"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to pay school fees for my child. My eldest child is in a good private school which is more expensive than the government schools. The quality of education in this institution is higher and is only possible because of the money from GiveDirectly. I am happy that GiveDriectly has made me able to achieve this goal of offering my child with a quality education."

"I expect my life to change over the next six months in that I will have more income for the family and as well be able to raise the living standards of my family. One of my children is clearing her secondary school education and another one is joining. I am looking forward to paying their school fees in order to witness their wonderful performance. This shall definitely make me a proud parent."

"The biggest difference for me is that I was able to save money that I have since been using to pay school fees for my daughter. Currently, she is able to carry on with her secondary school education without major interruptions from the teachers who used to send her home due to lack of fee payment. I personally took it upon myself to talk to the headteacher to allow the girl in school and I promised to be paying her fees in installments at the end of every month, and so far I have lived to fulfill the promise."

"In the next six months, I expect that the poultry keeping project will be generating me more income. My parents’ income is not that stable that can finance my college education and with this project, I will be able to see myself through college."

"My top concern is unemployment because I fear that my wife will leave me if I fail to provide for their upkeep. I normally walk to construction sites to look for work and I am not always guaranteed to get it. At times I find it difficult to provide food for my family, pay rent or even support my children education from my meagre income which is not enough. I have always thought of engaging in criminal activities in order to make ends meet. At the end of the day I always decide not to engage in criminal activities because I may end up being arrested and face a possible jail term or even death from mob justice or trigger happy policemen."

"I have nine children and it has been very hard educating them.My last born is in primary school standard seven.We depend mainly on casual labour.We have a small piece of land which cannot sustain the family needs because we do very little agriculture.My husband is a casual labourer in a tea plantation in the neighbouring county while I also work on people's farm around the village as a casual labourer.This does not give us enough to meet the family's needs especially paying school fees.My first four children did not study past primary school due to lack of school fees.This has been my biggest hardship because every parent wants the best for the children,education being the key."

"My life is different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I could not have managed to build a spacious house or take my child to college on time. I have a sugar plantation that I normally depend on but I had to wait for the plants to mature so as to get money from its sales which could have taken a long time to accomplish my goals. Seeing my children pursuing their education makes me a happy mother. The fact that I know that they will not be sent home due to fee arrears for some time has given me peace of mind since I had paid for other terms too."

"My first priority for spending this transfer is to invest in a new business of selling cosmetics.I will first use the money to rent a shop possibly in Huruma, then also buy cosmetic products.I opted for a cosmetic business because from research many ladies in Nairobi follow trends and they use a lot of money to look good,that is where cosmetics come in handy.The market is readily available and the profit from selling cosmetics is high.I will be able to have a stable income hence provide for my basic needs. My second priority is to use part of the transfer to pay school fees for my children. My husband and I sometimes struggle to pay for their education and they are sent home for fee. Paying for their school fees will enable my children stay in school and not miss out on any school activities. Lastly I have wanted a better environment for my family, I will use the transfer to move out of Mathare slums and find a better environment for my children. This environment is not conducive for their up bringing. There are various issues that arise here including drug abuse, crime, poor sanitation and police brutality. Young boys engaged in crime and they die at a young age. I don't want that life for my children."

"I have been a cook at the nearby school for quite some time now, and the passion I have gained in this sector is huge. I have also had this desire of starting up a hotel business, but the income I get from that job is not enough to raise the capital needed given that I've been the sole provider to my children for four years now after losing my husband. All the income that I earn goes to basic necessities including education. Therefore, once I receive my transfers, I will put some of the money in this business. Firstly, I will secure an affordable premise at the nearby shopping center, then purchase all the necessary equipment. Again, am interested in livestock rearing particularly goats given that they are not labor intensive and not susceptible to diseases and pests. Once all this are up and running, I will be in a better position to meet the needs of the family with much ease and that is what receiving this money means to me."

"The biggest difference in my life in the last four months is that I was able to pay school fees for my son. My son is very hard working and always performs well despite being sent home due to school fees arrears. I always felt like I was letting him down because he would miss lessons and was forced to strain himself in order to catch up with his classmates. When I got the chance to pay the fees I didn't hesitate because I value his education and I wouldn't want to be the reason for him to fail"