"Upon withdrawing the money, I first bought a calf for $60 to resemble GiveDirectly as a sign of gratitude. Thereafter, I decided to build a house for my son, who had been sleeping in his elder brother's house. This made him unhappy since he lacked the freedom to do his own stuff and also there was no privacy for his brother. Therefore, I entrusted him with the money to buy the building materials as well as supervise the house to completion. I am pleased to see him comfortable now since he has his own house. This has made him more vibrant and happy something that gives me peace of mind."

"I spent a significant portion of my initial transfer, of $400, on paying my daughter's college tuition. I had previously struggled with selling charcoal, which pays very little, and I couldn't pay all of my daughter's bills. This was a huge relief for me. My daughter's uninterrupted education is something I am very happy about. I also feel more at ease now that I don't have to worry about paying my daughter's tuition. In addition, I spent $50 on a goat that will serve as a future investment. I'll have something to fall back on in an emergency and can use the money to take care of my issues. I then bought food for my family and myself with the remaining $10,000. We had enough food for my family to eat, so I took a break from the arduous task of selling charcoal. I am appreciative of the money because it changed my life at a time when I was having trouble supporting my family."

"What a life! I really work hard but do not gain much this because I sometimes have the seeds but no fertilisers and I end up having poor yields, I got a loan from SACCO which I used to buy seeds and fertilisers and as the crops were flourishing flash floods washed them away this frustrated me, SACCO took my assets which they sold to make up for their money. I ended up making a loss , I therefore consider financial constraints as my biggest challenge."

"I have been saving part of the monthly transfers in order to buy a second-hand motorcycle that I was offered. A friend who is employed by a neighbor to provide taxi services has been giving me the motorcycle to use, though not daily. I do not have any job currently, and were it not for his help, it would have been hard for me to provide for my family. My goal currently is to ensure that I save enough, top up my savings with a small loan, and buy a second-hand motorcycle. Having my own motorcycle will be advantageous to me because I will not be paying hiring expenses to anyone."

"I currently have five children enrolled in school, and as their parent, my goal is to see them excel in their education. I am a single parent with no income, so raising fees for them has not been easy. Even providing food for them has been a challenge. My objective is to use the monthly transfers to pay for their education in order to avoid them being discontinued."

"In December of last year, I completed my O'level, and currently, I am just at home. Before the year began, I set out a goal to save money to raise my college fees because I had desired from my childhood to be a journalist. I intend to enroll in college in the latter part of this year to pursue a degree in mass communication. My desire to become a news anchor has motivated me to put in more effort. I will save a proportion of my transfers to realize this goal is fulfilled as long as I continue to obtain my monthly transfer."

"I enrolled in a beauty therapy course, and I intend to finish it this year. I have given myself the objective of saving my monthly payments as live assets to open a beauty salon. Therefore, I aim to buy and raise goats from my monthly transfers. Since I still do not have any child, I hope and believe that by raising livestock, I easily will support my children's education easily when they come. As a result, our struggle as a family in supporting the children to attain formal education will have drastically reduced then."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments. The unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code. To avoid household conflict, what needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Give Directly staff are very transparent during the enrollment process, they are so keen during the verification process and this ensures that none is left out during registration to the program. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."

"According to my opinion, what Give Directly does so well is that they give out unconditional transfers, different people have different needs, and we have the freedom how to spend the transfers so long as it is something that does not harm us together with community members. The transfers are given in lump sum amounts and this helps in planning purposes in terms of the developments that we would wish to engage in at a personal level. Unlike other projects where it is given in small amounts. To avoid household conflict, what needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs"

"-I am a parent of five children. Two are in Secondary School, a boy and a girl, while the other is in college studying Information Technology in his first year. I used a total of kshs 20,000 to clear their school fees arrears that have accumulated for the past year. Before the transfers, I was living in a small grass-thatched house and it could not fit all my family members. The boys used to sleep in my neighbour's house and this was so inconvenient as they could go so early due to insecurity in my community as most homes do not have access to electricity. I used the remaining part of the transfers of kshs 30,000 to build a spacious decent house for my family. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly transfers."