"Upon withdrawing the money, I opted to build a house since the one I had was collapsing. Therefore, I bought the building materials plus iron sheets for KES 30000.00. I also fulfilled my desire of investing in raring sheep because they have a higher value compared to goats. I bought six sheep for KES 14000.00. Thereafter, I used KES 3000.00 in paying school fees for my seven primary school children. I also bought a solar in-hire purchase for lighting purposes by paying a deposit of KES 2000.00. The reason for buying solar is because buying paraffin every day is very expensive. I also paid a debt of maize flour bill at a neighboring kiosk of KES 2000.00. For the remaining amount, I opted to use it in sustaining my family."

"The transfers was used to pay my mother's hospital bill, bought two goats and bought six bags of cement for renovating the house."

"It was around 6 pm when I was taking my goats to their zoo when I received a message on my phone. Upon checking, I received the first transfer from GiveDirectly. At that moment, I smiled and then laughed at myself involuntarily. I felt so happy knowing that, my house plan was going to be successful."

"Being a single parent of five children, life has been so tough and sometimes I was even thinking of losing hope. Raising the singlehandedly has never been easy considering that I did not have any reliable source of income or an asset. Most of the time, my children have been skipping meals, and sometimes not attending classes as a result of the arrears. Therefore after receiving my first cash transfer, I settled for the goats which I am so positive will be of help, especially for my children's education journey. Since I did not get a chance to go to school my prayer has always been to see my children getting good education which will result in a brighter future. For now, I do not have to worry about this matter anymore because at least I have the assets which I rely on anytime."

"Having the goats in my life has brought the biggest difference in my daily life. I opted to have them because they not only mature very fast but are also the most valuable living assets one could ever have. Currently, two have started reproducing and I am positive that I will have many of them within a short period. Once they increase in number I will be in a better position to pay school fees for my children without struggling like before. Also, I will be selling some and fend for my family's basic needs. For years I have been struggling to raise my children since my spouse and I depend on the charcoal business which was not lucrative. Most of the time, my kids would lack food and other needs. I am now a happy mother and even enjoying my marriage before I am no longer stressed financially."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that GiveDirectly gave me a chance for me to improve my living standards. I was able to initiate a goat rearing project which I am hoping would sustain my family financially. The cost of living is very high at the moment, a bag of maize sales at KES 8000 which is too high for us to afford. But, I am glad and relieved that this was possible with the transfer that I got. Thus I am forever grateful for the support that brought so much happiness to our lives."

"The moment I received my transfer, My husband and I settled on building a decent house for our family. I was unable to execute these plans before due to financial constraints. I work in the mines and my husband is a masonry, together we are blessed with six children. We, therefore, used KES 20,000 on Iron sheets and other building materials. Since my husband is a masonry it was easier because the cost of labour was reduced completely. Secondly, I used KES 15,000 on my children's school fees. And lastly, I used KES 15,000 in starting a goat-rearing project. I am so grateful for the support that brought so much joy and happiness to our entire family."

"When I received my recent transfer from GiveDirectly I use it to purchase a pair of pig and a pair of goat."

"I used my recent transfer to buy a pair of goat since indeed I want to involve myself into livestock productoon."

"My goal is to build a house. I started constructing my house before receiving cash from GiveDirectly. But the work was going on too slow due to limited finance. I raise goat for living. I am a father of nine living children but all of them are grown-up. They no longer stay with me. I live together with my two grandchildren and wife. We live in my brother house. But I am tired of living here with my family. This is why I started the work of constructing a house for myself. Hence, I am grateful to GiveDirectly for helping out with my house project by giving me money to speed up the work."