"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improvement of agricultural activities that I was able to do. This coming year, I am very hopeful that I will have a huge harvest which will in turn change my living standards by a great extent. The acreage under agriculture have significantly increased and I am so grateful for this."

"I felt so much happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. That day, I was attending a meeting within my village and I had left my phone on silent mode in order to concentrate on that meeting. I heard people outside murmuring an indication that something was different with that particular day and time. I could not wait to see the meeting come to an end so that I could check my Mpesa. When we finally concluded the meeting, I confirmed and found out that indeed I had received a sum of $550 from GiveDirectly. I came back home and shared the good news with my husband who felt very happy to receive the money as well. The amount of joy and happiness in me was just immense. I felt very happy that we were finally going to accomplish our long time dream of building a better house for our family."

"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."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. I remember very well that it was around 3:00 pm that day and I was at home with my children. I heard my phone ring and upon checking, it was a confirmation message from GiveDirectly that I had been sent a sum of $550. The amount of happiness in me was so immense. I shared the good news with my children who were at home with me and I also took some time to call my husband who was still away by that time. We later planned together as a family on how we were going to spend the money."

"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."