"I used $170 to buy a heifer for rearing, $20 to till a piece of land in my home and the remaining amount of $350 was used to buy food, other basic household needs for my family. I made a decision to invest in livestock and farming as these investments will change my life and that of my family now and even in the future. I feel so much happy and grateful at the same time for the support that I received from GiveDirectly. I normally do construction work and even though I do not have my own family yet, the job cannot provide me with enough money to make huge investments."

"When I received the first transfer, I used $380 to purchase pieces of iron sheets that would help me in putting up our house. I then used another $50 to buy a tree that would help us make extra timber for building a house. The remaining amount of $100 was used to buy food, clothes and other needs of my family. I feel very happy that I now have all the building materials and the construction of both houses have since started. GiveDirectly has made this dream a reality something that I am so grateful for. We have not been able to do all these investments before because of the little income that we get from the works that we engage in. My husband works as a pastor and this minimizes the time that he has for his own work making it hard to have extra amount of money to make such investments."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. One of my relatives had already given me a call and he wanted to know if I had received money from GiveDirectly. I checked and confirmed that indeed I had been sent the sum of $550 by GiveDirectly. I made a call to my mother just to check whether she had received hers too and as we conversed I could hear some background noise from other villagers who were already in a celebration mood. The amount of happiness within the entire village was just amazing. To me this was a perfect opportunity to purchase a motorcycle that would greatly help me with mobility as my work required that I move from village to village in search of clients. I am so glad that this dream was made a reality courtesy of GiveDirectly transfers."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the investments that I made. Having paid school fees arears plus that of an entire month have made me feel some form of relief. The dairy cow that I bought as well shall go a long way in enabling me meet most of my needs in future. This has made me and my family very happy."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we are happier as a family than we were before receiving the transfers. We not only had an opportunity to celebrate christmas in a good way but also remained with some reasonable amount of money to help us clear school fee balance for our children and to do some shopping for them. I feel so much happy for this and grateful to GiveDirectly."

"Clearing the debts owed to us for a piece of land that we are ready staying in was the biggest difference in our daily lives as a family. We had started leaving in fear and stress was gripping in as days went by. Even though the seller was not so hard on us, we always felt we should clear the debts and live in peace as a family. I fees so much at peace now that we have cleared this debt and we are even looking forward to buying our first dairy cow once we receive our second transfer. We could not buy any livestock before since we were living in a very small piece of land that would not allow us make such investments."

"Last year, the money I received helped me a lot with the tuition costs for five of my children. Additionally, I'm hoping that I can utilize the funds this year to make sure that my kids stay in school and continue their education, which is crucial for their future. I rarely make enough money working part-time jobs to support my family's requirements, especially their nourishment. As a result, I also intend to use the donations to make sure that my family and I will have food. Moreover, getting a few hens and goats will make me happy."

"I spent the majority of last year's money from the livestock transfer on purchasing livestock. I'm glad I bought five goats because there are now eight of them and more are on their way to having kids. My son and I want to launch a kiosk business together this year. We will primarily sell maize flour and other food items through the kiosk. This will give us a source of income and enable us to meet the needs of the ballooning family. Later, once the business is established, I would like to put aside enough cash to buy a bed. Since my bed broke into pieces three years ago, I've been sleeping on the bare, dusty floor."

"The cash transfers are the only source of income my daughter and I have. Considering that we are both of advanced age, our bodies can no longer endure the physical strains of casual tasks like making charcoal to make money. Also, given the prolonged drought which has hindered farming, we are forced to spend every cent we get on food so that we do not starve. Though there is little to save for other wants, I would desire to have bought at least four goats by the end of the year."