"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to accomplish my dreams in a short period. Building a decent house for my family is a lifetime achievement and a great milestone that I never thought that I would have accomplished in a short time due to financial constraints. Secondly, I was able to connect tap water to my home. I am grateful to the organization for putting smiles on our faces and for transforming our living standards to a higher level."

"My goal is to ensure my children are all educated.Currently with unemployment issue and a big family that depends on me,the difference in my daily life is the consistent flow of the cash transfers in the next five years. I am able to atleast provide food ,water and educate my children.I am also planning to start buying goats and selling them as a source of making extra cash to help me fulfill my financial obligations."

"Unfortunately the beginning of last month I was met with some form of tragedy after one side of my home collapsed. Luckily my house has two rooms so I moved to the next one but still lived in the same house. So after I received the transfers I decided to rebuild my house to that I would even feel safer and not live in a house that had collapsed on one end. I used KES 2,000 and bought timber so that the structure to the house could be put in place. At this moment I am grateful that my house was able to get renovated. Then I went ahead and used the remaining KES 1,000 around seven packet of maize flour for KES 750 and used the balto acquire clean water since it was also scarce back here in the village."

"Nutrition has been one of my top most concentration everytime I receive transfers from GiveDirectly and this is due to starvation that our village and most people in this area have been experiencing for the longest time. This has been brought about with the fact that it barely ever rains and consequently we have been experiencing drought in our area. That is why my primary concern each time I receive the funds are concerning ensuring my family has a meal. So as soon as I received the funds I went ahead and bought three packets of maize flour for KES 450, water worth KES 90 because drinking water was scarce, a kilogram of beans for KES 100, fish worth KES 70, sugar and tea leaves worth KES 140 and lastly laundry detergent worth KES 150. After that I had a balance of KES 2,000 on me bit then a couple days later my grandson was chased from school due to pending fee balances and I offered KES 1,000 so that he would continue with his education. Soon after I fell ill and decided to use the KES 1,000 I was left remaining with to seek medical attention."

"For the longest time now I've had a roof that is grass thatched. Almost everyone does back here in the village since they are less costly compared to iron sheets. The only predicament with this type of roofing is that it is always in need of repair constantly after it stays for sometime and starts to wither. Now as soon as I got enrolled to this program I thought it fit to be the right time to slowly begin to invest in buying iron sheets which were long lasting compared to the grass thatched roof. I used KES 2,000 and bought two segments of the iron sheets plus the ones I had bought previously which made them five. I had not yet began installing them because they were not enough, so I tried purchasing more with each transfer. I was left with around KES 1,000 which I ended up buying five packets of maize flour for KES 750 and used the balance to purchase water since it was very scarce in our area."

"After the death of my husband, who was the sole breadwinner of my family, my life took a turn for the worst. Because of my low level of education, I could not attract White-Collar jobs, so I did manual jobs selling charcoal to earn a living. I am very little from selling charcoal (350 per bag) and, as a result, I cannot cater fully to my family's needs (food, clothing, and school fees). Often (3 days a week) when I do not have money to buy food, we sleep on empty stomachs and just survive on water and some wild fruits. Therefore, when I received my transfer, I spent KES 2000 to buy food for my family. After having a few days of surviving one meal a day. Besides buying food, I saved the remaining KES 1000 in a “Chama’. Saving the money in “Chama” earns me enormous interest and later in the year, I can use the money to buy livestock or start a business."

"The conditional transfers have helped me purchase iron sheets I will use to improve the condition of my house. I am happy that when the housing is ready, I will not have to stay awake during the rainy season drenching water outside of my house. I urge the organization to increase their monthly stipend to ensure we can finish projects that require a lot of resources to accomplish."

"I'm yet to acquire the financial stability I desire. So often, I found myself depending on my mother's earnings from her grocery store business. She does not make much thereby to support her income, I also sell water and make a daily profit is KES 50. To create some financial freedom, I planned to also start a grocery store business but because there was no food in the house, I instead opted to buy some food."

"Since I have a goal of building a new decent house, I opted to save my transfer of KES 2000 per month in a saving scheme. I long to fulfill the same goal by end of this year. Currently, I live in a house whose roof is too old and thus leaks whenever it rains. This disturbs my comfort, especially at night. It forces my husband and me to wake up and collect rainwater within the house using cooking pans and bowls. It has been a bad experience that I would not wish to continue with beyond December 2022. At the moment, my husband is too old to work likewise to me and we, therefore, depend on well-wishers."

"After the rains failed three years ago, I lost my only source of livelihood, which is farming. I fully depend on my son, who works in town as a casual laborer selling tap water. My last-born son is not of sound mind and he entirely depends on me to take care of him. The earnings from his job are very little to support the entire family. As a result, we have spent most of the days in the week (3 days) sleeping on empty stomachs and surviving on the water of a cup of porridge. Therefore, when I received my first transfer, I spent KES 450 on buying food and water for the family. I spent KES 750 on buying two hens as a beginning in venturing into poultry farming. The poultry farming will help ease the burden on my son, who takes care of the family by helping him pay part of the bills using profits from the project."