"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by changing people's life through giving them financial aid and I do not see anything that they do not do well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is not having or not being able to buy the things I desire. I have been wanting to have very nice kitchen utensils, a nice house, wrappers (zitenje) and enough beddings." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am a single parent and had build my house in my parents land as I plan on buying mine. When I received my transfer, I decided to buy a piece of land after topping up some amount. I settled on this so that I would move out of my parents land also have a place to call my own. Also, where I bought this land is near my place of work hence I will not miss to go home especially during rainy season where I was usually forced to sleep in my shop as I would not get any motorcycle to take me home due to bad weather roads."

"Hunger is the main challenge here. I also lack money to buy fertilizer." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"GiveDirectly has come to change our lives completely. They have been so helpful to us by giving us these transfers that we have used to enrich our lives and our families. Ensuring that they give help to the most deserving families in our communities." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"GiveDirectly is the best thing that has ever happened to us as a family and also to my fellow village mates. It is through GiveDirectly that we have been able to build houses, buy herds of cattle, educate our children, start business among others. GiveDirectly has really upgraded our livelihoods by helping us with these transfers." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of a decent house that can accommodate all my family members. Back in the day, it was so tough because our house was very small and its condition was not pleasing at all. One could clearly see everything that was going in the house from outside. Besides, my spouse being the family's breadwinner he used to strain a lot but eventually, he couldn't make ends meet most of the days. In a day a good day, he could earn KES 200 which was too little even for the family's daily bread leave alone renovating the house. Therefore we had to squeeze ourselves into the small house since we had no alternative. However, I have always been hopeful that my life would change no matter how many years it would take. Luckily enough GiveDirectly answered my prayer by supporting my household financially. I am now a proud mother because we are sleeping in a decent shelter with no more worries about security and even the heavy downpours." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Lack of a stable source of income is what has been my biggest hardship. I used to depend on farming mainly, Recently farming has not been doing well due to long dry spells. My spouse is unemployed and he depends on motorcycle Rider jobs when called in, therefore our income is not enough to fully cater for our needs which include buying food and educating the children." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent $450 to purchase a second-hand motorbike for my husband so that he may have his own motorbike for taxi business. Previously, he had been working using our neighbour's motorbike which he had to pay some amount every evening. In addition, I used $100 to start a small business of selling second-hand clothes within my village. I am now able to earn a profit of $50 within two weeks something changed my life for the better." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I'm very grateful that I'm one of the people to receive this transfer to me it literally means giving us an opportunity to alleviate poverty." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)