"It was around 6:30 Am I had gone to feed the cows, When I come back I found a message on my phone. When I checked I felt so happy because it was a message confirming that I have received the transfer from GiveDirectly. I inform my family members and everyone celebrated. I knew I would be able to invest in Dairy farming. I went to withdraw the money the following day and plan with my family how to spend it well."

"The biggest difference is in the bull that I bought. The bull shall enable me serve my she cows in time and shall also see my livestock multiply over a short period of time. The embarrassments that came with having to borrow one from a neighbour is now a thing of the past."

"I spent KES 23000 of my recent transfer on continuing with the building of the house that I had left pending for a while due to a lack of money. I decided to build the house which is made of timber planks on the walls and cemented on the floor because the one that I use to live in was made of mud. I have become old and I am no longer able to mud the house. Most of my children are no longer living around and hence there is no one to help me. Getting mud for mudding the house has also become a challenge since it is no longer easily available. One hence has to buy it. Other than that, I bought a calf at KES 13000 to add to the one cow that I had. I decided to buy it so that it can help me in the future when it matures and calves. I then paid off a debt of KES 4000 that I had borrowed from someone to use in cutting down trees for constructing the house. With the remaining transfer amount, I spent it on buying clothes, shoes, some blankets, and foodstuffs such as maize, sugar, etc for my consumption. I am thus grateful to GiveDirectly for their support."

"The transfer brought a big difference in our lives as a family. This is because with having bought the cow, we now have our source of milk. We hence no longer go out so early in the morning to look for milk for preparing tea."

"We spent most of our recent transfer on paying school fees for our children and buying school items for them. We spent KES 20000 on the items and KES 33000 on the school fees. We have two children who recently completed their primary school education and were joining secondary school. We also have another one who is in his third year of study at secondary school. A lot of money was needed for buying school items for them and for paying school fees and we didn't know where we were going to get such a huge amount since we do not have stable sources of income. I usually sell tomatoes at our nearby market which is usually on Monday while my husband is a broker in the business of buying and selling cows. The money that I get from the sales, I usually use to buy the essential household items, that is, sugar, soap, etc while my husband usually pays the school fees with what he gets. We are thus glad and grateful to GiveDirectly because their transfer came in handy. With the remaining amount, we spent it on buying shoes and some foodstuffs, such as rice, sugar, etc."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the improved standard of living, especially after buying a cow that has been providing my family with milk and cushioning me from the expenses of buying milk. I am happy that this is soon getting better now that the cow I bought will soon be calving down, hence proving more liters of milk that we can sell to earn some income."

"The biggest difference in my life today is that my grandson is happy. This is because I was able to clear his school fees. This alone gives me peace of mind and fulfilment knowing that he can comfortably study in school without being sent home to collect school fees. In addition to that, I own a cow and I am hopeful that in months to come I will have a surplus of milk. GiveDirectly has brought so much joy and happiness to our lives thus we are forever grateful."

"The biggest difference in my life today is that the transfer gave me the will to live and hope for a better tomorrow. My health had deteriorated but that is no longer the case, I can afford to smile now that it has improved amicably. I was also able to purchase a dairy cow, meaning that milk will no longer be an issue in my home. GiveDirectly has lifted my life positively thus I am thankful for the great work they are doing in imparting our lives and the service to humanity as a whole."

"I'm a single mother of three and I have been struggling to make ends meet. I'm happy that Give Directly has come at the right time to help me pay school fees for my first born who is joining highschool. Annual school fees is about KES 45,000, and this is hard for me to raise given that I do manual jobs to earn a living. I will also buy a cow to supply the family with milk and also sell some to earn an income."

"Farming is my mainstay economic activity. I depend on subsistence crop farming and livestock keeping. However,I sold most of my livestock to pay school fees for my children when they were in secondary school. Receiving this money means that I will buy two dairy cows targeting milk production.I will also buy goats and then spend the remaining money on tilling my farm to plant maize."