"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My ambition is to be a large scale livestock farmer, in particular a sheep farmer. I am currently a motorcycle rider, this only brings in an income of about $2-$dollars a day which is very little compared to my family size of 4 and the basic needs it can sustain. Sheep multiply in plenty and in a year a sheep can reproduce twice or three times making it easier to have a stable income once I start selling. One sheep goes for about $35, after 2 years they reproduce and you get 3 sheep. They do not need special feeding and so grass will do. That is why I will use most of my first transfer to buy 9 sheep amounting to $250 and the rest in building a fence for security and beautification around my compound." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"A motorcycle in our family is an added asset that has really impacted my life and the household as a whole. A profit of at least 300KES daily has been of great support to us in that we had been able to manage all the daily expenditures. This had not been the case before we received the transfer since we never had any constant source of income."

"This money will assist us in a lot of ways. We have been struggling to finish the house ever since we built it. It now needs to get plaster, cemented floor, good windows and doors. In addition,we shall purchase extra bags of maize to be food secure as the one we harvest is never enough to last until the next farming season. Most of the times, we also face difficulties in going to the nearest trading centre either for emergencies or just to buy other things. If there will be some money, I will encourage my husband to buy a second hand motorcycle so as to ease these transport challenges."

"Food access is the main challenge. The money from business is not enough to support buy food." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"On receiving the transfer, I spent 22,700KES on buying six sheep, 14000KES on repairing an old motorcycle I had, also paid school fees for my wife, and used the remaining on buying household foodstuff. This transfer was a great opportunity to revive the initial sources of income I had. Buying six sheep is an accomplishment of the wish that we had as a household - it is an investment in assets that have been proven to appreciate within a short period of time. I also needed a daily income source and the old motorbike which needed new spare parts was the only option we had. It is currently functional and has been earning us not less than 300 KES a day."

"It was around 9 AM when I was at my normal workplace when I heard my phone ringing. Without wasting time I decided to check who could be the sender of the message. I felt so happy after realizing it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had anxiously been waiting for the money since I had a lot to accomplish" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent all the second transfer (53, 000 shillings) on expanding my business - I am running a motorcycle spare parts store. I prioritized acquiring more stock since I was not enjoying any reasonable profit from the initially low stock I had."

"As subsistence farmers without any reliable source of income, receiving this transfer has made it easier for me to make substantial savings. A junk amount of the income from the taxi services that we offer with our motorcycle goes to our savings account. This suggests that our future is brighter than before because we will probably manage to raise funds for meeting our usual and emergency needs and demands."

"I have been operating my brother's motorcycle taxi for the last 3 years where I make an average of $4 per day after paying him off. I would make much more if I had a motorbike of my own. Receiving this money is an open door towards self employment. Using my first transfer, I will spend $400 to deposit and acquire a new motorcycle and pay the rest in installment from the profits i make daily. Part of the profits I make from this taxi business will go into a savings which I will invest in livestock. I am grateful to GiveDirectly." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)