"The difference in my life is that I have established my own home where I currently live peacefully unlike before when my wife used to bother me that shed needed her own home. I am also assured that my sons will be able to get places to build their houses when they grow up. I also bought a piece of land from the first transfer and now my life has changed in that I can do a lot of things at home such as farming my own piece of land, raising my poultry and looking after my cattle. Before GiveDirectly gave me money, all these were but mere dreams to me."

"It's always the joy of a parent to help their children reach their goals but this was not the case with me. I felt guilty and I never had peace because I felt I failed in my role as a parent because I couldn't clear the school fee arrears for my children thus they couldn't further their studies. Currently, I'm happy and I feel proud because I was able to pay a larger portion of the school arrears only leaving a small portion which I can easily clear. This is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"My life has totally changed for the better. I am now raising a happier and healthier family than it was before i received the transfer. The whole family is happy and I am a proud father."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have completed building a house for visitors. I'm also planning on buying a dairy cow to cut the cost of buying milk. I will also be earning a daily income from the sales of milk to meet additional needs for the family and to pay school fees for my uncle in secondary school because his parent is not able to raise his school fees."

"My ambition of educating our children has been crushed a number of times. Receiving this transfer means I will be able to invest in their education, firstly by buying farm products like seeds, an oxen and even livestock. The livestock will be resold in the future after their appreciation. My farm harvest will have improved and I can move away from subsistence farming. With financial stability my family will be food secure and my children will be able to finish their education and not depend on us."

"Not having a reliable source of income or job security has been a constraint to my family. My husband has recently been employed as a shop attendant in Bamba town. That alone is helpful but we still struggle since am a stay at home mother with no job. My husband uses most of his money on transport since he has to come home everyday. The little we get as a family can only Carter for food with nothing else to invest."

"I have always desired to have my own oxen and ox plough to upscale farming as well as have some dairy cows that can produce enough milk both for sale and household consumption.Geting money to implement this has been a great challenge.Receiving money from Givedirectly means that my dream will eventually come to fruition. With my own oxen,ox plough and dairy cow,I will upscale my farming to ensure food security for my family and a healthier diet.I will also sell milk in the ready market villages to pay fees and buy clothes for my children."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a bigger sleeping house and buy oxen to support farming. "

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of land for cultivation. "