"We have been struggling in vain to improve our kitchen since my little income ( about KES 400 daily from my motorcycle business) is just enough to meet our basic needs. We are currently using a temporary kitchen whose walls and roof are made of torn iron sheets. So, we shall use KES 20, 000 of the transfer on improving the kitchen by installing new iron sheets. Subsequently, my wife shall be happy to have a decent kitchen." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent KES 30,000 to repay the debt that I had borrowed from a friend to pay school fees for my son who is in University. This gave me peace of mind to do my daily activities without being stressed. I had always wished to do this but I did not have the money. I spent KES 10,000 to start a business selling second-hand clothes. This earns me an income to meet household basic items and even save some amount to pay the school fees for my children. I spent another KES 10,000 to rent a farm I am planning on doing some horticulture farming. I would be able to get enough food for the family and sell the surplus to earn an income to expand my business and save some amount for the school fees. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards to be much better than before." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Some of our household goals before receiving the transfers were to enroll my spouse in hair care training while I was to enroll in masonry training. Due to the high household demands, I did not manage to enroll in the masonry training because we ran out of cash after meeting the most pressing needs. I do not have a new goal but have not given up on my dream of being a trained mason. I am working towards raising money for the training." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am glad that I was able to accomplish all the plans I had before receiving the transfer. At the moment I have a new goal to purchase a motorcycle for income-generating activities. I feel financially relieved having met the most pressing needs with the transfers. I burn charcoal for sale and since most of my household needs were met by the transfers had met most of my household needs, I will be able to save some money from it for purchasing the motorcycle." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My goal is to build a house but not now because I want to raise enough money for the project before I start it, I bought a motorcycle to run a business with it so that it can generate more money for my project, I also want to increase the little business that I'm running so that it can serve as a backup to my plan."

"My household has transformed courtesy of Give Directly. I successfully invested my transfers as I had planned earlier and so far I cannot complain. I spent most of the transfers on a motorcycle and a business. At the moment, I do not have any additional goal but to pay more attention to these projects to ensure they prosper." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am glad to have successfully spent my transfers on the most pressing needs including acquiring a motorcycle which is an additional source of income for my household. I bought it on credit and the plan is to pay 2500 KES weekly for one year to clear the debt. As I will be servicing the credit, I have an additional goal to start up a business selling both fruits and vegetables. These are basic needs that people can not do without. I am, therefore, hoping to earn a good profit from it that will boost in meeting my household needs as I service the loan."

"My initial plan was to start up a retail shop but it did not work out because of insecurity cases, so I invested 50000 KES of the second transfer on a second-hand motorcycle. I had spent the first transfer on farming so as I currently pay attention to the farm activities, I have assigned someone to operate the motorcycle who pays me 350 KES at the end of the day. The additional 350 KES daily is a boost to my household. Besides, we no longer struggle to walk for long distances in search of water as was the case. The motorcycle operator brings us water in the morning hours then later continues with the motorcycle taxi services. The remaining 2800 KES I spent on some of the foodstuffs for my family."

"Yes, I have a goal of buying a motorcycle that I will use to transport charcoal to the market for sale. My husband is currently jobless. Buying this motorcycle will not only make him, self-employed but also will provide a cheaper option in my business to transport charcoal to the market. This will guarantee me more profit and use the money to take care of my daily needs (buying food)."

"I am living in an area where there is a scasity. I depend entirely on hiring motorcycle operators to bring water to my house hold both for my domestic use and for my goat's. I have been thinking of buying a water plastic tank to harvest rain water but the tank costs KES 47,000 which I cannot afford to raise. Receiving the first cash transfer will mark the beginning of water security in my house because I will purchase the water tank to rain water and curb the water problem in my house. I will use the second transfer to expand my farm by buying more goats to keep as a family business."