"I spent part of my transfer to build an extra room for my visitors. I had one house which could not accommodate visitors at night. They could spend the night at the neighbor's house. Those were the stressful days because I could feel embarrassed when I had visitors around and make them sleep on the neighbor's place. I am glad that I finally solved this issue with the transfer that I got. I also kept some savings hoping to build a kitchen coop. Right now, I have five hens and they sleep in the kitchen. The remaining amount was spent on food and paying school fees for my children."

"My life is different from how it was in that, I was able to take care of my children's school fees with ease hence they were not sent home due to fee arrears. Before then, I had stress thinking of ways to offset their fee balances. I had planned to lease land in order to settle their school fees from the farm proceeds which I would have planted on the small piece of land. I finally bought cows once again after selling some to pay school fees for my children."

"To own a cafe business has been my biggest ambition for a very long time. I used to help one of my friends in this business and I feel I have enough experience to operate my own. The motive behind this idea is to supplement our income since I depend mostly on my spouse. Therefore, receiving this transfer means putting this dream to reality. In addition to this, I will start goat rearing. Investing in these animals will make it easy to generate finances for more straining needs like school fees."

"Receiving this money means starting a small business that will generate money to take care hospital bills, school fees and feeding expenses for the family. In addition, oxen that be useful in ploughing gardens will be acquired. "

"My new goal is to invest in farming. I will grow cabbage buying seeds at KES 2000. This will occupy about half an acre. I will be using the rest of the money on crop protection. I will be harvesting the cabbages in the next four months. I think I may use it to pay school fees for my children."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well by supporting me to pay school fees for my son who is doing his final examinations for senior six. GiveDirectly has not done anything wrong."

"Receiving this means I will invest in to Educating my children. Iam mainly depending on cultivation, as results this is so much seasonal and I realise little produce to sustain paying fees. My children are performing poorly since they are always sent home frequently because of school fees. I will be able to pay thier fees in time with Givedirectly money hence a voiding the stress of them being sent home. These will make them study well hence getting brighter futures."

"I spent my second transfer for buying cement, bricks, timber and nails for completing the construction of my house. I paid builders and school fees for my son."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have purchased a dairy cow. I already started a business of selling fruits and I believe that the income I will get from the sale fruits will enable me to buy a cow. Owning a cow is my biggest dream because it has several advantages. One of the advantages is that I will no longer purchase milk for consumption. Apart from that, I can decide to sell the surplus and earn more income. The income will enable me to clear my children school fees balances without any problem/hassle"

"Prior to receiving this cash transfer, I had 3 piece of land that couldn't match the family demands, being I a farmer I needed more land to cultivated crops to boost my income level to help with my children's education and medical care. When I got money from GiveDirectly I was able to pay for a piece of land that l have currently planted sweet potatoes which I will sell part to pay school fees and feeding. Secondly, I was in position to construct an iron roofed kitchen that does not need annual renovation like the previous hut I had."