"Before getting this cash transfer, I could not build a permanent house because I had little money but with many demands from the family. This meant that I had to make a choose and prioritize the pressing needs like paying school fees for my children. However, with this aid I have built a permanent house and I am left with only fitting the shatters."

"I feel that my thoughts are a bit stable by now. Had it not for GiveDirectly, I wouldn't be having my child still in school studying. There was no money to pay for her school fees. However, this was made possible by the money which I received from the organization. Currently, they've completed school. Another one who had stopped going to school resumed when I got the money and had his school fees cleared. Had we depended on politicians, like we've been for many years, the above wouldn't have been made possible. As a family, I feel we are relieved."

"I spent most of the transfer to pay secondary school fee for my daughter who was sent home for school fees arrears. My daughter has been staying home for sometimes since I was not able to pay for her school fee arrears, I was so much stressed because I was not sure when I was going to get money to pay for my daughter school fee. I thank God Give directly came to my rescue and I managed to pay her school fee and now my daughter is in school learning like other students. I also spent the transfer to start livestock farming where by I bought goats and started goat rearing. I thought of starting livestock farming because it a way of saving money and the same time making it grow, this is because have so many children in school that I need to pay their fee . By doing livestock farming I will be able to sell the them once they have matured at a higher price and spend the money to pay their school fee. The remaining balance I spent to buy maize for my family consumption being that I did not get enough harvest last season."

"My life is different than how it would have been had I never received my transfers because I no longer buy milk. Due to this, I have been able to save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk. Also, I have been able to pay most school fees for my children without taking a loan or selling some of my assets. This has enabled me to have enough time to look for next terms school fees whole my children study without being interrupted by being sent back home."

"When I received my recent transfer, I spent KES 10000 to pay school fees for my daughter in college. I used the remaining amount to continue building a house for my family. I am currently building a permanent house for my family and its almost coming to completion."

"I spent KES 30000 from my second transfers to pay school fees for my children. I settled on this so that they would continue with their studies without any interruptions. Also, I spent some amount on farming. I bought all the necessary farm inputs and hired a tractor for land preparation purposes. I spent the remaining amount to buy food, decent clothes and bedding for mg family to replace the old ones that we had."

"When I received my second transfer, I spent part of it to pay school fees for my children and to buy for them some school requirements. They had been sent back home to collect the outstanding arrears and I had not been able to raise the money. Also I bought a table as I had only one and some utensils since the ones I had were not enough. I spent the remaining amount to buy some basic needs for my family. I bought enough food to last us for some time and clothes."

"When I received my second transfers, I spent some amount to buy a dairy cow worth KES 25000. When it reproduces, I will get milk for our consumption and for sale to earn an income. Also, I bought three sheep at KES 14000 for rearing. I decided on this so that when they reproduce, I can sell some and use money to pay school fees for my children. I used the the remaining amount to pay school fees for my children and to buy a set seats."

"I spent part of my second transfer to buy some timber and iron sheets to use in building a house for my family.I decided to build a more spacious house for my family that can accommodate us comfortably. I spent the remaining amount to pay school fees for my daughter who had been sent back home."

"My life is currently different from how it would have been had I not received the transfers because my first transfers enabled me to clear hospital bill for my spouse and do all the burial arrangements without selling the only piece of land that I had inherited from my parents since that was the only option that I had. Also, I was able to clear school fee arrears for my children without much difficulty thus enabling me to have enough time to look for next years school fees."