"In the next one year and beyond, I would want to have a better life. I have always been struggling with commuting to my school of study due to the lack of money to cater for my daily transportation cost. I would want to own a motorcycle to ease my transport to and from the school and with the transfers that I have been receiving, I have been saving some portion to help me acquire the motorbike."

"I am a skilled tailor who has been working within the village to serve many people around. This came to halt when my machine developed some mechanical problems. I am no longer involved in this work something that has resulted in depending majorly on my husband's motorbike-taxi work. Since his income is low, usually $5 per day, all this goes to food due to the rising cost of commodities. This situation has robbed away my joy since I am worried about our future. Therefore, I consider the lack of a stable source of income to be my biggest challenge." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When we got our transfer, one of our top priorities was to buy a dairy cow. This is because we had sold our only cow to pay off a loan that had been pending for a long time. It was difficult for us because we needed to buy milk on a daily basis but our sources of income were unstable. My husband is a motorcycle taxi driver, and I sell vegetables. Together we have five children. Therefore, we used $400 on a cow, and then later we used the remaining amount on buying foodstuffs and clothes. So far my life has been impacted in a short period of time and thus, I am forever grateful for the support."

"I am relieved that my son's difficult struggle is over now that I assisted him in purchasing a motorcycle for use in his new taxi business. Seeing him return home with food and money has made the biggest difference in my daily life. I am encouraging him to begin saving, which will be useful for his future projects."

"I have been saving part of the monthly transfers in order to buy a second-hand motorcycle that I was offered. A friend who is employed by a neighbor to provide taxi services has been giving me the motorcycle to use, though not daily. I do not have any job currently, and were it not for his help, it would have been hard for me to provide for my family. My goal currently is to ensure that I save enough, top up my savings with a small loan, and buy a second-hand motorcycle. Having my own motorcycle will be advantageous to me because I will not be paying hiring expenses to anyone."

"I am planning to hire a tractor to assist in farming my piece of land of 10 acres, which is about kshs 50,000. I do subsistence farming for a living and when it is done by casual workers it is time-consuming and very expensive. I am expecting to have a good life, with the good rains I will harvest about 25 bags of maize and beans, of which I will use part of it for consumption while the rest will be for sale. I will therefore open a savings account for my children's school fees. This will help in paying school fees in advance and I am expecting them to have good grades which will be a factor when choosing the best courses to undertake in college education. I am having an additional goal of buying a brand-new motorcycle on loan. It costs kshs 400,000. This is meant for business purposes, especially during online deliveries."

"In the coming year and beyond, I will be concentrating on payment of school fees for my children. I have three in secondary school which means I need to put in a lot of effort in order to pay their school fees in time. I do not want a situation that will see my children being sent home for school fees as my desire has always been to see them get the best in terms of education. I look forward to accumulating enough money from the motorcycle work that I do as well as subsistence farming as well." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am happy that I was able to receive money from GiveDirectly I was able to pay my child school fee$20 and the remaining amount i was able to add to my business so I can expand. Thank so much GiveDirectly for making it possible to achieve my dreams." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"When I received my second transfer of $550, I used $160 to buy a heifer. Another $330 was used to complete the construction of a house that I had built using my first transfer. I then used the remaining amount of approximately $700 was to buy clothes, food and other basic household needs for my family. I also got to install solar system in my house that will help me light up my house. I am so grateful for what GiveDirectly transfers have seen me do. They are things I would not have done anytime soon had I not received the money. My husband does motorcycle operation while I sell vegetables to earn an income. Being a mother of four and with the many needs that comes with it I have not been able to save enough from my work which has kept some of my goals at bay."

"I decided to make some investments after receiving the second transfer. With these investments, I would be able to support my family. So I invested $200 in opening a cafeteria. The success of this business has allowed it to meet the essential demands of my family. I also purchased a used motorcycle for $300. For a price, the motorbike is used to transport passengers and small amounts of luggage between locations. Thanks to GiveDirectly, I now have two projects that generate income, which makes me extremely pleased."