"The biggest difference in my daily life is since I received the transfer is having been able to meet my family's needs without struggling a lot. Previously, I had to burn charcoal in order to feed my family but currently I can meet these needs and even more without having to do the casual work. My health has also improved because I fo not have to do the hard chores in order to provide for family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the feeling of content for having invested in livestock. I am so proud of myself and I am confident that whenever I am in financial crisis I can sell some of them in order to meet my financial needs."

"The moment when I received my transfer I felt so excited and thanked God for the money."

"The moment when I received my transfer I felt so excited. Since it was my first time to hold such an amount of money I could not believe it."

"Building a new house that should be big enough is what receiving this money means to me, my family is growing but i do not have enough money to build a house that has enough space for both of us i will use the money to build a big house"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are now happy that the got some milk to drink. When I couldn't afford to buy some milk for them, they would always remind me of having another cow so that they don't miss taking milk during meal time. Now they eat so well and are very thankful to GiveDirectly."

"Before GiveDirectly came to our village, we were living in a very small house which I had build with little money which I had saved. The house was so squeezed for my growing family. When I got my first transfers, I spent KES 45000 on purchasing building materials and paying for labor for the construction of a new house. I then bought some furnitures at a cost of KES 5000. And another amount of KES 3000, I spent on buying a goat for rearing. The remaining amount of KES 2000, I spent on buying some foodstuffs for my family."

"I have been buying milk for the past 6 years now given that I don't have a dairy cow. I usually spend approximately KES 900 every month. I have to go and look for casual labor such as weeding in a nearby farm so that I can get 300 shillings. Thus amount is not enough to buy basic needs for my family. Receiving this money therefore is a big boost towards achieving my dream of owning a dairy cow."

"This money means that I will renovate my house. I am living in an incomplete building because I don't have enough money to buy iron sheets to finish roofing."

"I am so happy to receive these funds. As a single mother it is very difficult for me fend for my child. This money will help me cover for some of my problems. I will build a house with iron sheets"