"The moment that I received the money was a joyful moment, I was very happy to receive the transfer."

"I spent my transfer on different things. With the transfer I was able to buy things like maize, mattress so that I sleep comfortably, fertilizer, some furniture, clothes and also glasses to renovate my house."

"For along time I have wanted to have many cattle as I used to , most of my cattle approximately twenty four cows were paid of as dowry for my two sons.I, therefore, want to buy at least two dairy cows worth sh 60,000. The milk they produce and the young ones will sustain me in terms of food and nutrition and also I shall be selling the calves to gather for household needs. I also want to build a modern house because the current house I live in is small and smoky. The smoke has affected my eyes a lot, building the new house will therefore help me since I can only be cooking in the kitchen and spend most of my time in the other house ."

"My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have been able to rent a piece of land and planted maize and potatoes. Our area is semi arid and sometimes planting is done once per year. I always rent farms at different places where planting is done twice per year. I have been doing this horticulture farming before GiveDirectly came to our area. The big challenge that I had was lack of enough capital. I was not in a position to get good harvest because I was not in a position to plant on time and the piece of land I could afford to pay was small. When I received the second transfer I was in a position to rent a much bigger piece of land. I was also in a position to buy seeds and fertilizer on time. I did did planting the the right time. I am so much grateful for the support because I know I will have the good harvest this coming season and my family will have enough to eat. I will sell the surplus to earn an income to pay the school fees for my children. I will also save some amount to spend on the next planting season. I am so grateful for the support."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly is working very well."

"Our lives are different because with this sum of money we are able to provide for the family. The amount of money with the things that are needed around the house is divided equally than before where we had to prioritise even for the basic needs."

"I spent the money on roofing, mattress and cement. Right now I am very happy to announce that the second transfers will be spent on building the house and paying for construction"

"In my opinion Give directly is doing a great job I cant find anything negative to say. They should just keep up with the good work more especially on the part where they are meeting the people personally and not through chiefs or village head man because I feel that if that was the case then they would have been a lot of corruption and bribery."

"Receiving this money means being self-reliable in my life. This is because am a housewife, my husband is the only breadwinner of this household. I am planning to spend $800 of my transfer to start a business of selling clothes, shoes, and cosmetics. This business will act as a source of income and am assured of getting a profit of $20 per day. For the remaining amount, I will buy 2 dairy ingenious cows to produce milk for commercial to generate an income. By having the two sources of income, I will no longer depend on my husband for everything in the house. I will be in a position of catering to the needs of the family and also paying school fees for my siblings who are still in school. This will boost my self-esteem."

"Food insecurity is the biggest hardship I have ever faced. This is because being a charcoal burner earning very little to $20 only. Bearing in my age, am not energetic enough to cut more trees. With the little earning I can not cater to all the basic needs of the family. Due to this, I have been struggling to put food on the table, sometimes asking for help from my relatives."