"Milk is in high demand and paying in our area, this money gives me hope in venturing into dairy farming which will help me tap more income from the sale of milk which will improve our lives. To achieve this dream I will plan KES 70000 to buy two dairy cows to start this enterprise, my wife is also passionate about tailoring but with our little earnings from our casual jobs which is about KES 300 daily, she is unable to enroll in a tailoring course. Now with the help of this money, I will use KES 20000 to support her to enroll in this course at Chebunyo Technical Training Institute and this will help her achieve her dream of starting a tailoring business. I will therefore use the remaining amount to buy food for my family."

"GiveDirectly has improved the lives of many; including me through the transfers we were sent. From the transfers, some started businesses; others equipped existing business while others paid school fees for their children as well as constructing houses. Everything has been so smooth in my experience with GiveDirectly, and so there isn't anything they haven't done well."

"I operate a motorbike business. A month ago, I decided to take a leap of faith and use my savings to start constructing a house. So far, I'm impressed with the progress and I just can't wait for it's completion."

"I have been in the business of brewing our local liquor. For the past two years, I have been trying to find ways of changing jobs. Chicken business in the village is a sure way of making quite a lot of money. If I am enrolled in the Give Directly program, keeping aside 5,000KES of the first three transfers will aid purchase of a few chicken to start with. That will mean a lot to my foly and I."

"When I dropped out of school due to lack of school fees, my hope for a bright future flushed right before my eyes. I have been sitting idle at home feeling useless because I have nothing to fall back on. No business, no papers, my family is quite poor and cannot raise capital for me to start a business. With my first transfer, I will buy two chicken for business and keep adding two every month for the next 4 months. I'll sell eggs and make a living. This will mean the world to me."

"Receiving this money means a furnished decent and spacious house for my family. The house I currently reside in is very old and the walls are no longer stable. This is risky given that the walls might collapse anytime. I am planning to use the first transfer from GiveDirectly to construct a three bedroom house for my family. One room will host my husband and I, the other room for my grandchildren and the third room for any visitor. The house will cost me KES. 55,000 equalling to the first transfer. I will further use KES. 30,000 from the second transfer to buy a new bed and a matress to replace the old beddings. Doing all this will make me happy because I will have managed to fulfil my desires." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money will mean my dream of starting my own business will come to pass. I am a carpenter by profession and currently I am employed on casual terms. I earn about KES 200 per day when there is work to do. I plan on buying woodworking machines especially a second hand table saw that will cost me KES 70,000 and use the rest of the money to rent a premise and purchase timber. This will enable me to earn KES 800 and my life will then be better when I have a stable source of income."

"Receiving this money will mean a lot to me. I live alone since my children have married and I also lost my wife a year ago to cancer. I normally buy and sell cows at Chebunyo market but now that I am old, I want to buy a dairy cow with KES 35000 of the transfer so that I can switch and venture fully in selling milk. I also want to build an iron-roofed house with KES 30000 because the one that I live in leaks and is too old." (Occupation: Small business)

"I have always yearned for my own land as I currently live in a grass thatched house that I inherited from my grandmother. I have 2 children and would wish to secure a future for them. This is not possible at the moment for the land I live in belongs to my grandmother. When I receive this money, I intend to use KES 60000 to purchase 0.2 acres of land. I will use the rest of the transfers to build a grass thatched house and to start a maize business."

"I will use half of the money to build my house and the remaining half will be used to start a business. My house is currently spoiled and needs renovation. I had to move in one of my friend who passed away house in the meantime. The first half of the money will be used to pay workers to mold bricks, buy sticks and zinc for the roofing. Secondly, I will use the remaining amount to start a business that will help me to be able to feed my son and myself."