"Am happy to be enrolled in the project. There are alot of things that am lacking in my household. My house leaks and finding food to eat is not easy since am old. I will use the money to buy iron sheets to renovate my house which is thatched with grass. I will also buy food and a matress. If I will have some more money, I will buy chickens to raise for food."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some bricks, cement, sand, and some building poles. I bought all this with the intention of adding two rooms to my previous house since it was temporary and small. With the remaining amount, I bought enough foodstuffs for my children and some decent clothes for Xmas celebrations."

"To be honest receiving this money means a huge blessing for me,i have never been in any cash transfer programme this is my first time and for me to receive such an amount of money it's really a blessing."

"For me receiving this money means alot,for the past 2 years I have been living in a glass fatched house and my first priority as soon as I receive this transfer is to have a proper house and an improved sleeping place that will include good beddings and atleast a 6inch mattress."

"I am very glad I'm receiving this so much, I will be able to buy food"

"The money means alot to me and my household and I'm so grateful for it..I will use the money to maintain my house by buying Iron sheets and cementing the floor.. Some of the money will be used to purchase nutritious food for my household so that our health can be improved...I will also start up a business in which my grandchildren will be conducting it (i will be buying fish from the lake and selling them in the village)..Lastly i will also purchase a bicycle for easy transportation.."

"I received a message on my phone early that morning. I was already in my farm planting. I was hesitant to check it thinking it might be the usual promotional messages from Safaricom. When I finally checked who the sender was, I could not hold the joy that I felt! I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I thanked them for fulfilling their promise to me."

"My major challenge has been that of lack of income which in return have made me to fail to maintain my house..My house does not have ironsheets and with the rains that have just started,,the roof is leaking and I'm unable to be at peace especially at night... The insufficient income has also made me to not have enough food for me and my children and failing to have good clothes and beddings.."

"Receiving this transfer means lessening the burden of begging from others for food as that's what keeps me going most times as I did not harvest enough food last growing season. The money received again will help me build a better house and put up an iron sheet roof so that when rains come the house should not be leaking like the one I am currently residing in"

"I am very grateful to receive this money. Receiving this money to me means building a new bigger house with iron sheets as the one i have right now, leaks and is small. I have always dreamed of having a bigger house this is my opportunity to fulfill those dreams. My family and i will leave in a better space."