"I opened up a butchery for my husband and that is where most of my transfers were spent on. I also bought a cow for my homestead that enables me to sell milk to my neighbors and that generates income for us."

"I was able to spend most of my transfer buying a poshomill machine that I've been using to run my new business. Building a structure for my poshomill also uses most of my transfers. I'm glad I took that step because I'm now a business owner and I can cater to my family comfortably"

"It was around 11:38 pm and my family had retired to bed. I heard my phone ring and on checking it I was impressed that we had finally received the much awaited cash from GiveDirectly. I could not believe my eyes. I shared the information with my wife and children who were so grateful a en well. The thought of having the ability to purchase livestock of my own and paying school fees in full really made me happy."

"I used to hate evenings and rainy seasons because they used to remind me what poverty can put you through but now, I can smile when darkness is approaching and loves it when it rains. My muddy one roomed nylon covered house which serves us as kitchen, bedroom and living was slowly crumpling and I couldn't help it. I wished to have somewhere decent and comfortable to call home but my husband who the primary earner and is taxi driver earning KES 300 per day couldn't afford to accumulate enough money to build a house because he had so many bills to pay. When I was enrolled in the program, my major goal was built a house and open a local green grocery business. When I received my first transfer, I constructed a house structure and I was looking forward to buy iron sheets with the second transfer. When I received my second transfer, I used KES 32000 to roof my house, KES 9000 to start a business, KES 6000 to buy livestock and KES 6000 to buy food."

"My two children who are in primary school are most of the time sent home for school fees which is sometimes not available due to the unreliable casual job done by my husband. Upon receiving this money I plan to start a small broiler and layer chicken at my home because there is a high demand in our neighboring town center. I will spend KES 20000 on this business which I believe will greatly help in solving the school fees issues as well as a source of income for my family which will go a long way in providing the family with the basic needs such as food, clothes and other needs."

"I used just a small proportion of the money that I received to buy food for the family. I saved a bigger proportion of KES 53000 in preparation to improve my house from a mud walled to that of a timber wall. I am waiting to receive the second transfer and then I am good to go with my plans of improving our house. I chose to improve our house since we have been left alone in the house with my husband and I can hardly do any hard jobs nowadays. The timber walled house with a cemented floor will be easier for me to maintain."