"i spent my entire third transfer to cultivate sugar cane plantation and even buying of seedlings and planting."

"In my opinion what Give Directly did well is that they were training people before stating their program."

"My life is different than it would have been because I have been able to start a business and move form the village to town to make a living for myself and my children all thanks to the transfers I received from give directly."

"I spent my third transfer on buying a brand new motorcycle by adding a little bit of my saving to it. I am using the motorcycle for a taxi business."

"My life has greatly been changed with the transfers from GiveDirectly as they have enabled me acquire some assets that I never had opportunities to acquire. An example is the dairy cow that I currently consider as the biggest asset I have ever owned."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, my compound is fenced and stranger don't pass by unlike before. I also have electricity hence doesn't buy paraffin everytime."

"Give Directly offers us money within a period which is less than 8 months and therefore we are able to accomplish most of our projects within the shortest time possible. However, I would request it to consider increasing the amount since 1000 Us dollar couldn't enable us accomplish all our projects at hand."

"I spent my third transfer on funding my spouse in payment of dowry. Having engaged in an early marriage, my spouse who had not acquired any job could not afford paying my dowry. My parents pressure towards this led us into spending sleepless nights. The desire to fulfill this and engage in a legal marriage almost drove crazy. I was compelled to beg a long the streets to help us raise some cash for fulfillment of this desire. Fortunate enough, GiveDirectly came in and supported us fully. Am so proud to speak of this, how I wish I would get an opportunity to publish this inspirational story in the national gazette."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on starting a barber shop business 32,000 KES.I now have a source income hence I no longer hustle to get daily income as opposed to before the transfer when being a tout was my source of livelihood. I installed electricity in my house and bought food for my family."

"I spent my third transfer on paying secondary school fees for my child and finished my house which I had started building with the second transfer."