"The biggest difference in my life is that I no longer to buy food and pay rent as I used to do in the past. Before I received my transfer, I was depending on casual jobs such as fetching and selling water to my neighbors and the money I got was little. At times I could sleep hungry when I did not get money to buy food. I am now happy since I have enough food in my house and can pay rent in time."

"The most evident change is that I am now debt free because I was able to service an outstanding loan that had spent over two years. I also bought a bicycle that has made my transport means very easy and it is also used for fetching water from the borehole. However, in the past I was sad because I could not service that loan. I was living in shame though I could not admit it. More so I used to carry one jerrycan to fetch water which was cumbersome. With the bicycle now, I can carry four jerrycans of water at once."

"The biggest change in my daily life is that, I have acquired a bicycle that has eased fetching water and taking my child to the hospital, I can now carry 4 jerrycans at once with my bicycle. I have also got bricks for constructing a permanent house for myself. Before, I used to move on foot to fetch water, carrying only one jerrycan that was time consuming and tiresome. I was not having money to buy bricks much as I wanted to construct a permanent house."

"My day is usually very busy.From going to the river to fetch water and looking after cattle and sometimes crossing over to the neighbouring county to get grocery supplies.The happiest part of my day is in the evening since I get to relax with my children after a busy day."

"I spent part of my transfer to purchase building materials. We have been dreaming of building a larger house because the one we had was not spacious enough especially the time when we get visitors. Also, the nature of this house could not harvest rainwater. We wanted this not only to accommodate visitors but also to assist us to harvest rainwater. This will assist us to reduce the long-distance walking searching for water. Lastly, I spent the other part of transfer on purchasing a dairy cow. Buying milk every day is very expensive because we depend on casual jobs as our source of income and sometimes we could not secure one because most of the people in my area depend on it also. Thanks to GiveDirectly. The transfers have really brought change in our lives."

"The greatest difference in my life is that, I have built a kitchen for my self. I feel relieved from issues that were bothering me especially debts. I also look forward to plastering my house since materials have been procured. Previously, I was cooking in a grass thatched kitchen with a leaking roof and whenever it rained, water could drip in both food on the cooking stove and that preserved for future consumption."

"I bought a cow which I never had initially, and I also had enough finances that helped me pay the hospital bills for the treatment of cancer. Finally, I now own an irrigation machine that has been helping us with watering the plantations which actually makes our work much easier and also results in efficiency in terms of the amount of water that we use to water the entire acreage"

"I plan to buy a dairy cow. I had one but it died due to drought. I was very ill at that time and therefore I could not manage to feed the old cow during the time of water and food scarcity. I will use the money that I will receive from my savings in a merry go round group to buy another one."

"I have always wished to do commercial poultry rearing business hence I expect in the next six months to shall have started a poultry rearing business and make an extra source of income and from the savings of this business, I will use to buy a water pump purposely for agricultural needs in my farm."

"I spent part of my second transfer to practice improved farming. Part of the transfer was used to buy hybrid seeds for planting ,part of it was used in land preparation for planting. The money was also very helpful in that I used it to buy a water tank that has enabled me harvest rain water and avoid the hustle of having to travel for long distances in search for water from the streams. As for the farming, I am looking forward to having a very huge harvest this season following the improved farming methods. I used the remaining amount to buy school uniforms for my children"