"In the next six months, my family will have enough food and I will have sufficient space in my house and live a more comfortable life after completing the renovations to extend my house."

"I received the notification early in the morning as I was up to my daily tasks and on checking the message which I had just received, it was from GiveDirectly and to my suprise I couldn't believe I had received KES 55000. I was very happy about the money for I never imagined I could earn such a large sum of money in my life, it was like an answered prayer for I would be soon building a new house that I have been longing for."

"I expect in the next six months, to have saved money and paid my part of my college fees which will give me an easy time because I believe through this education I will be successful and dependent in the future."

"In the next six months, I would have started to save some money through the merry-go-round group that we have started in our village. This saving culture will enable me to have money to invest in other activities or even start a business. My cow will have given birth and i will have enough milk for the family and even sale the surplus to earn some money."

"In the next six months, I would like to buy some sheep for rearing. Sheep are fast maturing and that when I get some within a very short time they will multiply and I will have more stock. During a financial crisis, I will sell some to earn money for supporting my family needs."

"Receiving this money will not only provide economic stability for my family,it will also go along way in uplifting our social status in the society. For a long time,my family has had to contend with living under mockery from family and friends for not being able to afford building a decent shelter to live in nor owning any livestock which is considered as a source of prestige in our community. The house that I currently own is too small to fit my seven children and I under one roof and as a result, they are normally forced to seek shelter from relatives who at times feel like their presence is an intrusion and end up turning them away. With this money,I will set up a fruit selling business at Bamba centre to continously generate income for my family and also buy two oxen and an ox plough for farming and a few goats for rearing."

"I was very happy and a light of hope shined on me. I was home less but this money brought a real home in my heart even before it landed in my hands. I feel very confident now that a life of hope has sprouted in me. I have built my own house, where I shall be buried when I will die."

"The moment I received my money, I was very happy and felt confident because all my hope was built on this grant. Financially, I was down and was living a hand to mouth kind of life. I had a desire to repair my house but since I had no resources, nothing I could have done. At the moment, I have fulfilled my desires and have plan to use the second transfer on commercial farming."

"My ambition is to buy a cow in the next six months. This will provide me with milk that hopefully will improve on my nutrition and cash flow as I shall sell surplus. I also intend to make some ghee that fetches well in our local markets. With increased sources of income, I will be reasonably liberated from the bondage of poverty."

"As a maize farmer, my desire has always been to produce enough amount that is sufficient for domestic consumption, and again be able to sell surplus to the outside market. For us maize is stable food. With the unpredictable weather and harsh climatical conditions coupled with unavailability of proper mode of land tillage, farming has been rendered unproductive. That said, I will use part of my transfers to purchase two oxen and a plough, something I've dreamt of owning for quite some time. Apart from maize farming, I want to diversify into other drought resistant crops like watermelon and cassava. For me, being food secured is my top priority. Currently, I spend a lot of money is purchasing maize flour from shops, something that am capable of producing in my farm. Once I cut the huge expenses I've been incurring on food, other needs of the family like education, health care and clothing will be easily addressed."