"i bought a piece of land 200,000frw ,pig 50,000frw , paid family health insurances and bought food.I would work in people's field and it was my dream to own a pieace of land, i believe that pig will be giving me manure that will help me get enough yield."

"i plan to expand my house since the one i have has 2 two rooms and I have four grown up kids who need their rooms."

"I am grateful to GiveDirectly's program because it was through their support that my son underwent a successful eye surgery that nearly made him blind. I could see him struggling to even read and concentrate on his classwork. He was born with a growth in his eye that was hard to treat. He was referred for surgery many years ago, but it never happened because of some financial constraints. He was able to undergo the surgery after I got the first transfer, and he has now healed and is going on with his studies like other students. I am at peace as his parent because he is now fit and able to study, which makes the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Living in a grass-thatched house for years with no hopes of upgrading to a better house has been the greatest pain that I have suffered over the years. This is after my previous house collapsed, and over the years, I have been living in small temporary structures because I could not afford a decent house. My husband does manual jobs, and what he earns is just enough for food and other household needs. It was not easy to save for a house, though I hoped that one day I would live in a decent iron-roofed house. However, after receiving the first transfer, my hope of building a new house was revived. I was able to buy enough building materials, such as iron sheets and building poles. I am now in the process of constructing a spacious house where I will live peacefully, where I am no longer worried about it collapsing or needing to replace grass."

"I was working on my farm that day, and I had left my phone at home. I was working with my son, who is also a beneficiary. He got the message that GiveDirectly had sent the transfer as promised. I could not wait to also check my phone to see whether I had also received it. Upon reaching home, my son checked my inbox messages, and I was greatly overjoyed upon hearing that I had also received mine. I thanked GiveDirectly for helping me. I could now think of replacing the old bedding with a new mattress to sleep on comfortably."

"I had gone to the water pan to fetch water when I got a message on my phone. When I checked the contents to confirm receipt, I was overwhelmed with joy when I learned that it was a Mpesa message. I had received my first transfer as promised! I thanked God for bringing GiveDirectly to uplift our lives through the transfers."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying building materials such as iron sheets, nails, and building poles in order to build a new house. My current house is not spacious enough to accommodate my children, and this has troubled me since they have to seek shelter from the neighbors. My plan is to complete the new house, and when I move in, I will leave them with the old house and save them the trouble of wandering at night looking for shelter while they are still young. In addition to this, I also spent Ksh. 10,000 on buying three goats, which I added to the existing goat shed. I currently own sixteen goats that I am rearing in my compound. My expectation is that they will reproduce, increase in number, and sell to pay fees for my children. I do not have a stable source of income, and I believe that these goats will greatly help me in case of financial constraints. I finally spent the remaining portion on buying new school uniforms and paying fees for my children, as well as buying food for my family and some household items that I lacked."

"Being in a polygamous family and depending on my husband, who sells charcoal as the only source of income, has made it challenging to even afford a decent house to live in. Living in a simple grass-thatched hut with my co-wife and the children was really distressing. Additionally, the hut itself is small and leaks when it rains. I am happy that when I received my first transfer, I was able to purchase iron sheets and timber in order to complete building the new house. I will no longer have to worry about my items being rained on, it's secure and spacious enough for us all."

"Before I got enrolled into the program, I was staying in a small grass thatched hut, had no plan of upgrading to a better house. It was also leaking when it rains and at times I was forced to look for shelter elsewhere and my belongings would be soaked by the rains. When I received the transfer, I managed to buy iron sheets and building poles and built a new decent iron roofed house. This has been my dream which I couldn't fulfill at my own cost. I couldn't afford to buy even a single set of the building materials. I am no longer worried of rains now since I am staying in an iron roofed house like my fellow villagers."

"before i had no land to do agriculture.but since i have it now, i will be able to carryout agriculture and the ncome from Agriculture i have one kid who have tailoring skills i will buy her tailoring machine and we will nolonger be called poor."