"It was at 1.26pm when I heard a message beep. When I checked and it was GiveDirectly transfer, I could not hide my joy and I smiled everywhere I went." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The transfer has enabled me to buy two second hand motorcycles which are now a source of income to my family. I gave them to my sons who are offering taxi services at a fee. They were initially employed by neighbours but they were getting little income from the taxi services. This is because they had to share the daily proceeds with the owners. Having their own motorcycles makes it to be the biggest difference in my daily life since I am assured of getting an increased income to effectively cater for my family's basic needs. They no longer have to share the proceeds with anyone."

"I spent KES 30,000 of my transfer on a heifer which is currently six months pregnant.I used to buy two cups of milk per day amounting to KES 600 per month because I didn't have any dairy cow. I also spent KES 5000 on adding stock to my Kangumu business in order to generate income and now it's doing well because. Initially, I used to work as motorcycle taxi man for one year and it wasn't bearing fruit. KES 5000 was spent on ten chicken layers because it will be a source of income for my family. KES 16000 was spent on clothing because we didn't have clothing for special occasions. KES 4000 was spent on a goat in order to act as alternative milk supply during my dairy cow dry period." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest hardship is having to relay on casual labour as a source of income,growing up I have been in a bicycle tax business and sadly I have never owned one, apparently I have a borrowed bicycle that i use as a bicycle tax,and it has really been hard because it is a borrowed one,I would love to buy my own bysicle for this kind of business and I'm looking forward to the transfer for this reason in particular." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I received a message in my phone early in the morning when I was already up providing taxi services using my motorbike. When I checked the contents of the message, I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for the financial support." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"It was at 6am in the morning when I was preparing tea and I had left my phone on my bed. My neighbour asked me if I had received a text from GiveDirectly and I told her that I had not. When I went back to check my phone, I saw a message from GiveDirectly and I went to tell my husband who was also very happy." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is abundance of peace and happiness in my house. This is because the transfers have relieved us of school fees and food burden. I am now stress free and my kids are eating well. Before, we used to rely on my milk selling business and my husband's motorcycle taxi business in order to pay fees and buy food for my family.We are therefore grateful to GiveDirectly for coming through for us." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The recipient was so happy when she got the transfer cause she knew that her problems are over" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The transfer from GiveDirectly has helped me in several ways. I wanted to start a project of rearing chicken. I hence bought a chicken wire that was placed all around the chicken house and I bought the chickens for rearing. I was inspired to start this project because I had seen someone else in my neighborhood doing it. The guy is doing so well in terms of the sale of the chicken products. The chickens are also easy to manage. The transfer also helped me in repaying the last installment of 10000/= of a loan that I still owed the bank. I had taken a loan to buy a motorbike for my business. I have been repaying it for quite some time and I was about to complete repaying it. I also took part of the money, 7000/=, and used it in repairing the motorbike and having it serviced. I also bought some chairs and tables, and with the remaining amount, I bought food for the chickens. I have always wanted to start the project of rearing chickens but due to lack of enough money, I have not been in a position to do so. I have been repaying the motorbike loan and it has been taking up a lot of money. I usually repay an amount of 9500/= every month and hence I usually end up with a little amount of money that is not enough to invest in any other thing. So when I got this money, I saw an opportunity that I had been waiting for and hence I decided to seize it." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Receiving this money means a new house with iron sheets for us. Our house is grass thatched and small. We will use the funda from GD to build a bigger house and fertilizer" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)