"My goal is still to complete my college education and graduate and to start a cooking oil business in my neighborhood in Mathare 4B village."

"The fact that I already paid my children's school fees is a testimony that my life is much different. When we started receiving these transfers, I moved my children to a better school where they get more quality education. This involves paying more fees and I am glad the transfers really helps me pay the school fees."

"I am no longer the the desperate person, who was mistaken to be insane as I lived in an old tattered house that could fall on me anytime. Nowadays, I live in a modern spacious house with plastered floor which I built with GiveDirectly transfers, a standard of living that was meant for the rich in my community. I walk in new clean clothes and not rags as before when children would ran away from me thinking that I was not a real human being. I have ploughed my farms where I intend to plant maize, beans and sorghum. This will be of food security and also source of income as I hope to sell surplus and use the money to pay fees for Vocational training in motor vehicle mechanics. I cleared school fees balance and had my certificate that has been detained for four years since I did my final exams at secondary school released. I feel so happy since I can present it to further my education in other training institutions. I can socialize with others freely without fear of gossip. GiveDirectly has written a new story in my life, a story of hope, peace of mind, self-worth and human dignity."

"I managed to take my daughter to a private school where there is quality education and she has really improved on her academic performance. I never had an opportunity to get better education and therefore would not like that my children go through the mistake again. Education is light and I feel ashamed that I lack any skills to compete for the job opportunities that has made life very challenging to me. I bought a water pump that I intend to use for horticultural farming. I have a piece of land that borders a permanent river that I would like to irrigate during dry season when there is scarcity of vegetables, onions and tomatoes. There are two schools and a local market neaby that I am targeting as potential consumers. As a young, vibrant and self driven man, this will be my self-employment and also other villagers that I shall contract for casual labor. I bought a solar lighting system, this has saved me a lot from the daily budget of paraffin which at times was never enough. My children can nowardays have their studies and do homework without any worries of lamps going off like before when I used tin lamps. "

"My new goal in the next four months is to plant some 500 trees within my piece of land. This will help me raise some money for my future children's education. I will also be able to sell some and be able to earn some money. Lastly, the presence of my trees besides my compound will make my compound cool and attractive to passers-by."

"My new goal that I did not have before receiving the transfer is to enroll in one of the colleges to further my studies. When I completed my secondary education, I was not able to join college because my mother was struggling to pay school fees for my siblings and had not paid my school fees arrears. I will save the income from my grocery business and use it to clear my school fees arrears and enroll in one of the colleges to further my studies. I will therefore be able to be employed after graduating from college and I will be able to help my mother to provide other family needs."

"I dropped out in my first-year n college due to lack of college fees. The transfers have really boosted my business and from the proceeds, I get I am planning to go back to school to complete my college education."

"Through this support, I have been in position to buy cows, that will help me educate my children in future. I have also taken my children to school with ease this term. With this transfer, I have acquired better clothes, utensils and food for the family in that, we can now have 2-3 meals a day. Previously, we used to have one meal a day and I had few clothes and plastic plates. My children's education was based on agricultural produce which left the family without food."

"The biggest difference in my life in the past four months is that currently I am enrolled for an electrical installation course in a Technical College. For several years, I had desired to advance my study although this could not be realized since my parents are low-income earners. Besides, they have a huge responsibility of ensuring that my siblings attain at least secondary education. However, from the transfers, I have finally managed to join college and I am ambitious that l shall study hard and later secure a good job. As a result, I shall become a responsible and supportive man in my family."

"All my children are in a private school where I decided to enrol them so that they can get a better education which is not available in the local government school within this village. This, however, comes with a price, the fees is way too expensive which has always been a struggle to raise. This always led to them being sent home most of the time, but lately, this is no longer the case as GD transfers have assisted me with the fee payment and even when they are sent home, they don't stay as long as they did before."