"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well since everyone in my village who benefited from this has really grown financially. people venture into different money-making activities. There are those who are farming, while others have invested the money in small businesses. This is because GiveDurectky made it flexible for us to make decisions on how to spend the money."

"The dairy cow that I bought has brought the biggest difference in my daily life. I have now started a business of supplying milk to the nearby local markets and in town. The business is now doing so well that, I can now pay school fees in time and also clear all the bills in the required time, I don't have to strain much like before. Secondly, the remaining few liters are for my family's consumption, my children are now healthier. Previously we used to buy from the neighbors which were a bit expensive. Thirdly I am now getting manure from the cow dung which I am applying to my farm and am assured of getting some good harvests. Previously, I used to buy the fertilizer but sometimes I could not afford which was resulting in poor harvests."

"Receiving this money means marrying a spouse. This will be my source of support because, she will support me in doing household chores as I am riding motor cycle boda boda transport business to support our household."

"In my life, many things have improved including the fact that I started a business. As we speak, I am at the market selling clothes. I make up to KES 1500 per day. I am very comfortable financially. My children are doing better because they are in a boarding private school. My life is better than before I received the transfer because of the income I get from the business. I would never have started the business If I had never received the transfer." (Occupation: Small business)

"The biggest difference in my life is the fact that I expanded my business. Before the transfers, I was running an mpesa business and due to the overwhelming expenses incurred in my household, the business had started to collapse. I was worried as this was the main source of income in my household. I did not know what I was going to do but I am grateful for the unexpected support from GD that saw me revive and even expand my business. It is now generating more revenue than ever before."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having started my shoe business that is helpinge to support my young family. Prior to getting this money, I used to depend on my parents for some needs of my family since I had no stable place to get money except for doing casual labors"

"I felt so much happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. It is through this transfer that my business idea which I had had for quite sometime was finally going to be realized."

"My children's education has always been my priority. Being a single mother without a stable source of income, it had always been a problem for me to raise money to use in paying school fees and my son had been so devastated and demoralized. However, my life is currently different because I cleared his school fees and he was allowed back to school. Due to this, he is always in a jovial mood since he knows that he will never be sent back home again." (Occupation: Small business)

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well through supporting my community with money which enhanced their economic empowerment since most of the beneficiaries invested their money on small entrepreneurship business. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well."

"I am a livestock broker in the village, a job I have done to help me see my family through. It is always my wish to maintain and improve it since I do not have another better income-generating activity than this. When I received my second transfer I spent KES23000 to add to this business. I currently enjoy a higher profit that has given me a chance to meet my family needs with ease unlike before. In addition, I used KES30000 to buy two cows as a way of investing part of the transfer. I made this decision so that I could get to differentiate what belongs to my family and my business. We currently enjoy a higher milk production that has earn us extra coin through sales and added value to our diets." (Occupation: Small business)