"I depend on the casual jobs in the village and the small amount of money I get is never enough to cater to all the basic needs of the family. Sometimes I could miss getting these jobs and my family would go without basic needs. I had lived a stressful and demoralized life because of this. I have two grandchildren I take care of after their mother passed on. Raising their school fees on top of providing for the daily household needs had been a heavy yoke for me given that I am growing older and older. The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a dairy cow. Currently, I no longer buy milk from the market thus save some amount from the casual jobs to meet other additional needs for the family including paying their school fees. I feel so happy my grandchildren are no longer sent home to collect school fees and this has led to an improvement in their performance. I no longer do much of the casual jobs but rather devote half of my time on my own farm. I live a stress-free life because I know at the end of each day I save some money from milk sales. I am so much grateful for the support it has greatly changed our living standard."

"I realized that GiveDirectly had honored their promise by sending us the money after waking up. I had been stacked with ideas of improving my life that could not be realized due to the lack of funds. I was filled with happiness as I knew that I would be able to achieve a lot of things using the money."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to establish my own homestead. I have no control over where Iam staying currently since it's for my father in-law. Givedirectly transfers will enable me build and establish my homestead where I can easily developed well. "

"I practice mixed farming as my main source of income. I had preferred to improve livestock to crop farming due to its daily income. I had this wish but could not put it into action since I did not have enough resources. The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now earn more income through milk sales. This is because I have been able to expand my dairy project thus an increase in milk production. This would have never been possible had it not have been for GiveDirectly."

"I remember it was very early in the morning when I heard an incoming message on my phone. When I checked, it was a message from GiveDirectly confirming that I had received a sum of 55000 KES. I felt so happy since I knew I would be able to buy a motorcycle to help me in my business. My family was so happy too because we had never received such an amount of money before."

"My life has changed a lot since I started receiving these transfers, but that does not mean that I am satisfied. I still have a lot that I would love to accomplish, but, unfortunately, the project is soon coming to an end. Before this happens though, I would like to ensure that the leaking thatched kitchen I have is fully renovated into an iron-roofed one so that I will have a comfortable place to cook and not worry about where to get grass which has become almost as expensive as roofing sheets."

"I expect to have bought livestock and I will be rearing them. This will be like a saving plan in kind. My house will be complete."

"I remember vividly it was around 3 am when I heard the message notification on my mobile phone. When I checked what the message was all about, I confirmed it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly informing me that they had sent my first part of the transfer they had promised. I was overwhelmed with joy at the moment and I could not sleep again."

"Before , I was employed as a barber in a nearby barber shop and the income was meager with a lot of demands such reporting to work early and living late meaning I didn't have time to spend with my family. My life is different from how it would have been if I never received this transfer I bought a motorcycle (Boda Boda) which I employed myself where I personally ride to make money.The money generated has helped me to sort my family's needs for instance paying school fees and feeding for my children. At the same time, I am able to schedule my work and create time for my family."

"In the next six months, I believe that my family will not lack food to eat. This is because I will have bought enough maize grains and stored them in the granary in sacks. Besides that, I will have bought livestock for the purpose of rearing."