"I spent part of the money I received to pay school feel for my children. I settled on this so that my two children in secondary school would not be sent back home for school fees as I had no other money to use. Buying milk has been my family's daily routine. This is costly and sometimes we're forced to take tea without milk. The more vulnerable ones were my children who are still young who would at times beg me to buy for them milk to drink but it was always not possible and I had started worrying about their health as they were not getting enough proteins. Because of this, my transfer came in handy as I spent the remaining amount to buy a dairy cow after topping up some amount. I am now glad as we have milk for our consumption and for sale."

"I spent part of my transfer to purchase a dairy cow. This is an investment to me that will help me save some money and have a source of income when it starts to reproduce. I will also be using manure from this cow on my farm so as to improve it's productivity. Also, I spent some amount to pay school fees for my daughter. I am now glad that I will not be forced to sell any of my assets in order to pay school fees for her. On the remaining amount, I bought some utensils that were not enough, some seat cushions and food for my family."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought a dairy cow. I do small scale farming at home and the produce that we get is only for family consumption. We sell the small surplus to earn an income to meet other additional basic household items. I didn't expect to buy a cow soon since there was no savings. My spouse also do farming and casual jobs and the money he gets is for the school fees of our children. When I received the second transfer from GiveDirectly it was the best feelings ever since I was in a position to buy a dairy cow. I used to buy milk daily and this was so expensive for me. Currently I have a dairy cow which is almost giving birth. I will be in a position to have enough milk for my family and even sell the surplus at the market to earn an income to pay school fees for my children. I am so grateful for the support because it has enabled us to own cows and other things which could not have been possible."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have build a better house for my sons. I do small scale farming to earn income and also to consumption. The amount of money that I get from the sales of surplus is so small and I could not save any amount to buy iron sheets. I also do small casual jobs in the village. All this small income I could use to pay school fees and other household items. My children did not had a decent house to sleep, The condition of the house was so bad. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I started to purchase the building materials and started building. My sons now have a spacious and better house to sleep and even do there homework. This has enabled me to devote much of my time on my other daily work and reduce the stress that I had. My so happy because GiveDirectly has enabled us to live in a better houses which was just a dream before."

"I spent 4,000 shillings of my second transfer on paying school fees and purchasing school uniforms for my four children. I used another 15, 000 shillings on purchasing furniture. Besides, I bought and installed a solar lighting system at a cost of 5,000 shillings. Still, I used 5,000 shillings on purchasing a goat for rearing. Moreover, I repaid a debt of 10, 000 shillings which we had. I spent 5,000 shillings on buying clothes for my family members. Finally, we utilized the remaining amount on purchasing food stuffs."

"I have 4 children in various levels of education. One in the university, another one in college and 2 others in secondary school. I am required to part with more that $2500 a year for school fees alone. With my small business, maize and livestock farming that give me around $150 a month, I can hardly afford to educate my children. They have often been sent home for fees thus taking a huge toll on their study time. My worry is that in the next 2 years I wouldn't have money to take the 2 children in secondary school to college as I would have sold most of my properties –especially livestock."

"I used approximately 30,000 shillings of my second transfer on improving our grass-tatched house by installing an iron-sheet roof. We had had suffered for a long period living in a house with a leaking roof. Also, we used 18, 000 shillings of the money on buying a cow since we owned none before. The reminder was used as school fees for one of my children who has just completed Grade 12. The transfer really helped us a lot."

"Receiving this money means my dream of cattle rearing can come true. Livestock farming is fit for me since I spend most of my time at home. This time is enough for me to look after them. I will begin with purchasing 2 cows each worth 150 USD. From the cows, I can get milk for consumption as well as for sale. When they multiply , I can sell and pay school fees for my children in future. This will help me support my spouse in terms of providing for my 3 children."

"I foresee a future where I might lack enough money to educate my seven children given that their father is old. Therefore am planning to use all the transfers from GiveDirectly to buy indeginous dairy cows. The cows will serve my household well because I'll be selling the milk produced to earn income so us to pay for my children's school fees in the future. I'm also planning to use the milk produced for domestic consumption."

"Receiving this money means proper education for my children. I'll use the transfer to pay my children's school fees. My son completed secondary school in 2020 but he is yet to pick his results from the school because of a pending fee balance of 300 Dollars. Getting his results from the school will enable him join a teacher's training college to pursue his dream of becoming a primary school teacher. My daughter too completed primary school in 2020. I'm planning to use part of this transfer to take her to secondary school. Doing this will make me happy and I will gain the peace of mind I have always desired."