"Receiving this money means I will be able to repair my house especially replacing the leaking roof and erecting pillars to preserve it for longer. This will need about 38,000 shillings. I will also buy oxen and an ox plough at a cost of 48,000 shillings to expand my farming. The rest will be capital for a grocery business which my daughter will run since she had to drop out of school."

"I have been aspiring to educate my son who joined university last year September and realize his dream. I am therefore planning to buy three more cows (of approximately 170 USD each) to add to the five that I have. This will enable me sell more milk and cater for my son's School fees since I have been struggling to raise it. Receiving this money therefore mean I will be able to meet my son's education expenses without much struggle."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is owning ten goats which I have been longing for a very long time. My husband who is the breadwinner has been selling charcoal to get income. The profits were not enough to support our family bearing in mind the fact that it was what we entirely depend on to carter to our primary and secondary needs. Having the goats makes me happy because they are easy to take care of and they grow fast hence the likelihood of having more of them is high in a few month's time. Therefore, I would have the privileges of selling some in case of emergencies."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall be more financially independent than now. This shall be possible more especially when my dairy keeping project shall have picked and it would mean more income for the family as well as more investments going forward."

"After completing my tailoring course, I was so desperate to have my own business. In the past three years, I actually decided to start a business but opted to hire a sewing machine at a cost since I was not in a position to buy one. The disadvantage of hiring the machine was that the owner demanded a pay even in days when I didn't get any work which was hard for me. I was left with no choice since I had to make money and provide for my family. Tailoring has always been a path that I chose and was comfortable doing the work. I am happy and at peace after acquiring a tailoring machine with the transfer. I enjoy all the profits of the business to myself which is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I am glad that I have enrolled back in college to complete the saloon course that I started before but differed seven months ago. This is because my husband who is the breadwinner of our house had taken a loan to start a bodaboda business. The business had not picked up to a point where it would support our family's needs and settle the loan as well. For this reason, I had to stop this course for a while. Today, I am positive that I will finish the course since I managed to fully offset pending fee arrears. I am hoping to get employed in any local saloon in the village since hairdressers are nowadays on demand. When this happens, I shall be able to support in taking care of my family's needs which has always been my wish."

"My motorcycle got spoilt after its engine was faulty. I was devastated because it was my only source of income. I started burning charcoal as an alternative source of income since I had to find a way of paying my bills. Unfortunately, the income was not much that could help me buy a new engine. I am glad that I have repaired the motorcycle with GiveDirectly's transfer which is my biggest difference. I make a profit of 1000 KES on a daily basis which has already uplifted my living standard. GiveDirectly's transfer has motivated me to venture more into new projects which I am certain will develop my life. At the moment, I am almost recovering the money that I used to purchase the engine. I intend to save even more with the idea of buying a piece of land purposely for commercial use."

"I use to operating a kiosk business in the village but it collapse due to inadequate Capital. My wish has been to restart my business in order to have a reliable source of income for my family. Receiving means realization of my desire since I am planning to spend $ 550 on purchasing stock and construct semi-permanent place for the business."

"Investing on my children's education is what receiving this money means to me. Currently, I have two children in school one in class seven and other is about to join college for electrical and wiring course. I am planning to spend $ 350 on shopping and paying their school fees. The remaining amount will aid in starting livestock rearing which will be my future investment for the family."

"I believe that I will have bought another heifer. Having both of them is an added financial security. If both of them reproduce I will be able to get more milk and my livestock will have increased. Apart from that my goat will have also started producing milk. I will have plenty of milk for sale and for my family's consumption. I thank Give Directly because I wouldn't have made these huge developments with my small income from my casual jobs"