"Receiving this money means increased income for my family. My plan is to purchase a dairy cow at 30,000 shillings and a tailoring machine at 20,000 shilllings. These major investments will earn me consitent income that I will save to educate my daughter."

"It was very early in the morning and had set myself ready to begin my daily chores when I heard a message notification on my phone. on checking, I found out to be from Give directly notifying me that money have been sent to my Mpesa account. I was very happy. I knew my plans have already been fulfilled."

"Joy swept through my household the moment I notified my family members that we had received the money promised by GiveDirectly. It caught me by surprise when one of my neighbors told me that he had received it. I then checked my account and confirmed it. I immediately started collecting building materials and looking for a good house construction worker because I needed the best service for my wife's kitchen."

"After my parents passed on, I was left as an orphan at a tender age. I had to be raised by a guardian who felt overburden when we were a little grown. This is because the responsibilities she had were many and the income she got our of doing manual jobs around the village could barely sustain the large family. I had to drop out of school in class six and start fending for myself. I landed in the bodaboda business where I earned a living on commission. I was able to build a one-room house but as time passed by, I got to have a family and the house was small that could not accommodate us comfortably. The money that I made wasn't enough to save and build a bigger house. Today, my life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I was able to build a spacious house that fits my family so well, therefore, we now live happily and peacefully."

"My main source of income is from the bodaboda business and with many responsibilities that I have in place, it has been overwhelming. For a long time, I wasn't able to build my own house but rather use my brother's who is always away till he comes. The biggest difference in my life is that I am no longer worried about where to stay when my brother decides to use his house because, with the transfer, I managed to build a decent house that is spacious enough to accommodate my family. Thanks to GiveDirectly"

"In the next six months, I know I will get a very good harvest at the end of the long rains season. This is because I plan to use my transfer on improving my harvest through buying of farm inputs such as hybrid seed and fertilizers. I have seen how they help to make a good harvest from my previous harvests. When I get the harvest, I will be able to sell some to help me raise money for school fees for my children. Getting a good harvest also helps ensure there is food security in my house which pleases me a lot as a parent. I will only have to worry about school fees for my children because we will have enough to eat in the house after the harvest. I would not want to beg any more as it was the case before the transfers."

"My husband passed away when we had no finances of putting up our homestead. This met I had to stay at my husband's grandparent's homestead. After his death, my in-laws showed me cruelty which left me depressed and disowned. Having my own homestead is the biggest difference that GiveDirectly has gifted me since I would have never received this with the meager income that I do depend on. I am happy and at peace after building my own homestead. Thank you GiveDirectly."

"I was previously employed as a water vendor which I had to quit when I gave birth to take care of my baby. After quitting the job, I had to depend on my husband financially and for every little personal and household need. I was not very comfortable with having to depend on my husband since I had previously been independent while I was employed. Receiving the transfers gave me back my financial independence even though I do not have any source of come and an opportunity to save for future dreams and ambitions which I know I will accomplish. One of such dreams is taking a course on beauty services and hairdressing which will be commencing next month after which I can open a beauty salon."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the piece of land that I have been able to buy. This is something that I had been thinking about for years but the little income that I got from my odd casual jobs could not allow me to save up and buy a piece of land. I feel so happy and proud that I have finally been enabled by the transfers to actualize this dream. I am looking forward to building a house in it. I was also able to pay school fees for my son who has just joined secondary school."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I am happy that my son has his own house to study and sleep in. For quite a long time, my son has been sleeping in my neighbor's son's house since we had not built him his own due to financial constraints. Since he had to walk to this house every night, it always troubled that he was exposing himself to insecurity and on top of that he never got ample time to study. I am happy he can now study with less disturbance. I was also able to pay my daughter's high school fees. I solely depended on the proceeds from the sale of milk to pay the fees but it was always barely enough to pay the school fees and still meet other needs. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for giving us a helping hand!"