"I used KES 30000 to buy livestock and used the remaining amount to buy paints that were used in finishing up our newly built house. I also used Kes 10000 to pay school fees for my two children who are in their secondary level of studies. I am so much happy that with GiveDirectly transfers I have after a long time been able to clear school fees for my children and be sure to have my children staying in school all year round without them being sent home for school fees. The livestock that I bought were a savings plan that will help me pay their school fees in the near future too.It has always been my desire to give the best in terms of education to my children with the hope that they will do better and have better living standards. I am a mother of five and my husband works as a motorcycle operater to raise school fees." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spend my recent transfer on buying zinc and mattress." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Owning a shop business has always been my dream for many years. After receiving my first transfer, I rented a place intending to start the business using the second one. I invested KES 25,000 to acquire the different stocks for the shop. Currently, I am happy being economically active and assisting my husband in bringing up our family of 4 members. Previously, I was a housewife depending on my spouse for almost every need of the family. Nowadays, I am earning a profit of KES 500 daily on average which can comfortably assist in meeting small basic needs like food. Being able to relieve my husband of the burden of supporting all the needs. Moreover, I spent KES 20,000 to purchase one local dairy cow a future investment for the children. The intention is to save the income from the selling of milk to educate my 2 children once it reproduces." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"After utilizing the second transfer as per my plans, I developed another goal that I aim to accomplish. If I get some money, I want to fix a water tap at my home. Currently, Freshwater is pricey and we have to move a longer distance to get it. Based on that, I developed a goal of fixing the same to reduce the cost of travelling since I have to hire a motorbike to fetch the water." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In the region where we live, we have been experiencing a recurrent drought, a situation that subjects a whole community to hardship. As a result, few opt to do crop farming. Occasionally, we lose our livestock as a result of prolonged drought. Unfortunately, I do not have any source of income. My husband solely does motorcycle taxi that have been affected by a hike in fuel prices. As a family, we have to bear with such a difficult situation, more so, before I began receiving my transfer. When I received my recent transfer, I did not have money or food. I, therefore, spent KES 1,200 on buying maize flour and vegetables. At least, I was able to get meals for some consecutive days. It has relieved me from the pain of missing meals, a situation that made my family members to lose weight."

"I was at my house selling my market at the time i heard my phone vibrating only to check it was give directly message that I've received my money, and at that moment I was glad and happy, because I know it will help me change my life." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"It is my pleasure to inform you that, I am delighted for receiving the money because it aided me in different areas which I would not have been able to handle. The transfer helped me to restore my confidence by enabling me to pay the remaining part of the dowry hence I am now confident to be in the presence of my in-laws. Traditionally, it is a sign of respect and you are highly valued by your in-laws if you complete the dowry payment." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My son was involved in an unfortunate motorcycle accident and was badly hurt. He needed urgent medical attention and I spent 25000kshs to cater for his treatment. I then bought 12 iron roofing sheets to complete the building project that I had started with my previous transfers. In addition to that, I cleared school fees for my son who is in grade 6 and bought piping material to install tap water into my compound . I also bought 5 more chairs for my own home use and whatever was left was spent on food for my family."

"Once I get some money, I am planning to start a shop business where I will be selling first-moving items such as foodstuff. To fulfill this goal, I bought some chicken using the second transfer which I am raring to sell to boost me fulfill my goal of starting a shop. I opted for this goal because shops have quick money which will help me take good care of my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"At the moment, I am struggling to feed my children and also to provide for their school needs. This is because we rely on farming and we all know we can't bank on it. It's an unpredictable source of income. This year we didn't harvest enough because we had limited manpower because my husband had been in a motorcycle accident and was physically constraint. My children had to go to school and I was supposed to both look after my husband and also work in the field. It was not possible to do it all. So we sort of neglected the field and therefore harvested less. Now we are on a hand to mouth basis since our harvest run out months ago."