"Upon receiving the transfer and making a lot of implementations on the planned projects, we have seen a lot of changes in our daily lives: we have paid school fees, obtained new bedding and furniture, but the biggest difference so far is the new house which is soon coming to a completion. This has given us a reason to smile every morning knowing well that we will soon be moving out of the small grass-thatched hut we had been living in into a bigger and bigger house. We had to shift the construction site a bit far away from the initial position since it was too close to a pathway. This new site looks more serene and also secure as it has been kept far from the passers-by."

"My ambition is to be a large scale farmer in future. I currently have a farm where I plant and sell vegetables such as onions, tomatoes and maize. I sell them to customers who later sell in other towns. In 2-3 moths I get an income of about $10 from the farm produce. That alone is not enough to pay for school fees for my 7 children. Receiving the cash will mean financial freedom for my family. I will most of it to pay school fees and the rest in boosting my farming business."

"My first born son just completed his primary school education and is set to join secondary school. I have planned to spend my transfers on paying school fees for him and his siblings. Receiving this money therefore is a big boost towards my dream of giving the best education to my children."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, ropes, timber, and nails. I had to purchase all these to construct a new house since the previous one was a small round hut grass thatched. It was so leaking whenever it could rain so I had to seek shelter in my friend's house. I addition to that, I bought goats that will now be the living assets to lean on in case of any emergency. I also paid school fees for my children and bought some stationery for them. With the remaing amount of money, I bought sufficient foodstuffs for my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I was able to clear school fees arrears and paid school fees for previous term. Now I have some savings which I set a side for paying school fees for my child next term. Were it not for the support I believe that I would be a stressful mother struggling to raise money for school fees. I thank GiveDirectly for coming up with the idea of cash transfers."

"I have two kids who are still studying. One is in a local poly technic pursuing engineering while the other one is in college pursuing an agricultural course. The former is in his first year while the latter is in his last academic year. I usually pay a combined 60,000 shillings per annum as school fees for each academic year. Raising this amount has not been easy since I do not have a reliable source of income. Receiving this money will bring a sire of relief as I will be able to clear the outstanding fee balances amounting to 70,000 shillings."

"Receiving this money means good education to my children. I have 2 kids who are in secondary school but paying for their fees has not been easy, because I work as a casual laborer who earns 300 Kenya shillings per day. I am planning to spend 70,000 Kenya shillings to clear all the fees arrears. This is going to enable them to study with a lot of ease because they will not be sent back home to collect school fees. This is going to generate income in the future because I believe they will be employ. Apart from fees, I will spend the remaining part of the transfer to renovate the roof of my house which leaks during rainy season."

"Being an orphan, it has been an uphill task getting money for education and other basic household needs. My elder brother dropped out of school due to the same. Receiving this money is the beginning of life breakthrough. My worries of me and my 3 other siblings dropping out of school have been lifted. This money will enable us pay my school fees and that of my younger siblings. I am planning to spend $150 to pay for my form 3 education upfront and buy a dairy cow worth $300. This means my siblings will comfortably go to secondary school in the next one year from the proceeds of this cow."

"Receiving this money means a spacious house for my family and any visitor who might visit us. Sometimes visitors pay us a visit and they miss on somewhere to sleep. I'll use part of the transfer to expand my house by two rooms to facilitate this. I'll use the balance to pay for my daughter's school fees so that she can have enough study time in school. Doing this will make me happy."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the pride of owning goats. These are investments and owning them them makes me feel financially secure. I am guaranteed of school fees for my children when they get to enroll in school."