"We lived in pathetic conditions prior to GD. We used to struggle with lack of school fee for our children, leaking house and lack of food. Now our lives are a different story. We are happy for the transformation - new houses, fee for our children catered for and enough food for us. No more stresses and anxieties due to lack and poverty. Thank you for the funds. We are forever grateful!"

"My life is now different in that, these transfers have enabled me to acquire an acre of land that am going to use for agriculture. Unlike in the past when I never had one."

"I felt very happy because I was going to finally finish my new house which I have been struggling to build."

"My life is now different in that, I have been able to start up a produce business that is going to generate daily income for my family in the near future as compared to the past when I never had a source of income."

"My life is currently different because we have a new house and a cow courtesy of GiveDirectly. We did not have these prior to GD, now we do and we are grateful. There are numerous GiveDirectly cows in our village. Almost every homestead has a cow because they bought cows using their funds from GD. Cows lately fill rivers in our village when people take them for watering. Initially they were countable."

"The biggest the difference in my daily life is that, I have been able afford a plot of land and other assets that I couldn't afford in the past hence an improved standard of living."

"The moment I received my first cash transfer, I felt happy."

"I hope that in six months time, my course will be underway and my dream of becoming a professional will be half true."

"In the next six months l expect to have started cattle keeping."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to start a grocery business,buy livestock for rearing and also build a spacious house for my family. "