"The biggest difference in my daily life is that now, I do not have debt burden like before. Before I would borrow money to pay school fees for my children and to buy food for my family but now that burden has been sorted out with the transfers which i received. I used the money on paying school fees for my child in a secondary school. I would have had a huge difficulty in paying school fees since I rely on menial jobs. Also we have enough stock of food which would take us for some months as I look for more money to buy some."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying an ox at KES 14000. This was specifically to help me in my farming activities. I also bought an ox plough at KES 10000. l then cleared a hospital bill for my spouse who has been unwell for years now. In addition, I cleared school fees for my son who is in secondary school so that he could study without any disturbances. Finally, with the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family and some other household items."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am no longer being rained on while cooking like before when I use to cook on a kitchen with a leaking roof. Currently, we have a good kitchen with ironed roofed which is so warm and safe to cook even during rainy season."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some livestock such as a dairy cow at KES 30000. I have been longing to buy it for so many years but I could not afford it because it was very expensive to me. I also bought some iron sheets, building poles, and timber to renovate my house and construct a new house for my children. We have been sharing the same house which was not spacious and some of my children were forced to seek shelter at their friend's houses. In addition to that, I bought some new clothes for my children because the previous ones were torn. The remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials which include, building poles, iron sheets, nails and timber. This was specifically for the construction of a new house since the previous one was in a bad condition and very small. I then some beddings for my children such as a new mattress to replace the old one they have been using previously. The remaining amount I bought enough foodstuffs for my children and some other house household items that I was lacking."

"My life is currently different because I managed to upgrade my house since it was very small with leaky roofing. I settled on this since the cost of renovating our old house was relatively low as compared to that of building a new one. I am extremely grateful to GiveDirecly because I can now access a good shelter which I wouldn't accomplish all these anytime soon using my own money. I have depending on the casual labors and the little that I could earn was only for my family's daily bread."

"I can still remember very well I was preparing breakfast for my children when my phone ringing so loudly, this was so unusual. On checking its content, I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy because I was positive I will accomplish all my heart desires through the money."

"I was preparing my breakfast when I heard my phone vibrating so loudly. This was an alert of an incoming message. I decided to check its content, only to realize it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I knew the money will transform my life completely"

"Owning three goats and a ironed roofed kitchen is the biggest difference in my daily life. I could not have managed to purchase any of these animals if I was to buy them at my cost. I thank GiveDirectly for their financial support has enabled me to achieve this. These are to me assets that I can depend on in case of any financial hardship. I am expecting them to reproduce and increase in number soon. Apart from the livestock, I also built a good kitchen. I am happy that we have a good place to cook our food and also act as a bedroom for our children."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some livestock such as two dairy cows at a total of KES 29000. These have been my well thoughtful living assets for so long but I could not afford to purchase them because of my financial status. I then bought some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, timber, and nails. This was purposely for the construction of a new decent spacious house. The previous one was in poor condition with some grass-thatched roof which was ever leaking during the rainy seasons. In addition to that I bought a solar panel at KES 3000, which is now helping my children at night in their studies, apart from that  I also use it to charge my mobile phone and those of my neighbors at a fee. The little amount of money that remained, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family."