"My biggest hardship I faced is when I lost job due to covid-19. I have a family of 6 members and we use two packets of flour in a day. Upon loosing the job, my family had two go without food for a long period. That is something that made me suffer sychologically."

"Receiving this money means a decent house for my family. My house is small and I want to build another house which is more spacious. The current one is small and since am in one room with the kids means no privacy, when I have visitors I always depend on neighbors for accomodations. I will spend KES 60,000 on building a 3 bedroom house, I will also buy 10 Goats at KES 4,000 each and the remaining will go for foodstuffs."

"I spent part of the transfer I received from GiveDirectly on building two houses. We used to live in old houses and we decided with my spouse to build better and decent houses.I bought three goats. This is the best investment because goats reproduce twice per year and it really helps whenever there is an emergency. I also paid school fees for my children in various schools and the rest of the money I bought food and clothes for my children. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a heifer and a oxen. I do small scale farming and casual jobs in the village. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and only for consumption. I had no other source of income to enable me buy the livestock. I buy milk daily and this is so costly for me. When I received the transfer I felt so happy because GiveDirectly enabled me to own a dairy cow. Currently I have a heifer and a oxen. When my heifer reproduce in the next future I will be able to get enough milk for my family and even sell the surplus at the market to earn an income. The oxen I will use on ploughing my farm. This will ease my work and enable me to dig a bigger farm. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard. It had enable me own livestock project which could have taken quite some time to get it. I have that I will improve this dairy farming and devote all my time on doing this."

"I am a peasant farmer and mostly, I have to buy all the food items for my family. This is costly since I do not have a source of income. Due to this, doing some developments and fulfilling my goals had been like a dream to me. With the transfers, I was able to build a more spacious house for my family and purchase three heifers. I had never thought that I would ever accomplish this in my entire life due to lack of income. At the moment, we enjoy our privacy and I am optimistic that I will be able to cater most of our daily needs using the income from the sale of milk. This has made my life different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer and I am forever grateful to GiveDirectly for making this to happen."

"Receiving this money would mean improved health for my household members. Since we live in abject poverty, we are unable to take milk tea because it is costly. We are used to taking black tea which I feel not good for my children. I am a casual laborer within the village and getting any job to do is equally hard. If I become one the beneficiary of Give Directly, I intend to buy a dairy cow and use milk solely for domestic use. My plan is to spend approximately KES 30,000 to own one and use the milk domestically. By doing this, I will have improved the health of my family."

"I had been sick for the last two months diagnosed with ulcers. I was in the house relaxing on my bed after taking a morning dose of medicine when I heard a message notification on my phone. I had to call my helper who confirmed the receipt. I felt very happy for receiving the transfer since the desire of boosting my livestock rearing will be attained."

"Receiving this money will help me build another house which is more spacious. The current one is small and as my family grows, I will need more space moreso because of privacy and accommodating visitors. My budget for the house is approximately 30,000 Kenya Shillings. I will also set aside 6,000 Kenya Shillings to buy 2 goats which I will be grazing here at home. This will help me pay school fees for my children and take care of emergencies here at home which are sometimes a challenge."

"Receiving this money means continued education for my family. I plan to achieve this by Spending Kshs.42,000 to buy goats of Borana origin at Kshs.6,000 each. This is because they are marketable and therefore, will enable me to have an asset that will use to educate my children.I will also produce milk for my own consumption."