"My life will be different in the next six months in that I will have my own livestock. In my community, livestock is considered a source of wealth. Since I do not have any now, I am one of the poorest in the village. I would not want to have this name especially after the life-changing opportunity I have from GD. After sorting my most urgent need which was buying new seats, I would also want to invest the money through livestock because they reproduce faster, easy to keep and their value increases on a daily basis. Whenever I will have any financial emergency, I would not have to borrow nor seek for help but will sell some of them to raise the money I need. I will leave the rest as an inheritance for my children too."

"Before GD came for enrollment, I was operating a motorcycle business for one of my neighbors. The main challenge was when there was little work and I would end up not getting anything after paying my employer. Also, I always had no time to bond with my children as I would go to work very early when they were asleep and at times came back in the evening when they had retired to bed. Owning a motorcycle has enabled me to have enough time with my children and I am always happy each time I am with them. Owning this business has also increased my daily income and I am hopeful that I will be able to do a lot of developments at my home using this money."

"The moment when you received your 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. I got a message confirming that I have received 55000 Ksh from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy. I immediately inform my spouse and children and they were so happy and we really celebrated that very morning."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to greatly reduce my daily expenditure. First, I no longer buy maize flour daily because I was able to buy one sack of maize flour using part of the transfer. Also, I not only save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk but I also earn an income through milk sales. I have been able to save this money and I am intending to use it when the schools reopen."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the construction of a new house which we never had before. For a long time, we have been praying over this idea of constructing a new house that came to pass after receiving our first transfer. We are really thankful that this had to happen at this time so that we can start planning other bigger projects going forward."

"At the moment when I received the money from GiveDirectly, happiness filled our house. Everyone had to wake up that early to witness the blessings which had come that early to our household. We celebrated the receipt of the money and thank God for sending the great organization to our village. Deep inside my heart, I was also grateful that all the projects we had been planning to execute were finally coming to pass."

"On receiving the money from GiveDirectly, I was really filled with happiness and the hope that all I had been dreaming of achieving in life will be possible. I received a notification at exactly 5:48 am in the morning; a message which cleared my head of all depressions and thoughts of where our daily bread will come from departed my mind."

"A decent house for my family has been my greatest desire in life. Currently, my house's roof is leaking and I hardly get enough sleep especially when it is raining. Since the onset of this rain season, I was forced to shift my bed to the sitting room because the main rooms' roof is full of holes. My plan is to spend utmost 300 dollars to repair the roof, something that will restore my happiness. On the other hand, I plan to spend $380 to buy an oxen and ox plough that will help me in upscaling my farming. This will assure me of more harvests since I will be able to prepare and plant my farm in time. Hence, a better life that I have longed for."

"My expectation in the next six months is that I believe my poultry project will have stabilized hence boost my income. I also expect to have completed constructing the new house hence have enough rooms for my family as well as for guests. Generally, I believe my living standards will have greatly improved"

"I am a single mother of 4. Getting food for my children comes after a tough hustle. When I do not get casual jobs in the village especially during droughts, my children are forced to go to bed on black tea and sometimes on an empty stomach. I have foregone meals severally so that they could eat. Raising my children alone is the biggest hardship I've faced in my life. My big worry is that they may not make it through secondary school due to financial constraints. "