"As I continue to get my transfer, my goal has been to service my pending loan. I bought a motorbike on credit last year in October, and I have been servicing that loan. I will always spend $20 monthly on paying that loan and $10 on food. I am glad that I have been relieved from the pressure from the creditors. From the motorcycle, I can always get $4 daily, and in the subsequent days, supporting the family has been easier than before. I am glad I can easily support my family of three, my wife Neema, my daughter Laura, and myself. My wife is a housewife, hence I shoulder all the household expenses."

"To support my three-member family, I run a motorcycle taxi service. My wife, Phoebe, on the other hand, is unemployed and spends the majority of her time at home caring for our young daughter. I prioritized buying food for my family worth $23 as soon as I received my transfer. As a result, I spent $6 on two more chicks to expand my poultry farm. The remaining $5, I gave it out to my wife to help her with some basic family needs. I have noticed a positive change in my life since I began receiving the transfer, and I am grateful to GiveDirectly." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In the upcoming years, I want to open a retail store to raise our family's revenue. My spouse, who provides the majority of our family's income, rides a motorcycle for a living. At the end of the day, the commission he receives from it is insufficient to support our needs and the requirements of our two children. I intend to invest the transfers I will be getting in the upcoming months in goat rearing in order to earn the necessary funds to establish the business. I've already purchased ten of them with the prior transfers, and I still intend to buy fifteen more.They reproduce every year, and I anticipate having enough by the following year so that when I sell them, I will have enough money to start the business. He will not have to suffer on his own once the business is up and going since we will work together to support our family."

"I have always dreamt about owning livestock but financial constraints have hindered my capacity to acquire one. As a motorcyclist operating in the village, the little I make can barely cover anything beyond food. Am grateful for the cash transfer as they present an ideal opportunity to buy and expand my herd over the next few years. Having recently completed a house construction exercise using previous transfers, I aim to channel each of the upcoming transfers toward buying goats. I would be content if I own at least 12 goats by the end of the year." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My long-term goal is to install water in my home. The recent famine has made me think of a long time solution. I fetch water from the river and whenever there is no water I have to pay for it. Installing water needs $500, I have been saving money in a SACCO and I plan to take a loan for installation." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"With my first transfer, I was to set up a small business where I sell potatoes fries and smokies. I'm so happy that the business is picking up well and I am looking forward to expand it to a local restaurant next year. This will mean that I will be earning more income and I will be able to pay school fees for my children and provide other basic needs." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"his year, my house fell at some point, and I haven't been able to build another one again. Since that time, I've been living with a friend who also provides me housing. I provide taxi services on a motorcycle, but my earnings are modest, making it difficult for me to build a new home. I've been putting aside money for building supplies for a new house for the past three months, and I currently have $60 in a bank account. I am eager to be a house owner so that I can live independently. I purchased enough food with the remaining $34 to last us for a while." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I was now without a source of income. My casual jobs, which involved burning wood to make charcoal, had all dried up. GiveDirectly did what they do best: they entered a situation and helped you get out of it with dignity. They blessed our family in ways we could never have imagined or accomplished in the time frame provided by GiveDirectly." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I am currently unemployed and survival in this village is hard. To sustain myself, I ride for hire motorcycle. On a day the owner of the motorcycle gives me a target of $3. If I fail to meet the daily target, I accumulate a debt. It's stressful. Nowadays, it's difficult because a lot of young people depend on this. When I am lucky, I get only $2 a day. Mostly I get $1. This is just enough for food. This affects me because I cannot save quick enough to start goat rearing. It's also difficult buying new clothes." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I pray to have a good life . My goal is to have more customers and eventually expand my grocery business . I have good luck in business with good customer service skills so I also hope to open a hotel business by January , next year . All these requires $200 and I hope to raise it from my current grocery shop ." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)