"The biggest difference in my life is the comfort I am getting when I sleep after I managed to purchase a bed and a good mattress. I had been sleeping on the hard floor on a mat for a long time and this was so uncomfortable. My whole body could ache all the time, I am now having comfortable sleep that sometimes I end up over sleeping. I also have very comfortable furniture that I always admire in my neighbor's house, I no longer take seats from the church as I used to do before. "

"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a stable reliable source of Income. I managed to buy a dairy cow and fortunately it has started producing milk. Of which l sell some milk in our local market and some for my family consumption. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs. I also now very sure of getting enough yield that will sustain me for sometime, as compared to before because I have applied fertiliser on my farm which I have never done before because of lack of money. "

"The biggest difference in my life is that l am able to till my farm with ease as compared to before when I had to hire people's oxen which could take too long before they work on my farm and it was also very expensive. Sometime I would go as far as using my own hand to till my farm and that is not the case now. I am now able to plant on time that usually leads to high production, which is always enough to sustain my family for a longer period before next planting season. I also have my own dairy cow that I will get milk from once it has mature and given birth, I will not spend money and more to buy milk as I am doing now."

"The biggest difference in my life is that i have managed to acquire another land that I will be able to plant sugarcane in large scale and get more profit as compare to before. This will also enable me pay school fee to my children with ease and even take care of my family needs without worrying. I am also very happy because I managed to buy my own dairy cow where I am sure of not spending money in future to buy milk as l used to do before rather I am the one who will be selling milk to the community and getting money for my family up keep."

"Being an ASAL area, access to clean and safe water for drinking has been a mystery for a long time. There has been a competition between humans and animals for water in the pans thus exposing us to diseases –which worries me a lot!"

"I got an message in my phone stating that GiveDirectly had sent money and because I was doubtful . I did check my Mpesa account balance which confirmed the same . I felt very happy and thankful to GiveDirectly fraternity ."

"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy since I was certain that these lump-sum amount would be very helpful in completing the construction of my new house."

"Having been sick for quite some time, its been hard to invest in things that would develop our family bearing in mind that we just have one source of income that earns not much to even sustain our family's need comfortably. Purchasing three oxen with the transfer is the biggest difference in my daily life. With the oxen in place, I will be able to cultivate bigger parcels of land that would translate to more harvest. I will now be able to sell the surplus and can also hire the oxen to my neighbor so as to make and an extra income.Achieving this goal is a great stepping stone."

"At my age, my biggest ambitions are to have a relaxed mind and have a good place to stay in. In the next six months, I expect to be living a better life in that I will have plastered my house thus will have a good place to call home. Archiving this will give me humble minds."

"My desire has been to start indigenous livestock rearing like others in the village so that I may have future investment for my family. Receiving this money means realization of my dream since am planning to use $400 in purchasing 2 cow. The remaining amount will assist me in repairing my house which is about to collapse."