"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of money to pay for my school fees. This makes me miss lessons due to lack of timely payments of school fees since my parents are peasant farmers with unreliable source of income. "

"I spent my third transfer to buy seven seater sofa set worth 32000 KES because we did not have seats and I was tired of asking from neighbors whenever I got visitors.I also bought house items and food that we eat happily as a family as we remember what give directly has done to us."

"My life is different since I have increased the number of chicken in my farm."

"My life is different because as a farmer I was able to acquire a water pump that I would not have managed to buy on my own if it were no to the transfers that I received. My farm is ever green even during drought seasons. This has changed my life."

"My proudest achievement is the tree planting activity that I started three years ago.Currently I have adequate trees that will cushion me from spending much when I will be building a new house."

"I expect to have purchased a piece of land in the next six months."

"I was staying in a rental house because the current house I was staying in collapsed in our home, but I thank GD because they gave me money to put up a home and build my house together with my son.I am very happy because you changed my life."

"I used the money to build a new house for my family. I initially had a bad house that was in a bad shape but I am currently living comfortably in a two bed-roomed house."

"I spent the larger portion of my third transfer on cementing the inside walls of my house so as to live in a decent place and also to avoid the hectic work of smearing it most of the time. Part of the amount went towards paying school fee for my son in high school and finally bought maize for the family's consumption. I can atest that we ate well thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I spent my third transfer to buy cupboard and utensils because I did not have presentable utensils to use when I have visitors. I also bought stock for my fish business to enable me get more profit since this is the my only source of capital that helps me support my family."