"My life has greatly changed since I received my first transfer. When I received my first transfer from GiveDirectly, I spend on my family wellness. I bought a cow that I look at it as an added asset and I believe soon it will calve thus give us milk for both household consumption and sales. I am happy that this has given me a peaceful mind in that It has reduced my thinking of what to lean on in case of a financial crisis. I am happy that GiveDirectly has improved our family."

"I have a plan of putting up my home because I know I am capable of that. I am already saving the little I get from my monthly transfer to enable me to start buying materials. I know it is not a simple work because it requires a lot of money. I am very optimistic that I will achieve my goal using not monthly income."

"I was informed that I had got money at around 5:00 am. I became very happy because I knew the money would enable me acquire land for my children."

"My life's biggest difference is having built a permanent iron roofed house. This is because I have always suffered with the leaking roof of the grass thatched one. I am now relived that I will no longer have to spend on renovating it yearly and focus on other things such as children's fees among others that will develop my standard of living."

"In the next six months God willing I will have bought a cow after disposing of four of my goats. I am also intending to clear the school fees arrears of my siblings and purchase household shopping for my household to have them lead a comfortable life."

"Being a second wife, I have learned to work hard to ensure that my household stands on its own. I got married as a second wife because things back at home hard gotten tough and being a second wife was a better option. What I was never told is that it comes with several responsibilities. Shelter, food, and clothing were not basic anymore because they were not there. What remained as a basic need was living to see the next day which our learned friends term it as "living from hand to mouth". My children used to drink porridge that had no sugar to the point that it was normal, our house was tinny and others could mistake it for a cattle shelter. That very morning that I received my transfers, I knew that it was the turning point for my household. I bought a cow and now we can afford milk tea that has sugar, with at least a loaf of bread. I have bought building materials and in two months, we will be moving into our new house what a marvelous God he is."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the dairy cow and the young heifer that I bought with GiveDirectly transfers. Not only are they a savings plan with their reproduction but also a good business opportunity for me and my family with the increase in milk production. With these, we are sure to improve our living standards."

"The moment when I received my money I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. I remember it was very early in the morning when I was checking my phone as usual little did I know that GiveDirectly has sent me KES 55000. My family members also celebrated so much because they knew that we would be in a position to build a house."

"In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I shall be more economically empowered than I am as at now. I expect to have bought more assets from the monthly merry go rounds that I undertake and be able to pay school fees for my children as well as do other family investments that will improve our living standards as a family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbors and it was so costly for me. I depend on small scale farming where I plant vegetables. The amount of money I could get from these casual jobs was so small and it could not gather for all the basic including paying school fees for my children in primary. I used to wake up early in the morning to look for a job and come back home late at night, this was denying me an opportunity to bond well with my children. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I bought a dairy cow. Currently, I no longer buy milk, I saved the money that I could have used to pay part of the school fees for my children. I no longer do much of the casual jobs and I have devoted my time to work on my own farm. My children no longer miss to have milk and they are so happy and very healthy. I am so much grateful for the support because it has made me have peace of mind which I didn't have before."