"Upon receiving the second transfer I spent the first part of it on the construction of a new house. Initially, I was living in an old one that was so small for my growing family. I also paid school fees after obtaining new school uniforms for my children and bought three goats with the remaining amount."

"Having added two cows on my farm that cost over 40000KES has really changed my life a great deal. I count myself as one of the luckiest beneficiaries as the transfer I received came when needed the most. I also managed to clear school fees payment for my children who are fully in school currently. This would not have been possible if I had never received the money. I am much grateful and hoping that the progress I have made will be sustainable even in years to come."

"The biggest difference is that I no longer worry about my children's school fees simply because I cleared them with the transfer that I had received, In addition, I bought five goats which I am hopeful that with proper care and feeding, the business will flourish and I will be able to earn a livelihood. I feel relaxed, and happy because I don't need to strain myself in the sand harvesting work. I am so thankful and humbled by the good gesture that we had received."

"My life is different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer. This is because I have been able to purchase a piece of land. Due to this, I am assured that I will soon start farming it. I will be planting different types of vegetables in this farm for our consumption and for sale. The income generated from this activity will enable me to pay school fees for my children on time and meet some of our basic needs"

"When I received my transfer, I set aside KES 20000 that I am planning to use in paying school fees for my son who will be joining high school early next month. Using the remaining amount, I bought a piece of land after topping up KES 3000. I settled on this so that I can have an asset to call my own. Also, I will be building my own house there since I am a single parent and in our culture, it is very rare to find a lady being given a share of land by her parents."

"My life is different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer. This is because I now own a piece of land and I get to practice farming. Before receiving the transfer, I had nowhere to even plant vegetables since I had been given a small place by parents to build a house only. With this, I was always strained on our daily expenditure and most time, I would have nothing to save so as to later use in paying school fees for my children."

"For many years, I had wished to acquire modern beddings for my family. This is because we have been sleeping on the floor with old rags as beddings which were not comfortable and risk at night since there was insect at the floor. I spent $180 to acquire a bed and 2 mattresses one for myself and the other for the children. In addition, I purchase one lorry of building stones for $100 this was for repairing my house by constructing pillars so that it may be stronger. Furthermore, I spent $100 to pay school fees for my children. The remaining amount assisted me in purchasing proper clothing and food for the family."

"The complete change in the village outlook currently is fully attributed to the great work done by GiveDirectly when they chose to work in our village. Even though we were not directed on what to spend the money on, it is my feeling that every member of the village managed to address the pressing needs they had. Many constructed new houses, ventured into advanced farming, obtained livestock while others cleared school fees payment for their kids. I am one of the grateful beneficiaries as I am currently farming vegetables under irrigation and also bought two cows from both transfers. I have no complaints at all, and as well never heard anyone who would have wished otherwise but thanking GiveDirectly for the work well done."

"I spent $300 of the transfer to boost my livestock rearing activity by purchasing one cow and 5 goats. This is because I have been dependent on this activity for my family survival. This is our future investment which will help us whenever we encounter any financial challenge. I am planning to sell the offspring once they reproduce to cater for the education needs for my children. In addition, I was able to clear school fees for my children and purchase school uniforms. I also bought enough food for the family with the remaining amount of money."

"I spent my transfer to complete the construction of my two houses one myself and the daughters and the other for my 2 big boys by purchasing 44 iron sheets at $9 each and paying $100 labor charge. This is because the house that had earlier had just got burned few days before GiveDirectly start the enrollment in the our village. This incident forced me to live in a small structure with my five daughters which were not enough to accommodate both of us. At the same time my boys had to seek refuge from my neighbor something that ripped off the joy of my life. The remaining amount assisted me in purchasing some pairs of clothes for every family member and household utensils since everything was destroyed by the fire. I remained with $50 which I am planning to pay part of the school fees for the children."