"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 can still remember vividly just like yesterday at around 9 AM when I was preparing breakfast for my children, my phone started ringing. Without wasting time, I decided to check who could it be. Upon checking, I realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had finally received my first transfer then I had anxiously been waiting for. I was so happy and started planning on how I will spend the money on."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some livestock such as a pair of oxen and two goats at a total KES 34500. I have been yearning to keep them in my compound for long but then I could not afford it. In addition to that, I bought an ox plough at KES 8000. I then pad school fees for my fees who are in primary school since they were approaching an examination. I then bought some iron sheets to renovate my house which was leaking whenever it could rain. The remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying some sufficient foodstuffs for 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."