"My life is different now because the money facilitated agricultural activities and I harvested 4 bags of ground nuts, I still have crops in the garden which I am optimistic of getting good harvest. I am able to buy any thing that I want because I have the money. I saved money that I am going to use for constructing an iron roofed house for my self. Previouly, I used to do farm work a lone which was tiresome because all my time was spent in the farm."

"My life is grate now because I am able to feed my children well and meet their medical bills in case they fall sick. My children now sleep on a mattress and good bedsheets. I am a single parent who has been struggling to raise 2 children without a mother. Initially, I had to offer casual labor for their survival and I had debts in the clinics that I could not pay."

"My standard of living has improved because I have acquire household items that I did not have before. These include clothes, bedsheets, 3 mattresses and utensils. I feel proud because I can serve my visitors with nice utensils and I have an extra mattress for them. In addition to these, I have bought an ox that will be used for ploughing. I shall no longer hire oxen since I have my own."

"My life is better now because I have bought my own land for settlement. Even when I have not yet shifted to stay in it, I feel happy . In addition to this, I bought a cow and household items. They owner of the land I am currently staying in is threatening to chase my family a way."

"I do hawk second-hand clothes around Mathare area to earning a living. I am glad to have this business since it enables me to meet my daily household needs. I loved it and I had always wished to improve it to earn higher profits but couldn't happen due to limited resources. With GiveDirectly transfers, I was able to expand my business by bringing in more and different types of clothes into my business. Currently, I have increased the second-hand clothes I normally buy from Gikomba or Korokocho market. I currently enjoy higher profits which I save part of it I am hopeful that in the next few months I will quit hawking and rather have a stationary place to put up this business. This will help my customers to easily locate my business and reduce the movement I make in a day thus will relax as I earn from my business. I expect to get more profit in return."

"Currently, my life is different from how it was because I have a business that I started with the first transfer. This has really helped me to pay rent and take care of my needs easily. My stress levels have reduced because I am in a position to handle my financial wants."

"I have no new goals at the moment but rather to ensure I capitalize on my business which I started with the transfer because the income I get from it enables me to provide for my four children myself since I am a single mother compared to the casual jobs the entailed cleaning for peoples around Eastliegh which come will a lot of demand with meager payments. Having this butcher business means a lot to me because it make my life easier and stress free."

"We agreed as a family to boost our business with the recent transfer in order to be able to generate more profits that can keep the family going and save at the same time since the more capital we have in place, the more goods we will be selling out and the more we will be to get from the business venture.The remaining amount I spent on buying household expenditures"

"I spent part of my transfer to purchase seats. I used to sit on benches. A fire incident had destroyed all my property and I had to start all over again. Apart from buying seats, I also managed to clear the school fees balance for my two children. I finally gave my wife the remaining amount of money for shopping in the house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to use these transfers to build a new house. The new house has made a difference in my life in that I no longer stay in the small hut that I used to stay in and can welcome visitors much more comfortably than I used to do before. "