"This is unbelievable. In all my life I have never held such an amount of money. My excitement levels are too high. I live in a small house that is not my dream home. Givedirectly has given me an opportunity to build the house I want and dreamed of. During the rainy seasons my house leaks and am mostly afraid during the nights that my house might fall on my family and i" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Currently, I am finding it difficult to get money to buy food because the man who was helping me was involved in a motorcycle accident and he is paralyzed."

"My life is different now In that, with the motorcycle taxi business my husband can earn an income out of it, we no longer worry about paying school and other expenses that are anticipated for like medical expenses, We also own our own dairy cow, We are very pleased and overwhelmed with happiness on seeing what GiveDirectly has enabled us to accomplish, My husband and I are so grateful for the support that brought meaning to our lives."

"My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought a heifer. I always buy milk from my neighbors and it's so costly for me because I do not have a continuous source of income. I depend on small scale farming. The produce that we get annually is for consumption. I am a motorcycle taxi rider. This business earns me an income of KES 300 per day. Due to recurrent needs of the family which include food and clothes, I find myself not able to save some money. I had always wished to own a dairy cow but because I didn't had savings it was not possible. When I do not have money my children would go without milk and this is so demoralizing. When I received the second transfer I decided to invest on dairy project. I bought a heifer and I have hope that when it reproduced in the next few months I will cut the daily cost of buying milk. My family will get enough milk for consumption and I will sell the surplus at the market. This will earn me an income to meet other household items. I am also planning to start a saving culture to enable me buy a another dairy cow. I am so grateful for the support because I know our lives will change for the better. Currently I have devoted much of my time on my poultry keeping project and dairy farming." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on building a better house for my family. We used to live in a small house which could not host all the family comfortably. Whenever we had visitors it was so stressful because I had no extra space to host them. I had always wished to build a house but I didn't had money. I repaired my motorcycle to ease my business of buying scarp metals from the village. I bought two goats, beddings, clothes for my children and the rest of the money I spent on food for the family."

"My husband was jobless after losing his job, he was our breadwinner, We had to depend on well-wishers and casual jobs to survive, life was rough and unbearable, but all this is in the past, We have a motorcycle that we bought with the transfer money, it's now our source of income because my husband ventured into a motorcycle taxi business, I am so happy and grateful that we no longer go to bed on an empty stomach, we will forever be indebted to GiveDirectly."

"I would like to express my gratitude for being enrolled in the program. This has brought happiness to me. I have been looking forward to renovate my house and I will use the money to do so. I will also buy beddings such as blankets and mattresses." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The main hardship that I face is lack of money. My husband is the only one who works and the money that he earns is not enough to buy food for my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"It is when I got a news about my brother who runs a commercial motorcycle had an accident and has been admitted at the hospital. I was entirely worried about the situation till my spouse went to see him and later confirmed that he was well and moving strong. Form that moment, I was so happy of such good news because my brother plays a major role in my daily life."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying three goats at a total of KES 10500. I settled for goats because their food is readily available, they reproduce twice ad year, they require minimal supervision and their offspring mature very fast and compared to other domestic animals. This assured me of being wealthier within the shortest time possible. Also, I bought twelve pieces of iron sheets at KES 10320, building poles at KES 4000 timber and nails KES 3000. This was purposely for constructing a new hose becasue the initial one was almost collapsing, besides it had two small rooms which could not accommodate my five family members. As a result, some had to sleep at our relatives' houses which was a bit hectic. To add to that I purchased a second-hand motorcycle at KES 20000 for my spouse to operate a bodaboda business. With the remaining KES 7180, I paid school fees for my children who are still in primary schools. I am happy they are studying peacefully without being sent home regarding collecting the fees."