"I spent my first transfer on planting vegetables and bought maize for feeding the family. I also gave my wife a capital of 3000 KES to spend on buying kilograms of sugar for her business."

"Givedirectly empowers us with the huge lumpsum that they give us as compared to the other NGOs which give us gift hampers." (Occupation: Small business)

"I spent my first transfer to pay school fee balance that i had. So i paid 5000 KES for my daughter. I spent the rest the rest to boost my shop retail business."

"I am a widow and my daily life was that of borrowing money and not being able to pay back because I did not have any source of income but when I started my plastic chair hire business, I paid back all my debts and no longer borrow money from people and I can take care of my family peacefully without any daily stress"

"GiveDirectly is transparent and the recipients get money as plannned unlike other NGOs." (Occupation: Small business)

"When I will receive this my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will replace the old iron sheets on the roof of my main house with the new ones, then I will invest in lumbering, a business I am very experienced on. Besides, this is an opportunity with a wide gap in our community."

"I want to spend the upcoming transfer to buy a motorbike that i will use for taxi business that will give me income." (Occupation: Small business)

"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on poultry farming. I love poultry farming and I can run the business so well. I am also planning to spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my children."

""My new goal is to is to work extra hard and expand my business this will enable to carter for my family daily upkeep and school fee for my children.""

"My goal is to increase stock for my fish selling business so that I may increase my profit."