"My new goals in life that I didn't have before receiving the transfer is to start a boutique business. This is because youths of nowadays love lifestyle and fashion. I am planning to bring everything they need to be under the same roof. I know I cannot fail in this one because I know my target and the competition is minimal at all in my place of residence. This will boost my income and help me achieve my goals."

"My life has changed in that, being a widow, I am happy because I built a permanent house that is conducive to stay in. Before, I used to sleep under a grass thatched roof with holes made by rats."

"GiveDirectly has done well giving money directly to enable people to build iron roofed houses, buy livestock, acquire household items like clothes, mattresses, and this has made people happy in the community. I can't identify anything it hasn't done well in my opinion. "

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well changing people's livelihood by giving them money to build iron sheet roofed house, acquire livestock, buy household items like solars for lighting at night. I don't see anything it hasn't done well. "

"GiveDirectly has done well giving so many people money to enable them build iron sheet roofed houses and acquire bulls to be used to plough gardens. There's nothing it hasn't done well in my opinion. "

"Receiving this money means to build a permanent iron-roofed house for my family. "

"I spent the second transfer on buying a water tank worth KES 15000. I then spent most of it towards building a new house, bought cement worth KES 6000, roofing sheets worth KES 9000 and paid KES 5000 the carpenter. I then bought two bags of maize at KES 5000. I also paid my sons school fees of KES 10,000, he is in secondary."

"The biggest change in my daily life is that, I have got a peace of mind because the hardship I was faced with, looking for thatch to renovate my hut yearly has been permanently solved by the iron roofed house that I have built. I have also highed 3 acres of land that I believe will boost my crop production in so doing preventing famine in my family."

"There is a big change in my life, I have got back my land after paying off mortgage. This transfer has facilitated me to make my own bricks which is a step and I'm hopeful of constructing my own iron roofed house. Before , I was hopeless with no farm land and famine persisted in my household."

"My life is different now because I have constructed an iron roofed house. I also now own clothes. Previously, I borrowed my sister's clothes and slept in grass thatched house which was not in a good condition."