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

"I spent my transfer on purchasing a Motorcycle. I had some small savings which I top up with the transfer. I was able to purchase it for 590 dollars. I used to work in a hotel but due to Covid the hotel was closed, I was jobless and I went back home to do casual jobs and small-scale farming. There was no source of income and providing for my family was so hard. I could struggle so much and this was so demoralizing. when I got the first transfer I felt so happy because I knew my dream of owning a motorcycle was to be fulfilled. We agreed with my spouse and I purchased one. Currently, I no longer do casual jobs in the village, I have devoted much of my time to doing motorcycle taxi operations. I constantly earn 4 dollars daily, I can save some and spent the rest on providing for my family. I have a plan to purchase goats. This will be my other investment in the next few months I am so much grateful for the support because our living standards have been improved."

"I spent 300 dollars on purchasing Dairy cow.I will be able to get enough milk for my family and sell the surplus to earn an income. I also bought clothes and food for my family. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard."

"Receiving this money means I will buy 4 oxen to practice crop farming. I want to start farming and plant maize for both food security and for commercial use- meaning I want to buy 4 oxen for 48,000 shillings and a plough for 9,000 shillings. I want to have plenty of food for myself of all variety and also I have a girlfriend whom I want to marry. I am planning to spend 20,000 as a dowery to marry and the remaining 30,00 I will furnish my house with new beddings-."

"Food insecurity is the biggest hardship I have ever faced. This place is very dry. The last time I harvested maize in my farm was in the last three years. This makes life to be very expensive. Purchasing foodstuffs is very expensive for me."

"Receiving this money means a lot in my life and the entire family because I am a small business man, I have a small retail shop next to my compound which I reply on this business to cater for all my family's needs and the profit I get is very small which makes my business not to grow. Receiving this money means I will buy more stock for the business and I believe I will be making More profit and I will prosper in life."

"Receiving this money means decent house to my house hold.This is because I am living in one roomed house which is not in good condition.I plan to spend Kshs.40,000 to build a new two bed room house, I will also use Ksh.40000 buy two indigenous cows at Kshs 20,000 each and Ksh.12,500 to buy five indigenous goat to produce milk for my own consumption and sell surplus my neighbours. The remaining amount will help me cater for other basic needs such as food and bedding."

"Happiness was all over the village at the moment I received the transfer. I was already out to my usual workplace where I had been doing my casual work when I confirmed the receipt of the transfer on my phone. I had to reconfirm the account balance as I initially thought it was just the usual prank messages I had been receiving. To my happiness, I had received as was promised. I thanked God and tried my best to work through that day on the farm that even though it was hard holding back the celebrations until I was done, I had to keep the focus on the piece that I was yet to complete."

"I am a trained teacher, I completed my college education but, I have not managed to collect my certificate because of the fee arrears, This has hindered my chances of getting a job in a good school in the village. The transfer came as a relief, I was able to clear my arrears and managed to pick my school certificate, the remaining part of the transfer, I used in renovating my house."

"I had started building a house a long time ago but I was stuck on the way due to financial constraints, when I received my transfer, I was relieved because I knew that with the transfer I was certain that I would be able to complete my house, I therefore, bought Iron sheets worth $500, am happy that I will be able to complete my dream house."