"My life is currently different in that I no longer stress myself on what I can do to get enough money to pay school fees for children and get enough money for food and other household needs. One of my children has just successfully completed his secondary education while the others are pursuing their studies well."

"My life has improved a lot since I received the transfers from GiveDirectly. I built a latrine and no longer hide in the bush to relieve myself. We feel civilized and modern for this. It was so primitive and shameful to beg for other people's latrines who could at times turn us away. The bushes are also unsafe as they are the homes of dangerous snakes and at times some passersby could peap and see me squatting which was so self- defeating. I constructed a kitchen which nowadays serve as a separate cooking room unlike before when the main house served as kitchen, sitting room and a bedroom. I remember one day when I had visitors and there was a lot of smoke as I used a traditional stove. I could see that they were not comfortable but unfortunately I had no altertive. I paid school fees for my children who are doing well. Education gives me hope for the future and better living standards. I spent the remaining part of the transfer to buy a cow that is soon calving. I hope it shall provide me with milk that would definitely improve the food security and nutrition for my household. The money that I have been spending to buy milk will then be saved and diverted to restock my small scale business. GiveDirectly has painted pictures of hope, greatness and brighter future in my mind that I would always live to embrace. Thanks a lot the donors."

"My son's barbershop business is doing so well, however, much of his returns go into paying rent for the place he has rented. We have decided to use part of the transfers to build his own place of business to save up what goes into rent and employ two more staff to help him out. The rest of the transfers will be used to purchase livestock in form of cows and goats that will ensure his brothers and sisters' education is catered for. This will help us attain our goal of financial freedom. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that I was able to clear outstanding fee arrears for my grandchild. His parents are not formally employed. They depend on odd jobs getting meagre pay and being that he is a bright boy, I did not want him to miss the chance of getting an education. Previously, I could struggle to pay school fees for him because I used to sell charcoal or my farm produce to take care of his fees. I feel relieved because I managed to clear it and he has settle well in school."

"GiveDirectly has given people the freedom to choose on what is best for their lives. Our community has really changed in terms of better housing, education for children,health, nutrition, creation of employment in terms of small scale businesses. However, there would have been consideration for contionus transfers to the vulnerable people like the elderly, physically challenged, orphans and HIV positive."

"My life is currently different because I have expanded my tea leaves business. I deliver more leaves to my factory number which has increased my income. I use apart of transfers to buy tea leaves that I now fetching me more money as I sell it for a profit. The money I get from the business is used to meet my daily needs and save more for my children's education who will be joining school next year."

"In the next four months, I would want to invest more in my poultry business. I would want to buy more chics and feeds to ensure they are healthy so that they can give me the best bargain in the market. I know from the profits I will get money to pay for my college education."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have had peace of mind. With the little transfers, I have been able to plan ahead without worrying about uncertainities. This has enabled me give the best education to my children in that I can be able to pay school fees in time."

"I expect my life to change positively in the next six months. I am optimistic that I will have started planting the passion fruits. This will boost my income enabling me to provide best education to my children. In the next four years, I am planning in enrolling them to boarding school where they will have more time to study efficiently and perform well, since they will no longer have to spend too much time on the way walking for long distances to school and back ."

"I spent my transfers to pay school fees for my younger brother who is in high school. I am the first born in my home and I was unable to complete my education because my only surviving parent, who is my mother, was unable to raise my school fees. My mother also lives here in Mathare and she washes clothes for people in Eastleigh. It is because of this that I vowed to see my siblings complete school. I have been paying my younger brother's school fees with the casual jobs that I do in Mathare. I was happy when the transfers started coming in as I knew that my brother will not have to be sent home for school fees anymore."