"In my opinion, givedirectly has done well giving us money to build houses, buy livestock, land, taxi motorcycle, and household items; and I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "

"My life is different than if I had not received this cash transfer in that, I have bought a motor cycle that I am using for boda boda transport business which gives my household daily income. Before I received this cash transfer, I used to hire other people's motor cycles on a daily basis which coud not allow me meet my family needs." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I bought a motorcycle with the first transfer so that I can have an improved income for my household needs. Throughout my life, I have been operating other people's motorcycle which had a lot of challenges including the employers terminating the contract without notice. This gave me hard time raising money for taking care of my family. Aside from that, I earned little because we had to share the income with the owner of the motorcycle. I'm happy I'm own boss currently and my income has improved thus the living standards." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My ambition is to built a better house that is spacious enough to accommodate my family. I am living in a leaky house that is small in size. During rainy season, it gets wet that exposes us to cold related diseases like pneumonia. My children are not able to study well in such a house which has interfered with their academic performance. Spacious house will give my children good time to do their homework and protect us from harsh weather." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest hardship i have faced is luck of money to maintain the family's day to day needs." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I have a tailoring shop at Mariango shopping center but it is not doing so well due to less equipment and stock. With this transfer I will purchase another sewing machine, more fabrics and an iron box to facilitate my work. With this in place, I will employ another tailor since I am projecting an improvement in the business. I will also purchase dairy cows to constantly supply milk in my village since there is no one doing it. These businesses will generate a stable income that will cater for my family needs in terms of food, clothing and medical care. I will also save extra cash to purchase a motorcycle for my husband in future because he is currently employed by a neighbour." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My ambition is to have my own motorcycle. I plan to spend the transfer on purchasing a motorcycle.I will no longer depend on other people's motorcycle whose payments are commission based. My own motorcycle will boost my income hence improving my living standards. I shall be able to buy food, clothes and pay medical bills when sick." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My biggest hardship have been my living condition. I live in iron roofed house with walls too being iron sheets. This kind of a house is very cold during rainy seasons like now, my child is affected by this cold weather and most of the time I spend a lot of money on her medication on cold related illnesses even last week my wife was taken ill to pneumonia." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The first biggest difference in my life is that I acquired a motorcycle that is earning me daily income compared to the past when I did not have an income generating venture. The second difference is that I am able to buy basic necessities and food for my family."

"My greatest desire is to buy and sell maize in my village because it has been over 10 years since we planted maize as a result of drought. Since there is a high demand for maize in my village and its environs, receiving this money will enable me to buy 10 90 kilogram sacs of maize at 2300 shillings each. We usually procure maize from a supplier who sells a kilo at 70 shillings but I plan to sell mine at 65 shillings therefore making a profit of 3550 shillings. " (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)