"Both my husband and I are teachers but although he is employed, I have not yet secured a government job. For the longest time, we were planning to build a permanent house but we didn't achieve this because of overwhelming family responsibilities as we have four children in school. With the first and second transfers, we managed to build a two bedroom house structure that we are looking forward to complete in the near future."

"A month before I was enrolled in the program, I was in my last semester in collage where I was taking an education course. Although I was excited to finish my studies I was not hopeful about graduating because I had a fees balance of $930 that I needed to clear for me to graduate. Since I am the bread winner in the family and I don't have a reliable job, I was sure it would take me two to three days to raise that money but I am so grateful that these transfers came in handy for me. I added $390 to savings that I had from the first transfer and paid the fees balance and spend the balance to seek medical attention since I was not feeling well."

"I opened a carpentry workshop recently and what I was looking forward to this year was to expand it buy buying more materials. Achieving this means that I will be earning much better income by selling more furniture and therefore I will be able to take my kids to better schools once they start schooling."

"Towards the end of last year, I acquired two goats and five hens courtesy of GiveDirectly's transfers. I then started setting aside $20 every month to build a house. Since I do not own a house, I have been staying with my brother. I want to have my house built so that when my brother gets home from the city, I will not bother him. I will not be concerned or inconvenienced even if he marries. I considered this goal after I had sat for my KCPE. I am glad that I have saved $80 towards that goal. Once I get the house, some of my siblings will get an additional room where they can stay. I am aiming to build by August 2023"

"This year, I want to open a small kiosk where I'll sell silver cyprinid and vegetables. Right now, I'm paid to get water and wood for other people. The most I can earn is $1, which is extremely little and cannot meet my family's needs. My husband is a "bodaboda," or motorcycle taxi. The high cost of fuel has had a significant negative impact on the business because it drives away potential customers who choose to take other forms of public transportation. Because of this, he is unable to meet the needs of the family and his overall income is impacted. I'm starting this business to give my family a backup source of income during these trying times financially."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the complete transformation of my family's daily operations. I have accomplished a lot in the last month that would not have been possible without the free cash transfer from GiveDirectly. My children are eating well, sleeping well, and have their school fees cleared as they begin a new term, as opposed to previous months when they were denied access to their schools due to massive arrears."

"We do not have our own land and therefore, we have build a temporary house on my father in-law's compound. Our goal this year as a family is to buy a land and build a permanent house. This means that we will have somewhere to proudly call home and we will now shift our focus to saving towards our children's school fees who will be joining high school next year."

"I am seeing myself staying in my own home for the next 1 year starting today which means no more paying rent and hence more savings. This is when I would have built the parcel of land I bought using my transfers which were worth $ 1000. My aim is to be self-dependent by starting and running my own business. I had bought a 1 hectare of land next to the road with an aim of building rentals and a shop to act as my source of income to support my husband with family expenses like food. I currently need like $ 500 to achieve my dream, we have agreed with my husband that we will be saving $ 50 every month from the shop business he is running, so in the next 5 months, we would have started the land construction and then later start running the shop. Furthermore, I am looking forward to having more goats in my stock. I currently own two goats which I bought at $ 60 using part of my transfers and in the next 6 months, they would have multiplied hence more profit for the family, this will enable me to start saving for the 3-year-old child for school fees coming in the next 1 year. I can't wait to see my dreams come true. Thank you GiveDirectly."

"Givedirectly is doing well by supporting us financially. Allowing us make our own decision on how to used our transfer with no influence from anyone. GD should prioritize the man to be the primary recipient instead of the woman."