"My life is different in that I have bought a motorcycle to transport goods and passengers in our centre for money. My income has doubled hence I am able to sustain my family's needs with ease especially on buying additional foodstuff and now they have balanced diet meals hence there is an improvement on my family's health status. Before I received the transfers providing for my family was challenging because my main source of income was meagre and having three meals was a luxury. I am thankful to GiveDirectly for giving me a life I never knew I would lead so day."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has really changed the economy of our community by giving us unconditional transfers. The economy of the area has also improved, and not only to those who received funds benefited. Those who had received the money got to hire people to work in their farms and pay them fair wages. on the other hand, motorcycle riders(bodaboda) double the fare and people had no issue adjusting to the new fares as they had money money circulating. What the organization could have done is doing monitoring after they complete sending the money and take note of the great change they brought in our village."

"In the next six months l expect to have completed plastering my house and staying in it." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life is different in that I have had positive change in my life. I used to rely mainly on casual labour to raise my family which is hard to come by sometimes. When I got the transfer I decided to be self employed by buying a motorcycle that has earned me extra income that has enabled me raise my family in a much more easy and better way. I have also been able to build a new and better house something I do not think I would have achieved anytime soon with my little income from my daily casual jobs. I will be forever indebted to GiveDirectly."

"My goals now that I have started receiving the money is to open a branch of my play station in a different place within Mathare. I settled on this because it is something I know very well how to operate and it also earns a good amount of money. I will be saving money from this business and later use it to buy a motorcycle which I will give it to my friend to operate it. This will help me diversify my sources of income and be able to meet my needs on time. I will have also created a job opportunity for someone who is jobless and this will help reduce the rate of crime in our region."

"I spent my most recent transfer. It has always been my prayer to start a motorcycle business since it is profitable. When I received my most recent transfer, I decided to save the whole amount so that I can use it together with my third transfer to buy a motorbike. This motorbike will act as my alternative source of income thus I will be able to cater for my family needs on time. My brother will be operating it and will be giving me some money on a daily basis. I am glad to start this business because it will not only profit me but also my brother"

"I now have a cereal business to be proud of, something that I would never have if I had not received money from GD. Starting such a business would be impossible for me because it requires a very huge capital that I would not able to raise on my own. I was able to do a lot using the transfers, but the business is the best part because it will sustain my family for years to come and I am so grateful to GD." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life would have not changed were it not for this cash because for one I have my own motorcycle which means that I do not have to work for someone. I have also built a new house which I never had before, so for me that is a plus." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent the cash on buying a new motorcycle which I now use to ferry passengers at a fee. I decided to buy my own bike so that I could stop working for someone else because I had done that for so long. I am now self-employed and I make my own money without relying." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that we were getting little income from what my husband was earning when he was employed. This always made us unable to meet some of the basic necessities for our family. Owning our own motorcycle has increased our daily income and we can now comfortably provide some basic needs like daily food and clothing for our family that previously seemed difficult for us to provide." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)