"Upon receiving my transfer, I saw it as a golden opportunity for me to build a decent house for my family, this is because the house that I had before was old and the roof was rusty and leaking, this was bad, especially during the rainy season, unfortunately, we had to endure due to financial constraints, when I received the transfer I used KES 30,000 in constructing a house for my family, I then used KES 19,000 in buying a dairy cow, I am happy and relieved that we have a decent home now." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I get this money I will finish my current project of building rental houses at Ndarako shopping center. I already started constructing a rental house with three units that I want to use to expand my income sources. I plan to give one unit to my wife for business as she has always wanted to operate general shop to supplement whatever income I get from my motorcycle taxi job. I'm already happy at the prospect of this as it's going to improve my income through rent collection and the business my wife will be operating." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I have an additional goal of constructing rental houses. We have a large piece of land that extends to the main road. Since our town is expanding towards our home area, I believe the houses will be a hot cake. I am hoping to earn a good income from the houses once I get enough money to construct them. The additional income will enable me to improve my family's living standards." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent a huge portion (KES 30000) of my second transfer on buying some spare parts for my motorcycle. It has broken down a few months ago and this has been frustrating me so much. Bearing in mind that this is the only source of income that I was relying on to meet the household expenses. At some point I couldn't even afford to buy foodstuffs for my kids, this was truly the worst experience ever. I am glad that I was able to repair it and it has been operating so well. I have now been able to fend for the family from the profits I earn. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for bringing a positive impact into my life. Also with the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs for my family and other household items." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"We spent the second transfer on buying a motorcycle which we bought at KES 40000. We decided to buy the motorcycle because my husband usually makes very long trips on foot every day to get to his place of work. He is casually employed in construction work. He usually spends four hours getting there and the path that he usually uses is passing through a forest. We are glad because with the motorcycle that we bought, he can get to work faster and he no longer gets tired walking such a long distance. We were not in a position to buy the motorcycle before because we did not have the money. I am a small-scale farmer and hence we usually depend on the money that my husband makes to pay school fees for two children who are in a private primary school. We usually save money through the merry-go-round contributions that we usually make in the self-help groups that we have joined and the lump sum amount that we get when it becomes our turn to receive in the group is what we use in paying the school fees. I had gotten sick and I spent part of the first transfer treating myself. I did not however get better. I hence used the remaining amount after buying the motorcycle on seeking medical attention. I am happy that I was able to get well and I thank God for that. I am also grateful to GiveDirectly for the big support that they offered us."

"GiveDirectly did well because they sent the money just as they had promised. They did not lie to us. They were also not biased since they enrolled everyone in my community and everyone got money. I do not see anything wrong with their way of work and hence I urge them to continue with the same spirit of helping the needy in the society." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I received the second transfer, I managed to obtain a heifer worth KES 25000 to add to what we had. Initially, we had been struggling to purchase milk from our neighborhood which to me it was a bit expensive. I have three kids in primary so I was able to pay the amount of KES 900 for their fees to avoid being sent home for the money. I went ahead also and purchased three sacks of maize worth KES 10500 which has sustained us for about four months now and also avoid buying in small quantities. Lastly, with the remaining amount I purchased clothes for my family which at least made everyone happy for the great work that Give Directly has done for us." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I bought a motorcycle on hire purchase terms using my first transfer and I am currently paying KES 200 a day. With this, I can pay for it while still meeting our basic needs on time. Currently, I am planning to start saving some money so that I can later use it to enroll in a driving course. This is because I would love to work as a driver one day where I will get paid either at the end of the day or the end month and also be an employer by giving someone my motorcycle and paying him on commission daily."

"I spent KES 37,000 from my most recent transfer on buying 20 iron sheets and other building materials. For the past 7 years, I had been living in a grass thatched house which was not only old but also leaking. For a while I had planned to build a new house but I could not since I had no sufficient money. I am so glad that my newly built, one bedroomed house is almost complete and soon I shall begin to live in it." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My goal is to build a seperate house for my 3 kids, since we are staying in one house and they are growing older, most weekends when my spouse comes from work in Mombasa, because of privacy, am forced to ask them to sleep at our in-laws and I find it very annoying. I plan to use part of the first transfer which is around 30,000 KSH which is inclusive of labour and building materials. The rest of the transfer I plan to pay school fees arreas for the 3 children which amounts to 15,000 KSH. I also plan to use 5000 KSH to do food shopping for the family that will last us for few months." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)