"My new goal is to start a canteen and sell cereals and household items, I believe that I will make alot of profits as am staying along the road side and the business will attract most of the customers as I will be independent and gain more respect from my neighbors. " (Country: Kenya)

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have managed to build a decent spacious house and right now all the 10 memebers of the family can sleep under one roof same to the visitors since I could take them to sleep at the neighbors house.I am also happy because I bought goats which reproduce soo fast and incase of any emergency I can easily sell and take care of the issue at hand." (Country: Kenya)

"My life is different than it would have been if i never received the transfers because through my business i am able to meet the most essential needs of my family and it would also ease the process of taking my son to school next because of the savings i have." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third transfer on building a new house for business, I also bought food and some business supplies " (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third transfer on installing electricity now I am saving extra cash for my daily upkeep which i could have use on paraffin." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have built a house that I never knew I would ever own in my entire life. My previous house was too small that if I had visitors others would sit outside. This was very embarrassing especially in rainy seasons because my visitors would be rained on. Thanks to Givedirectly I not only have enough room for my family but for my visitors too." (Country: Kenya)

"No, I don't have any new goal in my life. My major goal was legitimizing all the marriages in my compound and when I received the transfers, I had to accomplish these." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third cash transfer on repairing my mother's house which was in a pathetic situation,paid hospital bill for my sister who was sick ,bought household funiture like chairs and a table because I did not have my own.Initially, I could use my brother's. I also used a larger part of the money to pay college fees for my wife who is taking a course in teaching ." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third transfer on purchasing a water tank,fixed a steel door for security purposes,build my own toilet for hygiene reasons and to avoid going to the bush when pressed.I also used part of the money to build my son a house as per our traditional and spent the rest of the money to buy a dairy cow which will reproduce faster and can sell the young ones if need be." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third cash transfers on buying and repairing a second hand motorcycle. I have been leasing other peoples motorcycles to do business and when I received this cash transfer, I thought it was the perfect opportunity for me to double my profits by owning a motorcycle." (Country: Kenya)