"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)

"Giving more to the people in the community to improve their living standards is what GiveDirectly does perfectly well. Most of the people have built better houses and started various income-generating activities. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"After spending a bigger portion of my first transfer on constructing a new house, I ended up leaving it halfway because of the rise in the price of the building materials due to their rise in demand at that particular time. I had to spend 27000 KES from the second transfer to complete the construction. I am glad the house is fully done, and we have occupied it. 10000 KES I paid for my spouse's hair care training. This is her passion and long-time dream. Some times last year I enrolled her for the training but I could not manage the fees for the whole course. She, therefore, left it halfway because all I could afford was 3000 KES. I am happy to see her pursue her dreams of becoming a beauty therapist. Since she did not have any source of income, I gave her 8000 KES for the poultry project which she is currently managing as she continues with her training. The remaining 7000 KES I spent on enough foodstuffs for my family to take them for a while before budgeting for more." (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."