"After receiving my first and second transfers, I managed to achieve all the plans that I had. I now have a goal of starting a printing business which will assist me in generating income. The sheep that I bought with the second transfer is one of the projects that will assist me in starting up the business. Once they multiply,I will sell and save towards the business."

"I have a new goal. My new goal is to buy a land for myself. When GD came to my house and had me enrolled on the program, I was in a little doubt on if the transfer was really going to come. When the transfer was coming in sequence as promised by their staffs, I then thought to myself to add more money to my existing business in order to raise more money and purchase a land for myself."

"Able to get sufficient food for the family is the biggest difference in my life. Nowadays, I no longer have to struggle to get food for my family, and also we are not going to bed like we use to before."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am currently living a happy life after supporting my kid's educational needs. I am very sure that they will be able to get a quality education something that will assure them a better future."

"I was in my house getting ready for my daily activities. It was around 6:30 am when I checked my phone and realized that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt extremely happy about receiving my transfer since I had eagerly waited for it from the day I was enrolled by the officers. The aid was to mark a great transformation in my life since I would solve most of my financial challenges."

"I was at home, I remember it was around 9 am when I was preparing breakfast for my family. I heard a message notification on my mobile phone an indication that I had a new message. I called my helper to verify and interpret it for me since I am uneducated. She informed me that I had received my transfer. It was the best moment of my life since I had not owned such a huge amount of cash before. I was very sure that I would be able to achieve my long-term goal of owning a piece of land."

"I spent KES 15000 of my first transfer on buying bedding which includes a bed and a mattress. Initially, I used to sleep on the traditional beds with lots of pain since they were made of ropes. In addition to that, I bought bricks, cement, and sand at a total of KES 11000. I had intended to construct a new pit latrine and renovate my house since it had unstable walls. I was so worried that during the rainy seasons it would collapse. In addition to that, I saved KES 5000 into my account which will be for any emergency that might occur. Finally, with the remaining part of the money, I have been buying foodstuff for my nine family members. I am happy that we no longer skip meals as we used to do."

"We spent KES 30000 of the recent transfer on buying a cow. We decided to buy it because we didn't have a source of milk and hence the children lacked enough milk for their consumption. We thus usually incur the cost of buying milk where we usually buy two liters daily at KES 40 per liter. We also bought some trees at a total cost of KES 10000. We bought the trees because we want to build another house that is roofed with iron sheets and bigger. We only have one small grass-thatched house. The space is not enough for the six of us and the grass for roofing usually gets destroyed by some insects. We are hence usually forced to replace it from time to time. We were not able to do the above before because we did not have the money. I usually grow vegetables and sell them. My husband on the other end is a tailor. The money that we make is not much and most of it usually goes to the purchase of food for our consumption. With the remaining transfer, we used it in buying a bag of maize for consumption, some clothes for the children, and some utensils. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for supporting us."

"It was almost 5 pm and I was at my business premise which is in the nearby shopping center. My phone rang hence notifying me of a new message. I checked it and wow! I could not believe what I saw. The SMS was saying that I had received the promised transfer of KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I was so happy on seeing this since it was a surprise to me. That day I closed the business earlier than usual since I wanted to share the good news with my family."

"My recent transfer was spent on additional building materials like zinc, nails, planks and cement. The remaining portion was spent on food for my household."