"When I withdrew the money, I first bought a bale of maize flour to ensure that I have enough food at home. I also bought a cow knowing that it will produce milk both for sale and family use. The milk would serve as income-generating work once the cow gives birth. Having been sleeping on a poor traditional bed and a mat, I saw it prudent to buy a good modern bed and a mattress for KES 7500.00. I again thought it a nice thing. I sent four plastic chairs for seating on. In the livestock category, I also bought 2 goats. For the remaining amount of money, I bought some food for my family."

"I am now a proud owner of livestock because of the transfer. I managed to buy a heifer and goats that I am currently keeping on my homestead. I had some but to due to some financial difficulties, I sold all of them and since then I have not been able to own one. These livestock I bought are valuable assets that I can readily rely on in case of a financial need. My expectation is that they will reproduce and have many of them and sell the offspring to settle my financial obligations."

"Since I do not know how to read, my old age also could not enable me to keep an account of every coin that I spend. What I can try to remember is what I did with the transfer. When I withdrew the money, I first bought a standard modern bed since I had been using the traditional one which was not comfortable. I also ordered a mat which I will be using during the day when resting under a shade. Thereafter, I bought two goats so that I could start keeping livestock at home in remembrance of GiveDirectly. Apart from using the remaining amount on food, I paid KES 4000.00 for school fees for my two grandchildren who had been sent home for fees and their father was not in a position to settle the issue."

"Being able to start goat rearing as an investment for the future is the biggest difference in my life. This has increased my confidence in facing financial change since I have something to rely on unlike before. In addition, I am currently enjoying my nights with the grandchildren after acquiring proper bedding."

"I spent most of the transfer to repair the house which was collapsing. I was living a worried life that the house might fall anytime while asleep something that gave me sleepless nights. In addition, I spent KES 9000 to boost goat rearing as an alternative source of income for myself by buying 3 goats. My long-term goal is to sell them once they reproduce whenever I am faced with any financial. Lastly, I spent that remaining amount to seek medical care since I have been undergoing mental illness treatment. I am very grateful that the condition is lessening and optimistic that I will recover fully after proper treatment using the aid."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the transfers, I have been able to accomplish one of my goals of owning goats. It has been my dream to have at least one but I couldn't afford it because they were relatively expensive. I purposefully settled for them because of my kid's education journey. Currently, they are still in primary schools and I am certain that by the time they will be transitioning to secondary schools and colleges, I will have so many goats that will be of help. I will sell some and clear their fees and finance their stay in school. I had to think of these assets since my spouse is the family breadwinner of six, and it has been quite a challenge to provide for our basic needs like food. I am therefore hopeful that I will not have to strain once they graduate to further studies. Seeing then grabbing better education is all I have been wanting since I believe it will eradicate the poverty life that has been stricken us."

"I spent a huge portion of my transfer amounting to KES 2500 to buy a goat. The main reason for buying the goat is to accumulate wealth. In our culture, wealth is measured by the number of livestock that one has. Once the goats multiply in numbers, the wealth will significantly increase. Besides buying the goat, I paid school fee arrears for my son who was at home after being sent home to pick school fee balances. He spent a whole week at home because i did not have money and neither did my husband. My husband is a casual laborer earning a living through the sale of charcoal. The demand for charcoal is very low making it hard to sell since the customers prefer to use alternative fuel such as firewood."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to settle the fees arrears for my six children in primary and secondary schools. My dream has been to see them going to school like the rest but this was in vain because of the financial hardships that I have been encountering. They have therefore been on and off every semester which has been affecting their academic performance in particular. My spouse has been jobless for over three years now and I had to step in fulfilling the family's needs which have never been easy. I have been working as a waitress in a local hotel and paid KES 200 a day which could barely sustain us. Paying the fees has been a huge burden to me and I was almost having up. I am so grateful that GiveDirrctly came on time. Besides that I have a few goats that I am certain with time, I will be able to have many of them and help me out in sorting my household responsibilities."

"Give Directly alleviates difficulties in our families, including hunger, by sending us unconditional cash transfers. Furthermore, the money has enabled the realization of previously unattainable goals. I am especially confident that the transfers will allow me to actualize my dream of owning a large herd of goats. I do not see anything wrong with the way the organization is run."

"Apparently, I do not have any new goals apart from putting more efforts on the one I had initiated before such as rearing goats as my fall back plan incase of any eventualities."