the plans of raising some money for paying school fee for my children who will be enrolled in secondary school next year."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change for better in that I will be able to get a good harvest from my farm. I am planning to use the transfers that I will receive next month to buy fertilizers and drought-resistant seeds which I will plant in the next long rainy season. I will also use the subsequent transfers to expand my business, from which I will get more income to support my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I'm now very happy that I sleep in permanent structure not like before when I had alot of stress looking for grass to renovate my hurt when it starts to leak."

"The moment I received my money, I felt happy because this money would help me acquire household items I desired to be in my home."