"The new goal I have set in mind before receiving this transfer is to invest my transfer into making petty business . My previous plan has been to buy a used motorbike for business purpose and establish a shop from the amount of money I will generate from running the motor bike in this village . Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support . I believe that with my transfer, my dream to become a successful business person will soon come to pass." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life today is that I now have a decent house, it makes me happy that our living standard was lifted from where we were to a higher level, unlike before where we used to live in a small grass-thatched house, on top of that we also have good seats that our guests can comfortably seat on. I am grateful for the support because it has enabled me to achieve so much in a short time." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I received the money, I didn’t have other additional goals apart from the ones that I had already planned after the sensitization meeting we had with the GiveDirectly officers who came to our village. My plans were finalize in buying goats as I wanted to invest in them knowing that in the near future they will be a source of income to my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am in the ten grade class, i have to drop out of school because of my health conditions. My dreams has always been to become a medical doctor. I have to come back home to see a herbalists for treatment which is not working. I'll like to go to a bigger hospital to do proper treatment. I'll also want to build a house and purchase a motorbike for business." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My family is still young as we have one child and as a family, we knew that as time goes by, we will get more children and responsibilities would increase. Because of this, we spent our first transfer to purchase a motorcycle that my spouse is currently using to offer taxi business in our locality. I am glad that this has transformed our lives for the better unlike before when he was working as a caretaker. Because of this, we've been able to start saving part of our daily income on merry go round group and also invested in poultry farming through buying some chicken. Due to this, I am foreseeing myself being self-reliant soon when this poultry farming picks up well and I will be able to help him settle some of our bills."

"One year ago I started building my house. I have not completed, it has stalled because of inadequate finances and other competing needs. I feel bad that I have not been able to complete it as per my plans, the availability of the funds have been uncertain. I am grateful that GiveDirectly is here to salvage my situation and enable me complete the works on my house. I intend to use approximately KES 50000 to finish up on it and the rest of the money to buy a dairy cow." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I periodically get support from two children who work in Mombasa. The two do not have well-paying jobs( one is a conductor and the other a motorcycle rider) and with families to care for. Despite all this, they have never shunned away from supporting me. This has been the genesis of my joy as a parent."

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The main challenge is food insecurity. We live in a semi-dry area that experiences very low rainfall making the availability of fresh food and clean water a challenge. Sometimes we could have money to purchase foodstuff but the food itself is unavailable so we end up not having food especially milk. We have to go to bigger centers to get milk which is a distance from home and the prices there are high, double the one we could afford in the village." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)