"I depend on harvesting sand from the river in order for me to earn a living, it is very cumbersome Job, especially for a woman, When I received my transfer I paid school fees arrears for my secondary school Child, worth KES 10,000,Thereafter, I went ahead and purchased 5 goats worth KES 20,500, the remaining amount we used it in buying clothes and food."

"I depend on farming for my livelihood, unfortunately, I no longer have the energy to cultivate a bigger piece of land due to my old age, My wife and I depend on milk daily, We use 1litre of milk daily which is KES 45, and this is very expensive for us, therefore when I received my transfer 1 bought 3 cows worth KES 52,000, We are happy that we own dairy cows now and we no longer need to buy milk."

"I spent KES 25,000 to purchase a second-hand motorbike for my husband so that he could start his own taxi business, In addition, I bought 10 goats worth KES 35,000, My life is now better because we have a reliable and sustainable source of income."

"My life is so much better than it used to be. I used to live in a house that leaks. I had no clothes or beddings. With the transfers from GD, I have bought clothes, beddings and have fixed my house. I will no longer be sleeping on a wet floor. I am very grateful to GD for changing my life."

"Give Directly does well in improving our socioeconomic status, so that we are able to afford basic needs and other things we could not on our own."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by giving out financial support and I do not see anything that they do not do well."

"When I received my transfer, I set aside KES 20000 that I am planning to use in paying school fees for my son who will be joining high school early next month. Using the remaining amount, I bought a piece of land after topping up KES 3000. I settled on this so that I can have an asset to call my own. Also, I will be building my own house there since I am a single parent and in our culture, it is very rare to find a lady being given a share of land by her parents."

"When I received my transfer, I spent KES 25000 to buy a piece of land. I settled on this so that after building a house, I would have a space to use as my garden. In addition, I spent KES 28000 to build my family a house in my newly acquired piece of land. I used the remaining amount on food and other household necessities."

"When I received my transfer, I spent KES 10000 to complete building a house for my family. I had started building it using my first transfer but left it incomplete due to insufficient funds. Also, I spent KES 15000 to connect electricity to my homestead. I settled on this so that it will be helping me on lighting purposes. As a way of investing this money, I bought two goats and hens at KES 12000. I will be selling either of these depending on the amount needed when faced with financial crisis. Using the remaining amount, I bought some chairs, clothes and food to last us for some time."

"I have used my transfer to pay for driving school, bought maize, and plan to use the rest for finishing my house"