"I work at the Kataret Center, where I make both ready-made and tailored outfits. I specialize in female Kitenge outfits, which cost $8.5 in labor, $3 in labor, and $1.2 in lining. It provides a decent living, but between that and the $56 my husband earns every time he sells a sack of maize at Kataret Center, we were hard pressed to do much more than meet our basic needs. The funds from GiveDirectly enabled us to purchase a new female cow, expand my business, and construct a home for myself and my children. It's a two-bedroom house with a kitchen that can comfortably accommodate our four children, my husband, and myself.While I occasionally receive an influx of business when uniforms are required, netting $6.5 per dress, our incomes would never allow us to do what the GiveDirectly transfers did. The remainder was spent on food and school fees for our children. Our first to third children all attend Kavandisi School, where they are in Class 8, Grade 6, and PP2. We pay $4.5, $3.5, and $6, respectively, from the eldest to the youngest, despite the fact that the youngest is only 1 month and 2 weeks old and only required basic needs to be met by GiveDirectly funds. We would not have made it through everything we did if it hadn't been for GiveDirectly."

"Receiving this money means that Give Directly really cares about my safety. I plan on buying a plot of land in an area that is safe from landslides like in Bududa town at an amount of $1639, I will also buy building materials at $164. I will use $328 to buy a cow as a future asset as I know in the end it will provide milk and calves that I will sale and profits gained buy more land."

"We are planning on looking for a new area to relocate too that's relatively flat and not affected by water. We have not yet found a place to relocate to as per now but when we get the mo ey we will relocate. Am also planning on purchasing a cow worth $417 to produce some milk that I can consume."

"Farming onions, buying and selling cows"

"This means alot to me and my family because it wjll help ms build a house which will cost me about USD 675, will also buy 1 cow for milk for me and my family at the cost of USD405 and the balance of the money which is approximately USD 793 will enable me to start a shop business and this will help boost my income hence improving on the standards of living in my family."

"This money means alot to me because out of it i will be able to buy a piece of land in a safe place at the cost of USD1,486 and on this land I will construct a house and relocate with my family because where am currently staying is prone to disasters line landslide and flash floods. I will also be able to buy 1 cow for milk at the cost of USD 387. This will help improve on the standards of living of my family."

"I will use the cash transfer sparingly.I hope to buy a goat and a cow so as i can get some milk as a source of income."

"I have been saving the little wage that I earn from working in farms in a local sacco. Since I have been saving for quite a while. I am looking forward to spend the saving towards buying a dairy cow which will make me a proud owner of three dairy cows. Achieving this means that I will start supplying milk to the local hotels in the neighbourhood and thus earn some good income to take care of my family."

"Recently I bought an acre piece of land on credit that I am looking forward to repay by mid next year. Accomplishing this means that I will be able to do farming on the same piece of land and thus get food and cows feed at the same time."

"The funds came to me at a critical juncture in my life. I had been thinking about starting a business at Bamba Centre, specifically a barbershop. I spent every waking moment contemplating how I could make this vision a reality. Fortunately, GiveDirectly came to my aid. The transfers enabled me to open a barbershop, where both my brother and I now work. With my wife staying at home and tending to our 10-acre farm, it's up to me to ensure our financial stability through the barbershop. I also purchased three cows, two males and one female, with the intention of eventually having enough for dairy and beef farming. I also increased my goat flock by three females and two males. I want to be able to provide for my family and provide a better future for my child in PP1. We currently pay $10 per school term at Kenyatta Primary, and thanks to the transfers, I was able to get ahead on some of these payments. We will be eternally grateful to Give Directly for everything they have done for our family."