"Having goats has made my life to be different in several ways. First, I settled in rearing them because they are cheap, they take little time to mature, they can stay in any climatic condition and they require little supervision. Currently, a few have started reproducing which makes me feel happy. My plan is to sell the young ones once they have multiplied and increased in number. This money will help me clear my college fees and cater to my other household needs. I have been having a problem paying my school fees lately because I depend on casual jobs which are rare to find nowadays. I was forced to stay home which was affecting my academic performance. I am now a happy parent and a student since GiveDirectly has greatly relived me financially." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"For the next four months, I am looking forward to raising money from my projects to pay school fees and set up a motorcycle spares shop." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I was harvesting sand for the last three years and I didn't like this job because the probability of drowning when the river bank breaks on rainy season was high . During this period, I decided to save money with an intention of owning a motorcycle ( boda boda) since it is a marketable business in my society.Give Directly's transfers came at an opportune time. I topped up my savings with the entire transfers and purchased a brand new motorbike. Today, my proceedings from this business has immensely raise my living standard and boost my asset ownership because I make 500 KES in a daily basis which caters for all this with ease. This is a huge difference Give Directly has made in my life." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Before GiveDirectly came, we were staying at my parent's in-law house. As a result, they could dictate us on how they expected us to live in their house which was very demoralizing to me. I had the challenge of raising money to meet this dream of owning a home because my income catered mainly for my family's needs and overrode the savings factor. I am glad through GiveDirectly's transfers I now own a decent house that my family can put their heads in. Therefore, my savings which I intended to use in building this house, I have spent on furthering my studies. I have enrolled in a teaching course at the university. I am hopeful for am increment in my salary after completing this course." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The moment I received the money I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when my neighbor called me to asked if I have received the money from GiveDirectly. I immediately checked my phone and I saw the message Confirming that I have received 55000 KES. I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. My spouse and children were happy too." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My new goal for the next four months is to build a better house. I am staying in a grass-roofed house that leaks during rainy seasons. I have been longing to build an ironed roofed house but due to low wages that I get from casual work, it was not possible to meet this dream. The little money that I get from casual jobs is only enough to buy food and a few basic needs. I used to live from hand to mouth and I could barely save nothing despite working very hard. I am glad I was one of the beneficiaries of Give Directly because now I can save part of my transfer and buy the necessary building materials" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I do not have any additional goals as I was able to invest with the entire amount in buying the motorcycle which basically generates income which takes care of our needs perfectly."

"I was woken up by a message notification in that morning. I rose up to read the content of the message. Seeing a Mpesa text on the phone made me happier as I read the whole content, I realized GiveDirectly had honoured their promise. I was thankful to them for the money since It would completely change the status of my life." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I received my first transfer, I spent KES 20000 from it to pay school fees for my children. This was my top priority since I have always wanted the best for them. They had stayed at home for some time due to the arrears I was owing to the school. Due to this, their performance had greatly been affected negatively. Also, I bought a heifer using part of the remaining amount. When it reproduces, I will be using the money I will be getting through the sale of milk to pay school fees for my children. I used the remaining amount to buy a door to fix in our house and repaired a motorcycle that had stayed for long without being in use by buying the required spare parts."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a motorcycle. I operate a retail shop and stock transport had been a big challenge for me. I have a passion for the business thus I always struggled to keep it growing so that I could earn better income from. Even though my family needs is overwhelming that could require a lot from my business profits, I saw the high cost of stock transport as a major threat. I felt that I could have expanded the business if it was not for the transport cost. I took an initiative to save some little money with a plan to buy a motorcycle since I couldn't afford it at once. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I felt so happy because I knew this was the moment I had been waiting for, I took part of it to add to my savings and used it to buy a second-hand motorcycle from a friend. I am so happy that my current low cost of transport has greatly increased my profits. I currently enjoy effective and efficient transport thus have humble time to operate my business. My shop has grown I have many customers and the profits are much higher profits."