"I have a big family as you can see. The money has come at a very right time. I will be able to buy enough food for the family. I have been also desiring to do a business and the is an opportune time to do so. I will also buy clothes and and build a nice house. The money will also help in supporting ourselves with basic needs."

"The program means a lot to me. I was not expecting this at all. My house need to be renovated and i will use the money to do so. I have been desiring to do a business. I am grateful because i will be able to fulfill my desire. I plan to sell groceries."

"I have six children. After giving birth to my fifth child I started developing some complications. After visiting the hospital I was told I had a problem with my reproductive system. This problem has been on and off and I frequent the hospital for medication. I have not been able to visit the hospital sometimes due to lack of money. Lack of money has also limited me from getting specialized medication. This health condition is what has been stressing me both financially and emotionally for almost 10 years." (Occupation: Small business)

"House and Mattress" (Occupation: Small business)

"My life is now different in that I am not being rained on like it use to be while I was riding motorcycle taxi. I get to generate income through sale of products at the shop. This job is not so strainious unlike motorcycle taxi business which I would always be exhausted at the end of the day."

"To me, GiveDirectly changed the livelihoods of many people through the transfers. Some people build houses, some bought livestock, some started business and others paid school fees for thier children among many. On the other hand, some people who were victims of Mau Forest eviction would have been considered. Some were living with thier relatives some had sougth refuge at recipients household. Giving them a chance to enroll as independent household would have enable them to buy land elsewhere and have thier home."

"My life has really improved in the way that we now have enough food for the entire household as well as a better sleeping place and better clothes.." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money will mean a lot to me and my family. My husband and I depend on casual labour income to sustain the family. My ambition is to be a successful business woman and be able to help in providing for the family. A friend of mine sells second hand clothes and even though the business has it's up's and downs, she gets good return in profit, I believe if I venture into the same business I will be able to get an income and use it to invest in my children's education. My husband works at a local school as guard and gets paid 10,000 shillings each month. On a good month when I sell our farm produce I can get 5,000 shillings. Both income combines is still not enough for the households basic needs."

"I bought clothes as I did not have any decent clothes to wear. I also bought 3 bags of maize because I was running low on maize and I did not want to harvest early . I took part of my money and shared it to my mother who is elderly so that she could also buy herself things she needed. I saved the remaining money so that it could be used in the future." (Occupation: Small business)

"I am a single mother of four children yet I have no reliable source of livelihood. Though I have managed to feed family by doing some grocery business and subsistence farming, I have always worried about educating my children. Therefore, I will enjoy significant relief upon receipt of this money since I will utilize them in educating my children. To attain such a goal, I will use some of the transfer on expanding my business and purchasing a dairy cow that will provide us with milk for consumption and sale. I thank God for this." (Occupation: Small business)