"I live in a small peace of land which is around 0.1 of an acre and therefore, I am planning to increase it in order to use part of it to plant crops. Therefore, receiving this money mean I will be able to increase the size of our land."

"With an income as little 5 dollars a day from unreliable casual jobs at construction sites, sending my kids to school has been quite a nightmare. In one term, I part with almost 28,000 shillings worth of school fees aside from other necessities such as food, uniform, stationery etc. This makes limited finances my biggest hardship in life."

"I had started tailoring business in my village to help me meet my family's needs. It was quite challenging expanding it since I had to spend every coin I got from this business to sort out my family's needs. The business is a source of income to me and despite the challenges, my desire has been to expand it to earn higher profits. Thus when I received my first transfer, I took KES18000 to buy enough stock that would enable me to operate my business without any difficulties. This to me is an investment from which I am expecting a good income that will enable me to meet my financial needs. I am now happy that my business is doing better than before which makes it be the biggest difference in my daily life."

"At the moment, my life has really changed. Way back, I didn't own any livestock of my own. The transfers assisted me to purchase some which include goats and dairy cows. This is a great investment in my life since I know in the near future, I will have some income from the sale of milk from my cows. Besides, the long-time benefit is that I will be able to sell them in the future to cater for my son's school fees. Besides, with the new sets of clothes I bought for my family, we currently have enough to exchange as compared to before"

"The most significant impact is that the cash transfer helped us alot. I have been operating a boda boda business so as to support my siblings. However I could not fully support them due to low income. We did not have enough food stock and our living standards were really wanting. I am very thankful that with the cash transfer I can confidently support my siblings."

"The cash transfer empowered me to construct a three bedroomed house. I look forward to completing it. This has been my joy and I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for transforming my life. Prior, to receiving the cash transfers, we had dreamed of constructing a permanent house however it was impossible to achieve because of limited income."

"I felt very happy at that moment when I received the cash transfer. I was helpless then and needed money to improve my living standards."

"The cash transfer has uplifted me alot. I am debt free after paying off a debt which had lasted for over four years. This is a very big relief for me. I am also happy that I have been able to acquire an ox. I feel empowered to work hard and be able to fully cater for my family."

"My life is currently different from how it was before in that I have bought a piece of land. Before I used to live at my sister's house and I had no place to stay nor land to build a house in. I had never been at peace since I knew that I would have to look for a place to live in once my sisters last born child attains the age where he can be enrolled in a boarding school. I have always been struggling to do casual jobs to earn an income to meet the basic needs of my children and to save some money. The transfers from GiveDirectly came in handy as it enabled me to buy a piece of land. I am so happy now because I have land and I am planning on building a house. Currently, I am so happy because I have a place to call my own. GiveDirectly has given my children and I some hope and make my dream come true."

"I have always longed to construct a decent house for my family because the one I lived in was very small and indecent. Also, my son didn't have enough space to sleep and so I was forced to secure a place for him from one of my immediate neighbours. Due to financial constraints, I could manage. to do so. When I received transfers, this was top on my list. I managed to buy building materials which include iron sheets, nails, poles and timber for this purpose. Currently, I am so happy because I have enough space to host my visitors as well as a safe place for my son to sleep."