"Receiving this money will money will mean that I will buy some farm land that we shall cultivate because my household has been surviving on hiring dark land in order to sustain our household with food." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Receiving this money means that I will buy a piece of land. I sold all my land to pay school fees for the children, therefore at the moment I donot have where to cultivate crops,so this transfers I will spend for buying land for farming. The crops planted will source food for my family. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent part of my transfer on purchasing a sewing machine and also started a business of selling bedsheets. I have merged the two businesses in one place just to make sure that I attend to all my customers. My life has really changed in that atleast I get more income unlike before the transfer where I could sell charcoal to get income. Most of the people had dwelled into the charcoal selling business such that getting customers was a problem. I am happy that the one that I started is more reliable. I finally kept the remaining amount as savings hoping to buy a motorcycle that will be my other source of income since I plan to hire someone who will be giving me a few coins at the end of the day."

"Besides my motorcycle business I depend on subsistence farming for a living. However, I do not produce enough due to inconsistent rainfall. My desire is to improve food security for my family. I will therefore purchase oxen to scale up farming and also hire them at a fee. I will also purchase goats for rearing because they multiply faster and are drought resistant. I will sell them to respond to financial needs thus make it easier to take care of my children." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have peace of mind. I get a good amount of money from the ferrying goods and people using my own motorcycle which I recently bought using the first transfer. I am no longer worried about how to provide for my family who used to depend on the meager amount that I could get from hiring someone's motorcycle. Right now I have big dreams that I am comfortably sure of achieving because I get all the profit that I use by myself." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I have been living as a single parent since September 2016 after the mother of my children passed on. Things have not been that easy since our children are still young and can't do anything to sustain themselves. It has been a period of toiling and moiling on the farms to bring food on the table. I have never gotten a chance to work on the casual labor jobs since I have got to be present any other time at home to look after them. I thank God I have been able to do all that by myself. When we received this money I was really very happy together with my children who would see anyone on a reflector even the motorcycle riders and they would shout "GiveDirectly!" To me, it was the beginning of the good things in our household. Happiness was overwhelming that I could not think of anything in the first week and I had to wait for sometimes before collecting the money from the Mpesa. We are really thankful that you finally brought back the lost smile into our household."

"Currently, my life is different in that I have started my own business which I supplement with the income I get from the casual job hence lately I have been able to provide for my family with ease and save as well. Through saving, I am hopeful that someday I will be my own boss by starting a motorcycle job hence I won't have to be employed in the private sector but rather focus on my business."

"I have no new goal but rather I am investing my time and effort to expand my motorcycle taxi business to meet my family's needs with ease when the income shall have doubled for instance."

"Previously, my main source of income was selling second -hand clothes and I could only realize the profits on peak days mostly on holidays like Christmas and Easter. Life was hard for me because I lived a life of hand to mouth hence meeting my basic needs required me to go an extra mile. I added the finances which I was given by my parents. I recently received some money from GiveDirectly and bought a motorcycle. With the double profits from both my business, I am certain of a change in my living standards since I will be able to sustain my basic need and save part of it comfortably for my child's education."

"Currently, My life is different since I am hopeful of starting my own business with the motorcycle I intend to buy and with the profits I will be able to meet my family's needs with ease. Therefore I will no longer struggle much by doing casual jobs to make a living, like before, at times I would stay in the house because their was no work ."