"I bought a dairy cow for rearing using the transfer received from GiveDirectly. The cow would be a source of income for my family once it calves and would come in handy in the future when a need arises such as school fees payments. I also bought a chair and carboard for my house. I used the rest of the transfer to buy food, pay some school fees and also some clothes for my children."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of capital to start my own business. Even though I have 0.5 acre of land under cultivation where I have grown maize and beans, the produce I get from it is hardly enough to cater for school fees and save to start a business owing to the fact that I have a son who is in university. Therefore, a business will help me save some cash to meet the education expenses for my son and other household needs comfortable without depending on well wishers."

"I am now at peace seeing my children progressing with their studies without any interruptions. I have never been able to pay for my children's school fees on time like I did when I received this first transfer from GiveDirectly. I have paid and cleared school fees for a whole year. This will give me enough time to prepare for next years fees, which is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Before we were enrolled by Give Directly, my father struggled a lot to pay school fees for me and my five siblings in school. We are at different levels of education with some in college, some in high school and primary school which means a lot of money that was not easy for my father to raise. With the transfer, we were able to clear our fee for the year which means that we will now comfortably stay in school full time without being sent home for delayed fee payments. We have also made some investments that will help make things easier in future such as purchasing a dairy cow that will later produce milk that can be sold for family income and improving on farming."

"My new goal for the next four months is to save money and pay school fees for my children so that they will be able to pursue their dream without any interference. Besides that, as we approach the farming season, I am planning to invest in farming so that at the end of the season I can reap as fellow villagers."

"As a single parent it would have been a struggle to build a house in my own as well as pay school fees for my children and also to buy a cow for milk production. After I received the transfers, I managed to do all that which I had been planning for without success. Now am living as a happy parent that I now have a lactating cow which I milk for my children to have mixed tea. Again I have a good shelter which I built as a result of the transfers. "

"The second transfer I spend Kes 10000 on buying water pipes for water connection. I also spend Kes 20000 to construct a house for my son. The remaining amount I spend Kes15000 on school fees and Kes 8000 on food."

"The second transfers which I got from Give Directly I spent part of it to pay school fees for my children who had been sent home. I also gave my husband some for buying clothes for himself and bought some beddings. The large portion I spend on buying building materials for constructing a good house. We are so happy as a family that we have a good house."

"I spent a good amount from my second transfer to build a spacious house for my family. The one we were living in was small and its roof was leaking. This always made it dumb and unfit for our health. Also, I paid school fees for my children using some amount so that they would not be sent back home. I spent the remaining amount to buy two sacks of maize that would last us for some time."

"Fee 15000, 18000, beddings 2000, heifer 20000, food 7000, clothes 5000 When I received my second transfer, I decided to buy a heifer. I settled on this so that when it calves, I will earn an income through the sale of milk and in turn use the money to cater for my children's education. Also, I paid school fees for my children who had been sent back home. I spent the remaining amount to buy some basic needs for my family. I bought food to last us for some time, beddings and clothes for everyone."