"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have invested in farming with the main goal of having enough food for my family. I will also venture into poultry farming simply because it has a ready market in our village and from this, I am sure of getting extra income that I will channel towards taking care of the basic needs which have been a burden on my side."

"I have always had a desire to start a transporting and logistics business. I expect that in the near future I will be able to buy a small pickup truck that will aid me in running the business. The income from this business will go along way in helping me take care of my family and pay school fees for my children."

"I will have expanded my poultry project and will have bought a cow. I will, therefore, be employed in my own farm tending the cow. I will have stopped looking for casual hard labor jobs. This will allow me to rest as I earn a decent income."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have finished plastering my house which simply means that, I will no longer do the smearing work that is normally hectic. I will have also bought nice seats and a bed. This will make my house look beautiful."

"I had left my phone in the house as I was fetching water in a nearby borehole. I did not bother looking at it given that I did not expect anything from anyone. Not even GiveDirectly since I was still in doubt if someone could decide and send you 110000 KES. At the time I decided to check my phone when relaxing, I saw the message. I had to reconfirm, that is when I believed GD had sent me money. I was very happy in my heart, Immediately walked out and met some of my neighbours who together we celebrated the rare opportunity."

"My expectation in the next six months is to buy a motorcycle which I will use for taxi services. This will also bring in extra income for my family thus improving the general lifestyle. I want my children to have a comfortable home to stay, enough food and for them to study well."

"I was out in the field grazing my cattle when I received a message alert in my phone. Before I could check it, a second one streamed in! Unfortunately, I could not read the two messages having not gone to school at all but my instincts could tell me that the messages were not just the ordinary ones. I chose to wait for my spouse to report back home in the evening and read for the messages. To my surprise, the truth of my instincts was confirmed. I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and grateful to God for the cash."

"I received the notification early in the morning as I was preparing myself for the new day's activities. I called for my son who came and confirmed that indeed GD had sent the first transfer. I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness than before. I could feel a ray of hope to my life again and imagined the financial peace I was going to enjoy."

"In the next six months, I would like to build a new kitchen. In as much as I have a spacious house, I have always wanted to have a separate kitchen where the cooking is done. The same kitchen will also act as a sleeping place for my children when they come of age. I would not want to share the same house with them always and that is why I planning to build a kitchen where they can also have a private place as they do their own things."

"My life is different in that when GiveDirectly came, we hardly had anything as a family to be proud of. I felt so much happy and proud as a father when I was finally able to settle my last born son in school with much ease. This is something that had been eating up my mind for a long time considering that I had no personal assets to sell at the event that I did not have any cash to help him complete his secondary education. For the three years that he had been in school, we sold almost everything to help him realize his dream of a better future. It would have been so devastating to keep him for the three years only for him to drop out at his fourth year in secondary school. My son felt so happy and am optimistic that he will pass his form four exams at the end of the year. It is something I will live to remember for the rest of my life."