"The hour I saw a message indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I felt excited and started considering my plans of marrying."

"The next six months I expect my life to change in that I would have built a decent iron sheet house that I have been longing for and staying in a grassed thatched house would not be of worry."

"I was very excited to receive my transfer from GiveDirectly. This is because I was going to pay off the debt and repossess the land."

"My life has changed in that, I have acquired oxen in a short period of time. This will help me in ploughing my farm land come rainy season. I bought windows and plastered my house that had taken long before completion. This transfer also enabled me buy a bigger bed, a mattress that is spacious enough. Previously, I had a smaller mattress that couldn't even accommodate my spouse and our twins although I slept on a mat. I used to get poor yields due to delayed ploughing. Most people who had oxen could prioritize their work before they could hire out the oxen."

"When I recieved my money, I felt happy. Looking back, the happiness I felt then was because I knew that the poverty I was facing (lacking enough labor in terms farming, and timely feeding) was coming to an end as I planned to see that to it that I get bulls for ploughing. "

"Every morning I wake up I feel happy because, when I glance at my new house in construction, I feel happy. Before, I used to walk for long distances to look for grass for thatching houses every year."

"The significant difference in my daily life is that I am now having peace of mind because I renovated my house and it is now very conducive to stay in. Previously, I used to stay in a grass thatched house which had so many rats that would make a lot of noise at night hence making it uncomfortable."

"When I saw the mobile money message, I felt too happy. This is because, I had never received such a huge amount of money at the same time."

"I felt really happy the moment I received my money. This is so because I had never had a chance to hold an amount as this. "

"I couldn't hide my joy on realizing that I had received my first cash transfer, because I received such a big amount that I had never held in life which was going to transform my life."