"I used a bigger percentage of the money received in improving our house. For the longest time, my family was staying in a mud walled house and we had the desire of erecting a better house. When we received the money we bought timber and improved our house to be timber walled. I am happy that the house is now fully complete and we feel so proud to have been able to improve our house like those of other well to do families in our village. Part of the money that remained was used to celebrate Christmas. My children had an opportunity to enjoy Christmas something that they had missed for quite sometime." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Paying school fees for my daughter in secondary school is the biggest difference in my daily life. I was struggling so much to ensure that she study well. I am a motorcycle taxi operator and also do farming at home. The money that I would get through this was not enough to meet all this at once. My daughter sometimes would be sent home to collect the school fees and this was affecting her performance. I was so stressed up and demoralized whenever I saw her at home. When I received the transfer from GiveDirectly the first priority was to clear her school fees. Currently she is studying well without being disturbed. I expect better performance come next results. I have peace of mind to do my work as a taxi operator. I save some money to pay for the next academic year. I am so grateful for the support because were it not GiveDirectly all this could still be a big struggle." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to save up money from my motorcycle business, which I then used in starting a goat rearing project, I can confidently say that the future looks bright for us, this is because I will be able to save up money for my children's education with nothing to worry about, I am so grateful for the opportunity that brought so much joy and happiness in our lives."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfers is building a kitchen which I couldn't afford before. In terms of food, I used to struggle to get food but with GiveDirectly I have bought food in bulk which has reduced household expenditure.Through the transfers also, my dream of owning a motorcycle will soon come true because I have saved part of the transfer towards buying it.I normally rely on casual motorcycle work in order to feed my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My father passed on immediately after I completed my secondary school studies in 2018. Life took a twist because my mother is all we depend on whereas she has no meaningful employment. I have 4 siblings who are still in school. I have fees arrears amounting to 20,000 KES that I have to clear so that I can get my certificate. I am employed as a motorcycle taxi driver and for the little I get, I support my mother and my siblings leaving me with nothing to save. My wish is to save inorder to further my studies." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My son was involved in a motorcycle accident in new year's day when he was coming home. A week ago, he informed me that he has fully recovered and is going on with his daily activities. This is what has brought me joy because I have been having sleepless nights for the first two weeks of January."

"Through the transfer from Givedirectly, i was able to hire contractors to brush a large portion of farm land to have a garden that will help with my family support when Givedirectly shall have left the community. Givedirectly transfer have brought joy in my household because, i never had money to build a decent house. My source of livelihood had been only on farming especially cassava farm and some time work for community members just to get my daily meals." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I work as a motorbike rider. I have been in this business for close to twelve years now and I feel tired of it. Lately, I have thought of quitting and transitioning to another business. I have a desire to start poultry farming. My wife runs a small cafe. I will borrow KES 10,000 from her and start. Pay her money in installments and then keep building my business. I hope to make enough money to build a beautiful house for my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Give Directly does everything well, I don't know of anything that they don't do well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)