"Before I received Give Directly transfers, I used to wonder whether I would also have achieved what I have right now. I'm so happy that My standards of living have improved from sleeping in a grass thatched house to Iron roofed house. I also never had a bed and mattress but thanks to Give Directly now I sleep on a big bed and new mattress as well as dress well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In my opinion, GD has done well to give us cash transfers because the people have been able to build a good houses, purchase land, buy motorcycles for transportation business, and there is nothing bad it has done."

"I received the notification early in the morning as I was preparing to start my new day in my tailoring shop. On checking, the notification was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received money from them. I was very happy to start my day with a large sum of money on my phone." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I solely depended on subsistence farming which was not enough to feed my family. Here, the weather is unpredictble, so you have to hurry to catch up with the rains at least to enable you to plant and harverst on time. Now, I am supplementing this with livestock keeping. Were it not for GiveDirectly, I would still be struggling to compete with the rains without an option. I will be able to increase my productivity and I, therefore, expect to earn a profit in return." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I have been working as a cusual labour at Bamba as a barber. This job has more profit but since i am hired, it is not reliable to me. I get only two hundred shillings per day while the owner get the bigger share. Receiving this money will enable me to start my own modern barber shop at Bamba center. This will earn me more income to cater for my family needs." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving people money directly and they have used it to buy livestock, land, a taxi motorcycle, household items like mattreses, clothes, some have built houses, and most of all, people are happy in the village; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "

"I am very happy that GiveDirectly sent me the cash transfer that has enabled me purchase a piece of land. This would have been very impossible had I not received the cash transfer." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life is different I can now afford food and basic needs. I am now a respected person in the community because I dress decently. All these would have not happened had I not received the cash transfers." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My life is different than it would have been if I had not got transfer in that I acquired a motorcycle that is helping generate income to sustain my family."

"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving us money to acquire land, livestock, household items like mattress, build iron sheet roofed houses, buy taxi motorcycles to support our livelihoods; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "