"I hope that six months from now, I will no longer strain much doing casual jobs since I believe my poultry will have picked hence enough eggs for sale. My children education will also improve because they will consistently be in school without them having to be sent home for school fees since I will have accumulated enough money from the sale of goats."

"If I could not have received the transfer I could not have managed to invest in a lager scale farming as i did by hiring tractor to till my land using give directly's money, I could have just in used my own hand and till a very small portion. But now I am very happy I have managed to invest in a larger scale farming and sure of getting enough produce. "

"I am now staying in a nice iron roofed spacious comfortable house in my own compound that I could not have managed if o could not have received the money from give directly. I could also not have managed to buy the best seats that I bought, I could still be staying in a very old seats that I am very sure they could have not broken by now."

"If I could not have received the money from give directly I could not have managed to buy cow and sure I could have died without owning a cow in my life. I could also not have managed to hire tractor to till my farm, I could have used the ox plough which is very slow and I could have still planted late and lead to law yield."

"Receiving this money will enable me build an iron -roofed house.We currently live in a hut which even though it is not so small,it is a bit congested.My children are all grown now and we all have to share this house which is not quite right.I intend to build a separate one so that this one can serve as the kitchen and sleeping place for my daughters.I will also buy a cow which to me is a form of investing the money as well as increasing our household income from sale of milk"

"Providing for my family has been an uphill task for me. It's 10 years now since I became a family man.I was 23 at that time and I struggled a lot since I was still young with no stable source of income .I depended on casual labour to make ends meet. With casual labour I used to earn 0.2 USD a day.This was barely enough to meet the basic needs. We started a group where we did merry go rounds and after pooling resources ,my turn came .The money I received helped me buy a motorcycle years later. The motorcycle taxi has now turned out to be my main source of income.It has been a long journey. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now self-employed. Before receiving GiveDirectly's transfers I used to do casual jobs around the village . From this, I used to earn KES 250 on a day which could barely meet my family's needs. Starting a small retail business using the transfers is a great opportunity I have attained through GiveDirectly's donations in my life since it has enabled me to meet my family's daily needs with ease . Secondly , securing a solar lamp for lighting at night has been very advantageous since I no longer have to incur the daily expenses of buying paraffin which was so costly."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have extended my house meaning adding extra room where my children can sleep in . Before, we used to sleep with my children in one room and since they were growing up, I felt to myself it will reach a point in time , where it will be a taboo to sleep with them in one room . At the same time privacy was not maintained because at the stage of growth where they are at . They are very inquisitive and curious. Currently, I have a decent spacious house, therefore, my children have their one room to sleep and do their homework without any destruction. I also don't feel shy to welcome visitors to my house because I have a nice home unlike before , whenever I had family meetings I used to shy off to welcome them inside the house because there was no space to accommodate them. All in all I am grateful to GiveDirectly."

"My life have changed after my husband paid dowry as it has bonded my relationship with my in-laws and my family more. Truly speaking I am happy and excited since I have passed this passage that every married woman wishes to have . Secondly , before I used to stay in a squeezed old shanty with cracked walls and leaking since that's what we would afford. Today , I have a different story to tell , I have built a new decent house that my family and I stays in happily and peacefully . Therefore , I can proudly mention that I have achieved alot in a short period of time with GiveDirectly's finances ."

"Before , I have always depended on cultivating my farm using hoes and with my old age it was tedious because I had to put alot energy to keep work going on the farm . At times, I would seek assistance from my children and grandchildren mostly during weekends when they were not that engage either in school or at work . As a result, my harvest was not enough since I could harvest a capable of tins . Today , my life is difference since I have acquire a pair of oxen and its plough that has enabled me cultivate a bigger piece of land . Therefore ,there is no piece of land that is left fallow . I am glad since I am certain that the yields will be enough hence it shall help me in providing food for my family up to the next harvest."