"receiving this money means employment for me. I dropped out of school after my parents were no longer able to pay the tuition fees. I have 4 other siblings and my parents were even struggling to provide us with food. I had to search for employment to salvage the situation at home. Equipped with no skills, finding employment slots was very difficult. I resorted to motorcycle taxi business. After two years, I got married and I am now a father of 3. Making a 1,000 KES a week from my occupation, sustaining my family is very difficult. The needs are overwhelming the income. I plan to join a technical college. 30,000 KES will be enough for me to enroll in a masonry course. The stonework knowledge will make me a more valuable candidate for employers. Hopefully, I will be employed in a construction company. I will then be able to take care of my family and even offer assistance to my siblings and parents." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My husband toils every day to find ways of making money so that our children can feed and go to school comfortably. His sources of income were the goats he used to keep but unfortunately, we had to sell all of them for his medication when he got sick for close to 3 years. Currently, he depends on his motorcycle which does not bring good income as the livestock selling business. Lack of sufficient finances in the family is therefore the current challenge that I face."

"After seeking all the livestock that I had for medical treatment while I was sick I was left with nothing to support my family with. However, at the begging of this year, a friend gave me his motorcycle that I have been using to ferry people so I can earn a living. It also helps me in ferrying people's charcoal to the market center. This brought light back into my life after losing hope of ever having a source of living again."

"GiveDirectly has done well for me by giving money that I never work for. It is something unbelievable to me. This program is the first of a kind that I have seen in my entire life. I am so empower now to improve my business all because of GD's cash transfer model. It is a very good thing that GD is doing. At least, a lot of my burden has reduced. Hence, I am not aware of any unwell things that GD has done or is doing. I just want to extend my true gratitude and thanks to GiveDirectly for being here for my family and I." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I will buy zinc and zinc nails. I will also buy other building materials and pay the contractors that will build my house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"With my recent transfer, I was able to purchase maize flour for my family. Even though I do motorcycle taxis, there has a low income generated from this business owing to the high cost of living. For the two consecutive seasons, we never had any good harvest hence we have been forced to keep on buying food. The increase in food prices has of late made it even more difficult for us to obtain food thus we occasionally miss meals. Fortunately, when I received my transfer, I felt relief because I knew that I could acquire food that could take my family for about a week." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"As soon as I learned that I had received my transfer, I felt so good and grateful to GiveDirectly. This was the least expected experience because at first, I was doubting how practical it would be to give such a huge number of people such a large sum of financial support. Indeed on that day, I was so glad and super excited to have received the transfer. It was at around 9 am and I had gone to Mariakani to fix a technical problem my motorcycle had the. I am so happy I am among the lucky community members." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am a motorcycle rider mostly transporting ride pillion at a fee. That is what I depend on to earn a living to fend for my family of 4 children. The motorcycle is not mine and so we have an arrangement with the owner where I pay him a minimum of KES 500 per day worked, any extra money that I get is my daily wage. The business has sustained me and my family for a while now, at least at the end of the day I go home with something to feed my family. I have always desired to buy my motorcycle so that all the money I make goes to my pocket as opposed to the arrangement where I must pay the owner his dues first and look for mine which sometimes I do not attain. I am so elated that I am on the verge of realizing that dream now that Give Directly transfers are in the offing. I intend to use KES 60000 to buy a second-hand motorcycle and use the rest of the money to construct a better kitchen house." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Seven of my children are in primary school, with the eldest in grade seven and the youngest in grade one. Since my husband died a year ago I have been struggling to provide for them. Raising money for school fees is the main concern since they are constantly sent home for arrears. I have no form of income, I rely on my brother who works in Mombasa as a motorcycle driver. Most times he is only able to send us money for food leaving me to squeeze in money for school."