"I expect a relaxed and better life in the six months since I believe I will have bought a water tank and I will have harvested my crops. Having clean water at my doorstep and enough food in my stores is all I foresee in the next six months thus I wouldn't be struggling much like today."

"My life is very different from how it was because I have achieved my dream though not all but a larger number. This was made possible with the transfers received. I now own livestock, I am farming both for domestic and commercial purposes, and I have been able to purchase utensils and foodstuff for my household."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have bought a water tank for storing water for domestic use. I used to walk for a long distance to collect water and this was so tiresome and time-consuming. I had wished to buy a tank but it was not possible before because I did not have money. I also build a storehouse. This will enable me to store feeds for my cows. I used to store in an open field and it could not last for long before becoming rotten."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received my transfer in that, I have been able to build a beautiful spacious house which accommodates my family members comfortably . Today, we do have most evening meals together which gives us the opportunity to share our short coming and success . This has bonded us more compared to before when our previous house was old, small and weak which collapsed Luckily after we had transitioned to the new one."

"I used KES 20000 to buy a dairy cow and used the remaining KES 35000 to create a water pan and fence my compound. Dairy keeping is one of the main economic activity in our area and it is for this reason that I decided to buy one since it is going to help us as a family in future. The water pan digging was informed by the constant shortage of water especially during the dry season and which often leads to decline in milk production from the dairy cattle. I plan to use the second transfer to buy additional livestock that will enable me earn more income for my family as well as have them as a means of financial security for any emerging needs like payment of school fees for my children who will be joining various secondary schools in the near future."

"I am a subsistence farmer as well as a livestock broker in the community. I have built a desire for livestock keeping since I have brought up my family our of livestock income. When I received my transfer, I purchased three cows to add to my herd. I am glad that my desire to own a bigger herd have been met since I have added animals to my cowshed. Had it not been for the financial help from GiveDirectly, then it would have taken many years to acquire them. I will be selling the offsprings in case of a financial emergency as well as raising more money to finance my children's education through milk sales."

"I decided to build a house for my son who has already grown up. He is in his teenage and this requires me to construct a house for him to allow him some privacy. I needed to do this but for a long time, I had been planning to do it without any success. I also have livestock, sheep that multiply quickly. I used to desire this knowing that I will be having a huge financial need as my son Joins a secondary school. I have settled all that used to worry me and am happier now that if I had not received the transfer."

"My life has completely changed for the better when I improved my farm. I used part of the money to paddock my farm to enable me to concentrate on other activities instead of looking after the cows. I then have a lot of hope to improve my home once complete the house that I have been constructing. I saved part of the money in order to use it in finishing and furnishing the house."

"i now have a dairy cow. Also, I now live comfortably in my newly built house. we were living old Previously I lived in an old house whose walls had started cracking. When I received my transfer, I purchased enough building materials that include iron sheets, building poles and paid for the labor cost. I settled on this since the cost of renovating our old house was almost the same as that of building a new one. I am happy that I have a new house to live in with my family through this money. Also, the transfer enabled me to purchase some chicken, sheep and a dairy cow. These are assets to me that I did not have before and I can lean on in case I am in dire need of cash."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I build a better house for my family. Before we used to live in a small house."