"The transfer has brought a big difference in our daily lives as a family. This is because having bought the cow, we no longer incur the cost of buying milk. We also managed to buy maize that can sustain us for quite some time. We thus no longer incur the cost of buying some. The daily budget cost has thus been reduced and we have managed to pay school fees for our children who are in primary. They are thus no longer being sent home due to arrears. Paying their school fees had become quite a challenge for us because most of the money that we make used to go to the purchase of food."

"The transfer has brought a big difference in our lives as a family. This is because we have managed to achieve our goal of building another modern kitchen and buying more chickens for rearing. These are the things that we never thought we will be able to achieve soon since we didn't have the money. The chickens have helped me a lot. I usually gather the eggs into a tray and sell them. The money that I get helps me in paying the merry-go-round group contributions. These contributions have been of great help to me. I managed to build a chicken house with the lump sum amount that I got one time when it was my turn to receive it. Other than that, we now own a sheep which is going to help us in the future when it will have reproduced and multiplied in number. We can sell some of them and buy a cow. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for everything."

"My kid had been sent home for almost a week due to fee arrears. This troubled me since I did not have any money to support his education. I spent KES 10,000 to clear all the pending fees. Similarly, I used KES 20,000 to pay all the fees for the entire year. Currently, I am happy that he is able to concentrate on his studies without interruption. In addition, I spent KES 10,000 to boost my livestock rearing by purchasing one local dairy cow a future investment for the family. With the remaining KES 10,000, I bought sufficient food for the family since my husband who is the breadwinner was sick. The kidney problems had rendered him unable to work after undergoing two operations."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a dairy cow that I am currently rearing. This has been my long-time dream but because of the financial constraints that I was experiencing, I could not achieve this. I however resolved for the cow because the climatic condition is favorable for their stay moreover they are considered to be the most valuable living asset one can have. Being a single parent of two kids who solely depend on small businesses which are not lucrative, has been tough all along . Therefore, I am certain that the cow will be of great relief to my entire family. First, in a few months to come, the cow will produce milk and I will be in a position to sell a few liters to friends and neighbors. Also, the remaining amount will be for my family's consumption, which will serve as a surplus for their daily meals. I am hopeful that once the business grows, I will be able to provide for my family without straining like before whereby my children could stay at home because of the fees arrears. I am so grateful that these problems shall soon come to an end."

"The biggest difference is I completed building my house, which has been stuck for a long time because of financial constraints. I am also glad that I bought two cows which can act as my future investment and can sell to cater to my children’s school fees."

"It was around 10 am I was taking my breakfast when I heard a message notification from my phone. When I checked it out I could not believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and immediately informed my close family members. It was one of the happiest days we have ever had. I knew I would be able to buy a dairy cow. This was my main concern because I used to buy milk daily and it was so costly for me. I am so grateful for the support. I went and withdrew the money the same day and started to plan on how to spend it."

"It was around 8 Am I was doing my morning chores at home when I heard a message notification. When I checked it out it was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and felt so grateful because I have never received such an amount of money before. I immediately informed my spouse and he was so happy as well. We knew we would be able to purchase a dairy cow. This was our priority since we used to buy milk daily and it was so costly for us. We went to withdraw the money the same day and planned as a family."

"I spend KES 30,000 on purchasing bricks and planning on building a better and more spacious house for my family. This was one of the main plans since I wanted to relocate to the farm that I had purchased with my savings. I spend KES 20,000 on purchasing goats. This is one of the best projects that I had always wished to start. Goats reproduce twice per year and it is easy to keep them. I will sell them in the future to buy a dairy cow. I will be in a position to get enough milk for the family. I spend the rest of the money on food and clothes for my family members. I am so grateful for the support."

"It was around 9 am, I was feeding my cows. When I checked my phone there was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and immediately I informed my spouse and he was so happy too. We knew we would be able to invest in the things we had planned for with my spouse. I withdraw part of the money the same day and the rest of the money later. This was one of the happiest mornings we have ever had in our lives."

"I was taking my sister who was unwell to the hospital when I heard a message notification from my phone. I stopped to find out who might have texted me that morning. I could not believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. I knew I would be able to buy a dairy cow. This was one of the main priorities that we had planned with my family. Because we used to buy milk and this was so costly for us. My sister was so happy too. I withdrew the money the following day."