"My expectation in the near future is to complete building my house. Before my spouse got sick, this project was ongoing but when his health detaroriated, so much resources went into treating him. So much resources were used such that we were never able to complete building it. Then transfers from Givedirectly has given me some hope of building it to completion in the near future. Once the house is complete, I will be able to live a more comfortable life."

"My expectation in the near future is to start and run a poultry project. The proceeds from this project will allow me take care of my family and if possible, start a dairy project. All these are meant to improve my family's lifestyle by allowing us have more than one sources of income. I expect us to be living a much better life than we are now."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to comfortably place my child in his new school and I also added more stock in my business. My business is now well stocked."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now debt-free with no pressure to clear any debts. My business is also stable now as compared to how it gone down."

"In the next six months, I expect to have improved my household furniture like chairs which I currently have. I have a few old ones which need replacement. I also plan to fully renovate my house. My plan is also to buy another cow which will later earn me more income for my family financial needs."

"In the next six months, I am sure I will harvest enough food for my family and I will have more for sale. This will empower me to do more farming. I will be a happy farmer since I will have enough income to help me cater for my family needs, pay school fees for my children and live a comfortable life."

"I was in the Central Business District in Nairobi looking for customers when I heard a message come into my phone, I checked my phone and it was the Mpesa message. I was very happy, I could not imagine an amount of 20000 KES in my phone. Indeed God was truly great at that moment. I was very happy. I did not tell anyone at that moment, I kept on looking for my customers and I stayed at work on that day. I then eventually bought hair braids and I spent the rest on Christmas and on my children's schooling."

"I expect my life to drastically change in my favor in the next six months. By that time, I shall have installed all the furniture. Moreover, we shall be having more food for consumption and even some surplus for sale to fetch additional income. Subsequently, I shall afford to buy more clothes and diversified food items for my children. Besides, I will have fully recovered from the loss of my husband. Hence, I shall be leading a happier and more promising life. A capacity to sufficiently provide for my children means a lot to me. For instance, they will feed well and attain quality education which translates to a better future."

"I expect my life to have changed as I will be living in a nice house. The savings I am keeping in my merry go round group at every cash transfer will be used to buy roofing sheets and build a house. I live in a one-roomed house that doubles up as a kitchen and a living room. Building a new one means that My children will have room to study comfortably and I will have a place where I can freely host visitors."

"My life will be different in the next six months. I will have stopped the tendency to work on peoples farms for cash. Lacking money or source of an income to provide for my family and this pushed me wandering from place to place to working. This could only come from doing menial jobs for very low wages.. since I started receiving the money, I get a lot of time to work on my farm. I pay attention to my cow and farm leading to higher production."