"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to cater for our daily needs like food, education and paying medical bills."

"I used the money to pay school fees for my children which kept them in school instead of being sent away due to pending arrears. I really value the education of my kids so keeping occupied in school on a full time basis is my top priority. I used my other cash to build a new kitchen structure. I am so happy right now because previously I used to cook inside my my small house which was quite uncomfortable because I had to suffer from the choking smoke."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has transformed the community. Many children are now studying with less stress of school fees. I believe this will have a positive impact in our lives in the future since we know that education is key to success. This will lift the living standard of our village. I do not see anything that GD has not done well."

"I have bought a cow that will soon provide me with milk and ghee. This will improve on my food security and nutrition. It will also save me from the budget of buying milk and instead channel use the money to paying school fees for my children. I used some part to buy iron sheets in preparation of building a modern, spacious house that can accommodate my family comfortably. I used some part to pay fees for my children as education is the best inheritance a parent can give to the children. I spent the remaining part to buy food since we never had a good harvest in the previous season."

"Receiving the transfers has given me a very strong ground to stand on in the fight against depression that people fall into in my home area. I was able to pay school fees that had been a long time and stressful hard struggle. I am currently persuing my course in mental health nursing that had almost faded because of fee problems. I would not have been able to continue my education were it not for the intervention of the money I get form the GiveDirectly program."

"I used my second transfer to buy land worth KES 35000 and used the remaining amount to clear school fees for my daughter who was clearing her form four studies. We were staying in a small piece of land that could hardly allow us to engage in other income generating activities. After buying land, I have been able to keep my own cow at home which I had left at the care of my neighbor since I did not have enough space to keep. My daughters results are out and she scored a strong B+ . I attribute my daughters success to the fact that she had eniugh time to do her revision in school especially after fee was paid in time. She is so happy and grateful as well to GiveDirectly organisation for supporting her education dream."

"The difference in my life currently is having an increased source income. In addition to the monthly transfers, I have been generating some profits from my business. This has helped me to acquire adequate food for my family. Moreover, it has been so easy for me to support my daughter's education because the transfers always come on time."

"My life is better than how it was before I received the transfers. When I was diagnosed with diabetes, my life was shattered because I ended up selling the property I had accumulated to cater for the medication. My children are still young and this really disturbed me because I did not know where to start again especially in proving good education to them. When GD came in, my hope for life was rejuvenated. I used the transfers to invest on dairy farming. This will help me cater for my children education and also continuously pay for my medication."

"I used to sell second hand clothes in Bamba market but I stopped because of lack of enough capital. This business was of great help to me as I could at least provide for my family with much ease. It has always been my ambition to revive it, in order to create a stable source of income since I depend on subsistence farming. Running this business will mean that, I will be able to complete my house which is under construction and also build a toilet. Besides, I will also meet other basic needs for the family including food, clothing, medical and educational costs. "

"I spent part of my first transfer to buy a pair of oxen. Initially, I used to hire from neighbours so as to plough my large acreage for robust yields. The cost of hiring was very high for me. Thus owning my own pair would help me manage a bigger acreage at no cost as well as ensuring that early land preparation for timely cultivation. In addition to this, I spent a portion of the transfer to pay for my son's fees who was joining a driving school. Through this, he will become a better person who can be employed to depend upon. I also paid a portion of the money to younger children who are in other levels of education so as to continue their studies without any disruption because of fees. I spent the rest of the amount to shop for food for my family and clothing for my children."