"The biggest hardship I face is my son's sickness. I spend too much money on treatment of my son since he is epileptic. I can no longer do any saving to help in sustaining the family needs like providing better Education and feeding."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow. I am hoping that it will be calving soon and I will not only stop the habit of buying milk daily but also sell some to earn an income. Buying milk daily makes one spend more money and have none to invest. Also, some people at times add some water to it and this makes it taste bad hence one cannot drink them."

"It was around 3 am when I was breastfeeding my child. Then I heard my phone vibrating, I was a bit nervous and skeptical because it was awkward to receive a message at that hour. I decided to check its content and realized it was an Mpesa message from GD. At first, I could not believe it was true. Initially, I thought this whole idea was a scam. I mean who gives out free money in this era. So I started doubting this organization from the enrollment stage. I thought it was a scam from the experience I had with the previous NGOs"

"It was still very early in the morning when I received a message notification on my phone. Since I was awake at that time, I decided to read it and know who would have sent me a message at that time. I became so happy after realizing that GiveDirectly had sent us the promised money. I woke up my spouse and informed him of the good news that had just come in."

"I expect my life will be much better in the next six months because, with the extension of the shop, I will be generating more income and so will no longer strain much working on the farm because my income sources will also increase. Already, With the additional income, I plan to enroll one of the children in college come next year as she will be completing her O-level. Generally, the wellbeing of my entire household will improve and that is my joy"

"In the next six months, I am planning to purchase materials for raising tea seedlings with part of my transfers. This would enable me to manage the seedlings in the most appropriate way hence guaranteeing me the best quality tea plantations comes next year. I will then transplant the seedlings on a piece of land which I have already set aside for it. To me, this will be a long term investment in that when it matures it would earn me income through the sale of fresh green leaves every month."

"In the next six months, I believe that I will have saved enough money through all my income-generating activities. I intend to save a lot so that I don't get stuck when it comes to paying school fees for my children. I don't have a stable job therefore saving will help me a lot in supporting my children through their education."

"My new goal is to start a business, probably selling fruits. It seems to be a good business because the competition is low being that most youths are into selling second-hand clothes. Currently, I do causal jobs like supplying water using a cart but it is unreliable. This is why I am determined to accomplish this goal so that I can be sure of an income every day."

"In the next six months, I expect a happier life since I will have expanded my poultry farming. I will have a better income through egg sales thus meeting my daily household needs will be easier. With the better yields that I had out of my improved farming methods, I expect my family will be having enough food in our store thus will not be spending much on food like before."

"My life will have gone through a change because six months from now I will have bought the seat and of course I will have a place to sit on and welcome my visitors when they come to pay me a visit."