"I have lots of needs such as household and personal ones which I struggle to meet whenever I receive my transfers. Right now, I have a new goal of buying at least two goats before the end of the transfers which I hope I will achieve. This will be a big change in my life because I do not have any livestock at the moment."

"I'm planning to save part of the coming transfers so that I can later use them to purchase poultry for rearing. Poultry doesn;t require much capital, at the same time, they multiply fast. I'm hopeful that in the next six months I'll have more poultry which I'll later sell in order to raise money for meeting other household needs."

"Currently, my has no source of income because she is still nursing our little child and cannot engage in any activities that may require her to stay away from home. This has left me with all the responsibilities of providing for my family,(not that I am complaining) but it would be nice getting help. When the child is old enough, I will finance my wife through the profits I will receive from the bricks that I plan to invest on so that she can start a small business for her to be financially independent and be able to support me as well."

"In the next six months, I plan to boost my foodstuff business. After paying all the debts I have, I want to channel my transfers on my business by adding more stock to the business. This will give me an increase in income from the profits to help me cater for my family needs well."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have plastered my whole house. I planning to save my transfers so that I can achieve the target amount and plaster the house once and for all."

"I became very happy the moment I learnt that I had received money from GiveDirectly because I had got money that would enable me develop our plot of land."

"I am now doing my home activities with ease because I have acquired a bicycle that facilitates transportation. Further more, I have recovered my piece of land that the money lender had taken because of the debt I had. Previously, I didn't have hope of recovering my piece of land because I had no money to settle the debt and I used move on foot that often delayed my day's work."

"I have acquired a cow that I intend to pay as dowry to my wife's parents. In addition, I have bought a bicycle that has made my movements easy. Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have enough for buying a bicycle and a cow."

"The moment I received my money, I was overwhelmed my joy and gave thanks to God Almighty for sending financial help."

"I remember very well it was around 3 am when I heard a notification from my mobile phone. I was so nervous and decided to check what the notification was all about. I confirmed it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was very excited knowing most of my dreams shall come true."