I do not have any new goals now. My main focus is to expand my small business of selling shoes. I wish to meet the demand of my customers. This business gives me some income to meet all my basic household needs of my family.

Most of the people in my community were able to build better houses and start daily keeping projects. All these projects were not easy to begin since it needs a lot of money. Currently, everyone is so grateful and living a better life. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.

I own a small business of selling shoes at the shopping center near where I live, I spent $170 on adding more stock. I am so happy because the income that I get now is much higher compared to earlier days. This business gives me some income which I use on meeting my daily basic needs. During that time I gave birth through Cesarean delivery (C-section), This was not an easy process for me. I was admitted and the baby was put in a nursery for close monitoring. I am a single mother and I had to clear the hospital bills alone. I spent $200 on medication and other charges that were needed. I am so grateful because were it not GiveDirectly I do not know where I could have gotten the money to pay the bills. I was discharged and currently, I am doing well with my baby yet to go back to my business of selling shoes. I spent $50 on paying school fees for my two sons who are at primary school. Currently, they are studying well without being disturbed. The remaining amount of money I spent on food and other basic household needs that we were missing at home. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

I was on a motorcycle returning home from a business errand that bright morning. And at exactly 7.53 am that's when my phone started vibrating in my hand. Because I was using my phone for business I thought it was a business deal, I, therefore, requested the motorcycle rider to stop for a while. On checking, lo and behold, I had received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy and kept to myself because the motorcycle rider was a stranger.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfers is peace and happiness. This is because through the transfers I have not only fenced my piece of land but also plowed and planted it.

I am a single mom and a mother of three. I have been working as a casual laborer on a flower farm for the past seven years. From the monthly income of KES 7,000 most of it, I invest in merry-go-round contributions and a small percentage in household consumption. During enrollment, my key plan was to buy my piece of land. But this changed when the transfers arrived because my mother decided to give me an acre of land as instructed by my late father. I, therefore, used KES 15,000 on securing my farm with a chain-link fence. Secondly, I spent KES 15,000 on building a tiny Iron roofed house. This is for my kids to get a place to call home. Additionally, I spent KES 10,000 on plowing and planting maize and beans. This is to ensure the availability of adequate food for my family come the next harvest season. Thirdly, I spent KES 6,000 on the latest clothing fashion for my kids. As a result, my kids are decently dressed. I also spent KES 1, 000 on two jembes and a durable cooking pot which will make my farming work easier and cooking easier respectively. Lastly, I spent KES 2,600 on a bag of maize and KES 2,000 on household shopping. This has helped cut off household expenditure.