"I plan to build my own house, I plan to buy food for the house and I also plan to pay my children school fees."

"I bought food for the house, I bought a very big mattress and I also bought Zinc to start the building process."

"The biggest difference that the transfer has brought into our lives is that we now have another house that is roofed with iron sheets and a calf of our own. We now have a kitchen and the main house for welcoming guests visiting our household. The calf is going to enable us to have our source of milk in the future when it calves. We thus now see ourselves as being on the same level as the rest of the community members since our lives have changed for the better."

"GiveDirectly helped us a lot. Our living standards were uplifted and we are no longer like before. I also liked how they were concerned when they were doing the enrollment. They kept on asking if there was any household that had been left out. They wanted to make sure that everyone has been enrolled fairly. I thus do not see anything wrong that I would recommend them to change."

"GiveDirectly did well by conducting a meeting with the community members before embarking on the enrollment. We were taught well in the meeting and the people got to learn a lot about GiveDirectly and the program. Other than that, I also liked the fact that there was no biasness in the enrollment process. Everyone was enrolled as long as you were meeting their selection criteria. I hence do not see anything wrong with the way they conducted their work."

"When I withdraw my money from my mobile account, I bought some goods to like buckets, tubs, dishes to start my new business, I also pay my four children school fees, then I bought one half bag of rice for my house."

"I was surprised, and at the same time very happy when I received this money. For me, receiving this money means a lot. Over the time, the bad living conditions of my family has been a problem to me along with affording for my children's education which has been a very difficult thing. But now with what GiveDirectly has done for me, my children have gone back to school and I can afford three meals a day. Thanks to Givedirectly"

"After receiving my second transfer, I spent KES 19,000 on a 3, 000 liters water tank. This is because getting drinking clean water was quite far about an hour away. I also used to carry water on my back which was tiresome. But after purchase of the water tank, I no longer go to the river because it's now filled with rainwater. Secondly, I used KES 4,200 for six bags of cement on cementing my veranda and KES 3000 on labor costs. This is because I am currently using my veranda as my tailoring room. Thirdly, I spent KES 6,000 on increasing my tailoring stock. This is because earlier I didn't have the capital to buy the required materials. In a day I used to get a profit of KES 200 per day but after the transfers, I now make up to KES 500 profit a day. Furthermore, I also spent KES 800 on increasing my fresh milk stock. I also spent KES 4,000 on a bag of maize and KES 3000 clothing. Lastly, I spent KES 1,200 on poultry. I also rely on maize, and beans farming for food."

"I have a very new goal that I never had before ,my new goal is all about to live in a zinc house befor my departure of this earth, and GD had done it in my life."

"In my own opinion, GiveDirectly did well by giving us financial aid without any discrimination and allowing us to make choices on how to spend it. With this, we were able to spend it to achieve our goals depending on what we needed the most. I do not see anything that it did not do well."