"In the next six months, I expect to be living comfortably in my own house. I expect to have gotten married and will be living happily with my wife. I also expect my two sheep to be about to calf hence will be of a higher value and this will always be my happiness in life."

"Not having a stable source of income to tend to the ever growing needs of my family is the biggest hardship that I face in life. I rely on burning charcoal for selling to fend for my family but the income that I get is hardly enough to enable me provide food for them consistently and also afford keeping my children in school. Last year my son performed well and was supposed to join secondary school but due to lack of finances, I was not able to admit him. He is still languishing at home and I do not know where to take him so that he does not feel idle and join bad company. "

"I felt very happy the moment I received my transfer. My daughter is the one who read the message and broke the good news about the money that was sent to my account. I could not hold my happiness, I remember jumping up with joy knowing that I would be able to meet most of the pressing needs that I couldn't settle for a long time. I thank Give Directly for full filling their promise. I knew that my life will never be the same the moment I received the money."

"In the next six months, I will be sitting for my final secondary school exam. This will be a time where the transfers will have taken me well through my studies. I will be giving my best as this laying a foundation for my career life. I am confident that I will do well and proceed to train in a college that I will choose after the results are out."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that the transfer has enabled me to buy a pair of oxen that I have desired to have for a long time. Previously I had no oxen and I had to hire from neighbors which was costly to me. Also, I could not manage to cultivate a bigger acreage which always led to food insecurity as it would not last us long. With the pair, I am assured of early cultivation and increase acreage for abundant yields."

"In the next six months, I would be financially stable and even after GD transfers end I will have a reliable source of income. I believe in the poultry investments that I have already put in place. I know that eggs in high demand within my locality. I have never been this confident before as it feels good to be empowered financially."

"I saw the notification early in the morning as I was already up for the day's tasks. On checking to confirm the sender, the message was informing me that my transfer had finally been sent into my Mpesa account as promised by GiveDirectly. I was very happy and overjoyed for the money. I then gave thanks to God through prayer and I am also thankful to GiveDirectly for the financial support."

"I was woken up early in the morning by a message notification from my phone. On checking to confirm the sender, it was from GiveDirectly notifying me that I had received my first transfer which they had promised us. I was very happy for the financial assistance as it would later on help me upgrade my way of living to a new status."

"Receiving this money will greatly enable me to improve my deteriorating state of finances. I plan to buy two dairy cows and also set up a grocery shop within our centre of Karimani so that I be able to generate more income. For a very long time, I have been struggling to make ends meet for my family but it has not been so easy for me because I do not have any stable source of income."

"I was forced to get married as a second wife in order to bring home a dowry for my parents to educate my young brother who was to join secondary school. This made my life so difficult because my husband is just a peasant farmer and has no reliable source of income to support our family needs. I am forced to burn charcoal in order to get a meal and when I heard about GiveDirectly, I knew my life would change for the better. Receiving this money means meeting my family needs. I will construct an iron roofed house for myself because the one I have is a grass thatched and is leaking. Since I already have an oxen, I will buy an ox plough to help upscaling my farming and use the remaining amount to start vending vegetables at Goshi center. The income from this business will help in paying school fee for my children and sustain other family needs."