"I expect to have saved the little profit I get from my potatoes business. Thus in the next six month am planning to buy a goat which will act as financial security. I choose to rear goats because they multiply very fast and I can also sell the siblings once I have any financial crisis like school fees."

"The moment I received an Mpesa message at around 6: 30 AM . I was very happy since in my whole life I had never received such a lump- sum amount of money . I immediately, went to confirm whether money mother had also gotten hers since I am his helper.."

"In the next six months, I anticipate living a better life than the one I am experiencing right now. This is because I will have fulfilled part of my dream that is rearing livestock and having a healthy diet."

"My life will be a lot different in the next six months in that I will have managed to clear fees arrears for my children in school. This is where GD transfers have been very helpful for me and as long as I will still be getting my transfers, I will ensure I pay arrears for my children. I plan to use a major part of my monthly transfers to pay school fees for them on a monthly basis until I clear the arrears. Nothing will make me happy as a parent when my children are studying in school because I have paid for their fees. This will also ensure they have a good time to study and get good grades."

"In the next six months I will have bought livestock to increase to the number that I already have. I will have cleared muy children's school fees."

"In the next six months, I know I will have a calf of my own. I plan to save part of my monthly transfers so that I can buy a cow. I know with the transfers, I will have the money for buying a cow. I will sell some of the sheep I already have and boost the money with part of my savings from the transfers to buy a calf. Thanks to GD for giving me hope when I had lost hope of owning livestock in my life."

"In the next six months, I know I will have managed to buy a cow. Currently, I do not have any livestock but it is my desire to own livestock. I have witnessed in my community how livestock has bailed my neighbours out when they have a financial crisis. I would also want to alleviate my poverty in the same way. I know buying one, the number will increase when it reproduces the number will increase which in turn increases my wealth status. This will help me too when I am at a financial fix by selling some and raise money. The rest I will leave as an inheritance for my children."

"We were recently evacuated from where we had bought a piece of land by the government terming it as the forest land. We are currently not settled yet as most of our items were left behind and others destroyed. My expectation in the near future is to have settled well and live a comfortable life. I also want to ensure that my children continue with their education uninterrupted despite all these challenges. I want to work hard by doing a bit of farming to improve our living state."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I have been able to improve my business. I am optimistic that I will make more investments and profits going forward and improve my living standards and that of my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the house that I have since built and the cow that I bought with GiveDirectly transfers. These two investments have brought tremendous change in my life and that of my entire family. The comfort that came with the new house has seen me raise a very happy family while the milk that will be produced once the dairy cow has its first calf shall be of great assistance to us as a family. This will improve the living standards of my family going forward."