"I do subsistence farming for a living. In the coming year and beyond, I am planning to hire a piece of land as the one I have is smaller in size. I will be hiring labour so as to save on the time wastage. I have been doing it with my two sons who are still schooling and it could take us a whole month to complete a piece of land. In addition to this, I will be opening up a new business of groceries to be operated by my wife. The business will specifically be taking care of the family's basic needs like food and clothing."

"Apart from enrollment, GiveDirectly took its time to sensitize the community and give advisory messages on the use of the transfer. People were also taught about the risks associated with money. As they were warming up to receive their transfers, they had ideas and plans on what to spend their money on. It was unfortunate that some people never qualified for the program which was painful for them. How I wished that all people benefitted in my village."

"I am a parent of two boys who are in form three, I used part of the transfers of kshs 25,000 to pay their school fees. Before the GiveDirectly transfers, I never had any stable source of income and providing for my family had been the most difficult task I have ever faced. I used the remaining part of the transfers of kshs 25,000 to build a two-bedroom house. I owned a small grass-thatched house which was leaking during the rainy season. Besides, getting the grass for replacement was tiresome as transportation was too costly. I thank Give Directly for the transfers as my peace of mind is finally restored."

"GiveDirectly is exceptional at restoring hope. We would never have imagined that there was an organization that would assist people without expecting anything in return. GiveDirectly gave us the chance to choose how and when to utilize our funds, and for that we will be eternally grateful. I pray they continue to be a blessing to countless others, as they have been to us as a household."

"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."

"In the near future and beyond. I am planning to hire a piece of land for farming as I own a smaller one. I will as well hire a tractor for farming instead of doing it with the help of casual labourers. This is cost-effective as compared to when it is done by the labourers. In addition, I have plans of starting up a groceries business to be run in the evenings. Groceries business has high demand as food is consumed on a daily basis. The profits earned will be enough for my young family's basic needs like food, clothing and school fees."

"With the second transfer I received from GiveDirectly, I happily went and bought a cow at $240 and a bull at $150. This really made me so happy because I had no cow before and it really gave me confidence that my tomorrow will be bright. I wanted to buy cow and expand my house before I could find myself a beautiful wife and thanks to GiveDirectly I was able to achieve that. I had a small house that was made of wood and I thought that it was really necessary to expand it and add some extra rooms. I bought eighty strong woods to expand my house and each wood did cost $2 and I used a total of $120 to construct my house. The remaining amount of $10 I bought myself new clothes that made me look good and feel great."

"We are experiencing short and delayed rains in our region. This makes vegetables and short-seasoned crops expensive. I plan to venture into this farming in the future and tap more income for my family."

"My dream would be to get more sewing machines and set up my own sewing business. When I say business, I mean hire a few more people and make it a proper production line. Alongside that, I dream of producing a larger number of cereals, hence selling more and making an income for me and my family."

"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"