"I was awakened by a message and on checking, it was from GiveDirectly notifying that I had actually received the transfer that they had promised us in our village. Previously I had thought that whatever GiveDirectly had promised was a lie but now this notification fully convinced me that it was a reality. I felt happy and peaceful for I never thought of receiving such an amount of money."

"I was living in a house that was in a bad state and not spacious enough. It had reached a point of collapsing and I was always worried it might fall on me any time since I lacked money to renovate it. It's through GiveDirectly's financial support that enabled me to buy the building materials and to construct a new house, stable and spacious for my family. This the biggest difference that I've so far experienced in my daily life."

"My daily life has drastically changed since I no longer depend on my children to give me money to use in buying food and milk anymore as I used before. I was able to be independent after buying my dairy cow which has enabled me to sell some milk and use the money to purchase what I need and this makes me so happy."

"Before receiving my transfers, I used to buy milk on a daily basis and it was so expensive. This is now in the past as the cow I bought using my transfers is giving me enough milk to use. This has made my husband start saving some money something he has never done before. Owning a cow is the biggest thing that has ever happened in my life and it has totaly changed my daily life in so many different ways."

"Since I used part of my transfer to pay deposit for a new solar system, in the next four months, I will finally have the solar system because I would have finished payment. This will help reduce my daily expenditure especially on buying kerosene daily."

"I would like to lease in a piece of land since I do not enough farming land. My husband died when we did not have enough land even for children to put up their houses. If I lease in a piece of land, cultivate it and get a good harvest, I can be able to sell most of the harvest to help buy another piece of land. This is my biggest goal this year."

"Since I do not have a stable source of income, I would want to ensure my children are always in school studying. I would not want them to be sent home for school fees hence I will use part of my transfers to pay their fees to avoid the shame of them sitting home while others are studying."

"I expect that in the next six months, I would be owning a cow like the rest of my villagers and I could sell some extra and eaarn an extra income."

"In the next six months, I would still want to buy more goats. I have always believed this is the best form of investment in my area. This is because every now and again, their value increases hence I would want to buy more. I believe with this, my life will finally change for the better and I would be independent at the time when the transfer will be stopped."

"The only plan I now have is to start a business of selling second-hand clothes. I have come into conclusion to start this type of business since its goods are non-perishable and when one does not make any sales, he or she does not worry about the condition of his or her goods. The competition also at the place where I intend open this business at is less hence I am assured that I will be getting customers to buy my goods daily."