"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the the transfer in that I have paid school fees for my two children who are in college hence I am glad that my children are going to school and they have done their end of semester exams since I have cleared their school fees arrears.I am now hopeful of giving my children the education they deserve and they will be competent in the job market of our country today after completion of their courses."

"My life is different because I have hope that my child who is pursuing his high school education will one day give back to the parents. To be honest, he(my son) couldn't have joined high school because of financial constraint."

"I spent my third transfer on investing on livestock rearing. I opted for this project because it was the best way so far I could use to invest my money. To add on that, the livestock purchased could easily be sold during an emergency that required cash. The livestock could also be used in educating my children who promised to bring great changes in the family's lifestyle should they acquire appropriate education. "

"I spent my first transfer on Secondary school fee for our grandchild to support her education (6,000 KES) and also a bag of dry corn for food (4,000 KES)"

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my three children who are in high school. I am happy seeing my children go through their education since this has always been my dream and I am so appreciative to GiveDirectly for making it a reality.I also bought cushions for my chairs."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have enrolled by grandson back to school since he was a school dropout at a high school level for one year and he was doing a casual job at my neighbor's farm to save money for furthering his education but the pay was insufficient .I bought a solar lamp for lighting hence I no longer incur frequent expenses of buying paraffin."

"I spent my third transfer on purchasing food for the family consumption and paid fees for my two siblings in high school to settle and acquire education. I also bought decent clothes the children and new seats since the previous ones were old and outdated."

"When I received my third transfer, I cleared school fees arrears for my child in a secondary school. I have prioritized education of my children since I never went to school and now I can see my peers who went to school are more well off than me. They don't equally struggle in life like me."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I managed to settle some land issue with the first transfer and I now have my title deeds, my child is also peacefully going through his high school education without interruptions due to school fee hence he'll be able to help us in the future."

"The moment I received my third transfer, I cleared school fees arrears for my 2 children in a secondary school using the whole of it. I feel like denying a child education is like violating his/ her right."