"Receiving this money means a comfortable life with my family. We have been having a difficult time when there is a heavy downpour because water oozes into the house. Due to this, I bought a canvas to help us prevent water from oozing and the task is a time, not a good experience. I will derive a sense of fulfillment when I build a better house for my family from the transfer."

"The happiest part of my day is in the morning especially when I wake up healthy and strong. Most of my daily duties involve physical jobs like fetching water, firewood and sometimes going to the farm. These jobs require a lot of energy that's why I feel happy waking up healthy in the morning."

"It has been 10 years now since my wife got a mental problem, a disorder that has rendered her inactive in doing the household chores. This means I had to assume her roles and I am now forced to do even the roles like cooking, fetching water, and collecting firewood, that are termed to be for women in our society. At first, I felt ashamed when doing them but since I had no option, I am now confident when engaged in them. Despite the confidence, I am ever feeling that, these are not my roles and hence, my biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life."

"The happiest part of my day is in the evening. This is after a busy day's work in the scorching sun. I am a subsistence farmer. I spend the morning hours in the farm and the afternoon hours doing house chores like washing utensils, cleaning the compound and fetching water. I enjoy when I get that time to relax in the evening."

"Receiving this money will enable me to purchase and connect piped water at $300 to my homestead which I will use to irrigate my farm. Cultivation of French beans is lucrative in this area due to the readily available market, yet the people who engage in it are the well-off who can afford to buy irrigation equipment due to prolonged droughts in this region. I also intend to buy two Friesian dairy cattle @$350 each which I will use to pay a dowry for my spouse whose parents took her back home three months ago after I failed to pay the bride price."

"I was on my way to the dam to fetch water when I heard my phone ringing, notifying me of a new message. Upon checking, I realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. Due to the excitement that I had, I decided to go back home and celebrate with my family because to me it was like a miracle. It was my first time receiving such a huge amount of money which is unconditional and nonrefundable."

"Being the sole provider for my family my ambition is to have a better source of income to meet our needs. Receiving this money therefore means purchasing goats for rearing. I will be selling them to generate funds as they multiply. Goats survive in this area because they can stay for a long time without taking water. Since this place is drought stricken for the better part of the year, these animals are advantaged. Besides, they multiply very fast thus giving high returns."

"After I am done with my usual household chores, I take my cattles to the nearby water pan to have water. Afterwards I look after them as I attend to my farm. My happiest part of the day is in the morning when I milk a sizeable amount of milk from my cattle. This will ensure I get a good amount of cash through the sale of milk."

"I am so happy that I have completed my house and we are happily living in a much better house than that which we had before. Again, we have electricity power connected to our home which we use for lighting and charging our phones. Then lastly we have water at our doorstep and we no longer have to go to the river to fetch water for use at home. All of these would not have been possible without the support from GiveDirectly and am so glad that I got all these difference as a result of uncontional funds."

"My wife now have easy time cleaning the house. With a bucket of water and a duster she is able to clean a house faster and have more time to focus on other farm. Before when the house had dusty floor she would sweep almost three times a day and this would expose her to dust related infection cause deseases."