"This recipient said that when he received this transfer, he will do business with the money to substained he and his family,he will also build his house, because where he lives is his grandmother house, and he will also educate his children, because they are not yet going to school."

"What I am currently challenge will now is I don't have the finances to pay my children school fees, and secondly to complete my unfinished house project."

"it was 10 AM when I was doing laundry then I heard a message tone from my mobile phone. Since I was not expecting to hear from anyone, I decided to proceed with the task I was handling. Before I could finish, I heard another vibration which made me curious ad decided to check the content. I did not be; I've what I saw, it was an Mpesa message from the Segovia Technology, I had finally recived my transfers. Due to the excitement that I had, I remember having to leave the cleaning and called all my family members so that I could share the great news."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying three goats at a total of KES 10500. I settled for goats because their food is readily available, they reproduce twice ad year, they require minimal supervision and their offspring mature very fast and compared to other domestic animals. This assured me of being wealthier within the shortest time possible. Also, I bought twelve pieces of iron sheets at KES 10320, building poles at KES 4000 timber and nails KES 3000. This was purposely for constructing a new hose becasue the initial one was almost collapsing, besides it had two small rooms which could not accommodate my five family members. As a result, some had to sleep at our relatives' houses which was a bit hectic. To add to that I purchased a second-hand motorcycle at KES 20000 for my spouse to operate a bodaboda business. With the remaining KES 7180, I paid school fees for my children who are still in primary schools. I am happy they are studying peacefully without being sent home regarding collecting the fees."

"Happiness was immeasurable when I received the first transfer, I was really glad that the opportunity to demolish the old hut and putting up a stronger one had come. My wife also felt so good on receiving the news as we were home together that morning, and it felt so good that the first thing that came out of her mouth after that confirmation was the proclamation of the hope to move out of the old house and put up new and spacious one."

"After receiving the first transfer, the construction of a new house to replace the old one that was also too small for my family of three was my priority. I wasn't able to complete it then as I had other projects to run alongside. With the second transfer, I spent KES16000 on cementing the floor as I had to level it up first, patch the holes, and finally introduce a cement plaster to make it smoother and easier to clean. I also spent the other KES26000 on livestock as I needed a lactating cow to add to the herd in my field and also the only goat that I introduced to my field. I had been buying milk over a long period of time and had been my hope to one day start producing milk specifically for our domestic use from my own cow. The dream finally came true after receiving these transfers, and I am always grateful for this. After all those expenses, I was left with KES10000 in my account that I had been using in checking and replenishing household goods."

"I spent a huge portion of the first transfer on assembling the construction materials towards the construction of a spacious, decent, and semi-permanent house. I had to purchase all the material needed in the construction process that in turn cost me a lot more than I expected. Among them were 20 iron sheets, building posts, frames, timber, nails, and also paid the labor cost at a total cost of KES40500. I had been living in an old structure that was always leaking over the rainy season with my current family of three. I saw it good to put up a new one that will sustain us for another good number of years ahead. With the remaining amount, I spent KES4800 on the purchase of foodstuff, KES7800 on bedding, clothing, and a pair of shoes, and the remaining 500KES on a handbag. It was great spending all this since I am currently not paying any school fees as my lastborn son dropped out of school last year. I am still pushing him back to school as this would have been his last year in secondary school."

"Having a better shelter has been my dream and upon receiving my recent transfer, I spent KES 13000 to complete building a spacious house for my family as I had started building it using my first transfer. Also, I spent KES 7000 to clear fee arrears for my children so that they would not be sent back home. In addition to this, I spent KES 8000 to purchase two goats as a way of investing this money. I decided on this since living in a dry region and due to prolonged period of drought this year, cows have started dying due to lack of feeds and keeping goats is advantageous as they eat leaves. I spent KES 20000 on food and clothes for my family."

"After receiving the transfers, most people built decent houses, bought livestock and paid fees for their children. Personally, I spent mine on school fees, a heifer and to build a house for my family. These are developments that would not have been realized had GiveDirectly not given out financial aid and to me, this is what they do best. I do not see anything that they do not do well."

"I am a masonry though a casual labourer, My income is not reliable because our work is not consistent, My house was in a bad shape, it was very old in that one side had crashed down, hence we were covering it with a plastic bag, this was very embarrassing but we had to bear with it due to financial constraint, The transfer came as a big relief because I was able to build a decent house for my family, I used KES 29200. Am grateful for the support that changed my living standards."