"I spent my first transfer on buying 3 goats worth 7000 KES and took to business the remaining 3000 KES" (Occupation: Small business)

"I spent the second transfer on buying two cows 28,000KES. I also added capital to my small retail shop business 22,000KES."

"Givedirectly transfers comes directly to us and we get the whole a mount unlike with other NGOs where money passes through many hands and we end up getting very little from what was promised." (Occupation: Small business)

"I spent my second cash transfer to pay school fees worth 16000KES,food and shoping 1000KES,invested 22000KES in my business,gave my husband 1500KES."

"The biggest difference in my life is buying the 2 bulls, they have eased my life in terms of ploughing." (Occupation: Small business)

"I spent my second transfer to start an Mpesa business for 50000" (Occupation: Small business)

"Am planning to spend the upcoming transfer on building a three bed roomed house because at the moment am staying in a two bed roomed house that is leaking." (Occupation: Small business)

"Give Directly end result are visible and felt within the community than other NGOs." (Occupation: Small business)

"My life is different in that, I will soon live in a plastered house from a dusty house, I now have a business which in turn helps me to sustain my family's daily expendture" (Occupation: Small business)

"I spent my second cash transfer to invest in my business worth 7200KES,paid workers to prepare my parcel of land 10500KES,bought seeds 10000KES,obtained a business permit 9600KES,food 2000KES,kept 10000 as savings."