"I spent the past of my first transfer buying some building materials, iron sheets, bails, and timber. This was purposely for the constsctun of two new house mine and my children. The previous one was small in a bad state and almost collapsing to add to that, It was for my relative. I later bought some beddings to replace the old ones which were almost worn out and this really affected me healthwise since I could complain of back pains and ended up seeking medication now and then. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family."

"I spent part of my first transfer in buying two dairy cows and goats worthy of KES 35400. This has been my wish of owning them but because of my financial status, I could not afford them. I later paid cleared school fees arrears for y children and they are now studying without being sent home now and again to collect fees. Also, I expanded my hotel business which I am currently running and I am glad am getting good returns from it. With the amount of money that had had remained, I bought enough foodstuffs for the family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a dairy cow and an ox. This has been my dream of owning them for years but I could not afford them because they were relatively expensive. I settled for them becasue of their numerous benefits compared to the other domestic animals. With the dairy cow, I will be getting plenty of milk that will be for my family consumption. This will be a relief to me because we have to buy milk from neighbors and sometimes we couldn't afford it. Also, I will be selling the remaining liters to my neighbors and generate and income. This money will majorly empower me to always pay school fees for my children in time. Also with the ox, since it is one, I will combine it with that of my relatives and help me in ploughing my time in good time. This will be a great help to me because for all that time I have been using my own hand in ploughung and I could only utilize a small portion of my farm. Therefore I ended up getting a poor harvest. I am now a happy farmer becasue I will no longer strain during the planting seasons like before."

"I was at my usual place of work working when I had a message notification on my phone . I remember it was about 9 am, on checking I realized it was the transfer GiveDirectly promised to send us. I felt very happy and shocked at the sometime after receiving my transfer because I thought it was a scum."

"I invested $160 on purchasing 6 goats to restart livestock rearing activity which I use to do some years ago. This is because because I sold all my animals to educate my children. Also, I bought 14 iron sheets to complete the construction of my children's house. I used the remaining amount clear school fees for my first child who is in form 3 and purchased enough food for my family."

"The biggest difference is that we now sleep better on very big mattreses with better beddings and the food is enough for everyone in the house..."

"I was very happy and excited during the time. I was jumping up with joy."

"When I recieved the money i went to town and bought African print rappers for sell. I also bought dress to sell at my local market for profit. I also bought cement that i want to plaster my house with."

"Now own property of my own and this is something that I never thought that I could accomplish on my own."

"Just after i received an SMS that I have received money in my airtel money account i was very happy and i would like to call and talk to the organization top officials to tell them iam happy and they should keep on doing the good work"