"What GiveDirectly does well is helping the less fortunate in the society rise their standards of living as if it were not for the transfers, I wouldn't have managed to build a better house for my family. I am so happy for the financial support and I appreciate." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Ever since I was married, I was living in a muddy grass-thatched house where I bore my four children. The house was not so strong and I was living in fear that it will be blown by wind someday and will will have no where to put our heads under. With my husband who is the primary earner working as a motorcycle taxi rider and earning $3 per day, we were not able to build a better house. When we were enrolled in to the program, our major goal was to build a permanent house. Since we were able to make bricks by our own, the first transfer enabled us to build a two bed room structure and I was able to the roofing and other finishing when I received my second transfer. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for making this possible because I could not have achieved this on my own." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I currently work as a motorcycle taxi driver, though I use a rented bike that I must pay for every day. My goal for the coming year is to be able to start a business of selling livestock. I intend to achieve this goal by saving $12 per month from my transfer. I believe that having a steady source of income will significantly improve my life."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments. Another thing that GiveDirectly does well is that the unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code. What needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household to avoid household conflict. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"GiveDirectly is doing well because I had nothing before but now am a proud owner of three cows and my neighbors as well have either bought cattle, or goats like I did or built their homes, which is improving our lifestyle here in the village. I also bought a motorcycle which has helped my husband cut down on transport charges as well as earn the family some money whenever it's leased. I would not want the organization to do anything different, but would request that they would consider coming back to the village and enrolling us again."

"I was passionate about studying to become a plant operator once I had finished my school education.  The problem I have, though, is that I don't have the money to pay the fees because it will cost me roughly $1200 to finish. I currently work as a motorcycle rider for boda boda and earn around $3 each day.  This money is insufficient to pay for my son's nanny and buy food because Felicity, my wife, is still enrolled in school." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

""I was here when GiveDirectly met me. I remained here until my money from GiveDirectly hit my phone. I was very happy because as a young man who depended on hunting and walking up to 9hours to set traps, receiving such money without working for it made me to cry for out of joy and happiness. I decided to build my own house long time ago but I did not have the means to do so. Now that I have this opportunity from GiveDirectly I will not let it pass". he first thing that came to my mind was to build my house. I have left the bush hunting now"." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I successfully completed my high school education two years ago. My family's financial situation made it impossible for me to continue my education at the university. I chose to work part-time jobs, such as selling charcoal and operating a motorcycle taxi service, to support my dependent parents and younger siblings. I was thrilled to be accepted into the program because it gave me the chance to enroll in a driving school and advance my knowledge of operating long vehicles, like trucks. I'm confident that having a driving license will make it simpler for me to find a job that will pay well and allow me to support my family. I spent $12 on food in addition to my driving school tuition. It was advantageous to purchase the food because my family didn't go a single night without eating. I'm appreciative that the transfer allowed me to support my family and enhance my driving abilities."

"I used the entire $550 of the second transfer to buy goats for rearing. I had already planned to do this way before receiving the transfer. We settled on goat keeping as a family since it was the most worthy investment considering their gestation period and how they would easily reproduce. Moreover, we have an open grazing field provided by the government for people living within the area where we are just supposed to pay some amount to be able to use it. I bought 22 goats in total and some have already reproduced as at today. It will henceforth be very much easy for me to get to meet the needs of my family like payment of school fees very easily as well as meet other needs as well. Before receiving this transfer, I have been relying on motorcycle business where I earned a living by offering transport services. I feel like the market is already flooded and I am even thinking of quiting the game soon and fully concentrating on goat keeping and other types of farming. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for making me realize a dream that would have continued to remain as just a dream had I not received the transfer." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

""I spent a portion of my money on building materials(zinc) to enable us to renovate our house because the house is in a deplorable state and we suffer a huge leakage during the rainy season. The remaining money was used to purchase additional goods to expand my business."" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)