"When I received the money from Give Directly, we had a food shortage and spent KES 10000 to buy food for my family. I had obtained a solar light system on credit and I spent KES 9000 to clear the balance. I also bought a television at KES 9000 and later bought a high breed heifer at KES 15000 for rearing. I am left with KES 8000 which am planning to spend on school fees for my children."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought my solar and my home looks like town with the solar light and every thing in my house is new."

"The second transfer I spent KES 18000 to buy a high breed heifer. I also bought furniture at KES 11000. I fixed doors and windows to my house at KES 8000. I bought solar lights and battery which cost me KES 7000. I bought a radio(woofer) at KES 6000."

"The biggest difference my daily life is that am stress free and happy. I now use solar light in my home."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy solar light and buy cross breed cow for milk, buying solar will save me the cost of buying kerosine daily and a cow shall produce milk that we shall use as a family and sell the surplus to meet our food and medical expenses."

"I have managed to buy a sheep, a water tank, and a solar lighting system. I have also bought some clothes.I am so happy that I have been able to do all this thhings."

"I am now in a position have a solar lighting system in my house as opposed to paraffin powered lights."

"I would have changed a great deal to the level that I would be looking like other villagers. I expect to have installed a solar lighting system by the end of that six months"

"Our first transfer which we got from GD we spent to buy two goats, solar light lamp and some furniture. We spent some cash to pay school fees for our children in school and the rest to buy two sacks of maize for consumption since we had food shortage. I spent KES 5000 to buy cereals for sale, which is a new venture which I started after receiving the transfer."

"I am expecting to have bought furniture and a solar lighting system."