"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved money to build a spacious and a better house for my family. I have a small house now which could not host all of us comfortably."

"My life is different from how it would have been in that I would be spending money on milk and who knows my family would have developed a medical condition due to the uncontrollable smoke."

"My life is different from how it was in that, I have achieved most of my goals; like building a house and having a poultry project, which would have been apipe dream were it no for GiveDirectly"

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I will be more economically empowered. By buying additional livestock and keeping them , the investment will greatly improve my life and that of my family. I am looking forward to making these investments and changing my life and that of my family in totality."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying a dairy cow which cost KES 17000. This has been my desire for years but I could not afford it since they were costly and I had some basic needs to cater to. I also bought some beddings such as a bed and a mattress. This was to replace the traditional beddings that I was previously using which I was not comfortable with and I was always attacked by some bedbugs which were affecting me healthwise. I then bought some bags of cement and sand to renovate my house to look more decent. I then paid school fees in advance to my children so that they could study without any disturbances. The remaining amount of money I bought some foodstuffs and household items that I did not have."

"I was awakened by the long vibration from my mobile phone. That was an indication that there was a new message. I decided to check and I realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly, I had finally received my first transfer. I was overwhelmed with joy and started celebrating with my family."

"In the next six months, my life will have changed. This is because I will not be buying maize flour anymore since I will have harvested enough maize from my farm. Due to this, I will be channeling the money I would otherwise use in buying maize flour to poultry keeping. Also, I will have finished building a chicken coop and increase the number of chicken. My family will at times be using eggs as vegetables since it is more nutritious and have fewer side effects on our health compared to meat."

"I expect my life to have changed in the next six months in that I will have bought a motorcycle. I will use the income I will get after selling my farm produce and the savings from merry go round group to purchase it. This will enable me to save more money from my daily income and use it for my home improvement purposes. After attaining this, I will start focusing on improving my farming practices and increase acreage."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would have saved some money in the merry go round group that we have started in our village to pay for the school fees on time. I will also be in a position to buy fertilizers and seeds to use on my farm."

"I spent my transfer on boosting my grocery business. The business was not doing well and I did not want to lose it. It has been my main source of income. It has ensured I have all the basic needs over the years and I would not want to lose it now."