"Receiving this money means financial stability for my family. I will use (usd 300) to purchase a dairy cow , and the milk produced can be used for the household and the rest sold to earn an extra income. I will use the rest of the transfers on school fees for my 3 children."

"Giving us money directly has been a very huge help. It has made a difference in our lives. Alot of my neighbours have built houses because this money we are given is money we could not manage to find on our own before but now have."

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

"When I received my transfer, I spent KES 20,000 to purchase a heifer. I decided on this as a way of investing GiveDirectly funds. The income from the sale of surplus will also help me in paying school fees for my children. Also, I spent 20,000 to pay school fees for my children who had been sent back home. I used the remaining amount to expand my small business of buying and suplying tobacco to different retailers in different towns. I settled on this so that the profits from this business would increase."

"Regular dry seasons in our area act as the biggest hardship I have faced as a dairy farmer. At times I could incur huge costs searching for animal feeds when such unfavorable conditions prevail. Unfortunately, some of our livestock would starve to death. As such, I have been forced to raise a relatively small number of livestock that we can manage to sustain."

"The biggest hardship we face as a family is job security and sustainable flow of income. Both my wife and I are teachers but our combined income amounts to only $200 per month. This is not enough to carter for our needs such as paying school fees, buying a cow or even furnishing our house."

"I am planning on building a house. I have already gotten the bricks done and bought cement."

"With this transfer I just received, I have bought food, iron sheets, door frames, and I am using a majority of it to fix the roof of my house."

"I have spent my transfer on cement, iron sheets and paying artisans constructing the roof. I have also bought matress, clothes and food"

"I spent my second transfer on food, iron sheets for my house, a goat, blankets and clothes"