"I was so excited when I received the funds. I left the laundry I was doing at that time and ran to the house to recover from the shock and confirm the receipt was indeed true. My children were so excited because they knew it meant new clothes for them. They had seen their friends in neighboring villages who had new clothes from GiveDirectly funds and they knew it was their turn too."

"I have a new goal of constructing a house, I wanted to buy a piece of land for farming but the thought being homeless made me change mind. Now I really wan tto build a house."

"I received the funds when I was in a neighbor's house who had lost a member of their family. We were mourning but the funds gave us some joy and lightness of heart in as much as there was sad news. My family was also excited to learn that we had received the transfer."

"My life is difference than it wouldd have been if I never received the transfer in that I have gained a piece of mind since I have acquired a she - cow which has already reproduced and now the money I used to buy milk with I have saved on buying household expenditures . "

"Receiving this money means an assistance that will alleviate me from poverty. I shall use the transfer to enhance my farming activities hence boost our harvests."

"Receiving this money means that my living standards will be uplifted. I wish to use the money to buy dairy cattle as well as practice poultry farming in my farm."

"The biggest hardship I currently face in my life is my inability to meet medical costs for my ailing children. I do not have a reliable sources of income."

"This transfer means a lot to our family. Receiving this money means that we shall buy a better and bigger farmland, and subsequently start crop farming. We are currently living in a very small (0.1 acres)and rocky place. Hence, this money will definitely change our source of livelihood from casual labor to crop farming."

"Receiving this money makes me so happy. I will use it to build a poultry house so that I can start a poultry business. I will sell my chicken at the local market and in different hotels so that I can finally have an income generating activity. "

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the demise of my mother ten years ago.We were still young then and we really needed her,apart from missing motherly love we could not even get basic needs and education,this has greatly affected me since I solely rely on casual labour and meeting my family's needs is getting tough."