"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 8am. We were taking breakfast with my friend. She received a message and when she checked it, it was a message confirming that she has received the transfer. My phone was in charging that time. I immediately get my phone. When I checked it I couldn't believe my eyes. I have never received such amount of money before. I felt so happy, we immediately celebrated with my family members and my friends. I knew from that point that I I'll be able to buy a dairy cows. I am so happy because I have always wished to own livestock. I hope to improve this dairy farming to another level. Get new breeds in the near future and I will be able to get enough milk and sell the surplus to earn an income."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by giving out unconditional cash transfers to people. By doing so, one is able to improve his/her lifestyle through building houses and acquiring assets like land and livestock. I find nothing that GiveDirectly does not do well."

"Receiving this money would mean improved health for my household members. Since we live in abject poverty, we are unable to take milk tea because it is costly. We are used to taking black tea which I feel not good for my children. I am a casual laborer within the village and getting any job to do is equally hard. If I become one the beneficiary of Give Directly, I intend to buy a dairy cow and use milk solely for domestic use. My plan is to spend approximately KES 30,000 to own one and use the milk domestically. By doing this, I will have improved the health of my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that on now a happy farmer after boosting my livestock rearing. Currently, I am owning a herd of 30 goats after purchasing 10 more with the transfer. With this number of animals, they will be able to reproduce hence able to cater for the educational needs of my children without any problem."

"Receiving this money will help me build another house which is more spacious. The current one is small and as my family grows, I will need more space moreso because of privacy and accommodating visitors. My budget for the house is approximately 30,000 Kenya Shillings. I will also set aside 6,000 Kenya Shillings to buy 2 goats which I will be grazing here at home. This will help me pay school fees for my children and take care of emergencies here at home which are sometimes a challenge."

"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life is food insecurity. I am a housewife and rely on my husband who depends on a charcoal burning business that earns him very little. Due to this, I have always been struggling to put food on the table. Sometimes, I am forced to seek help from relatives which is an annoying situation."

"My biggest hardship is having a sick husband hospitalized with a urinary problem, hunger and food in insecurity of which we do not have food to cook in the house."

"Receiving this money means upscaling my education. I did my form four exams but I have not taken my certificates because of fee balances. I have school fees balance of Ksh. 18550. After taking my certificates, I want to go to college and do dressmaking course. This will cost. Ksh. 40000. I will also use the remaining amount to buy two sewing machines, materials and open up a shop for my dress making business."

"I have been brought up by a single parent. That is my father alone. He did not have any job such that he could not afford to pay school fees for me. I used to be on and off of school because of school fees. That made me to stop schooling at class five. That is the biggest hardship I faced in life."

"My biggest hardship I faced in my life is my house which is leaking and all the heavy rain of last year left me with sleepless nights in cold."