"Before I respond, let me begin by thanking GiveDirectly for this cash grant. It was a timely assistance from this organization as I was in great need of the same. With this transfer I have bought iron sheets and other building materials. Very soon I will start building a proper house. It will be the first of its kind in my entire life, that is to have a good house. Iam grateful to GiveDirectly for the money."

"Lack of a reliable source of income is my biggest hardship. I am a housewife who depends on my husband who works as a casual laborer at our nearby center. His wages of 6000 shillings in a month,are not enough to sustain all our basic needs such as food."

"The biggest difference in my life due to this transfer is that I will no longer sleep under a leaking roof. This is alot of money and I'm confident my life will improve both health wise and in terms of peace of mind."

"Before receiving the transfer, I only had one dairy cow and it had always been prayer to expand my dairy project but had not been able to due to insufficient funds. Receiving the transfer enabled me to purchase a heifer hence making my daily life different that it was before. This is due to the added responsibility of looking for more pastures to use in feeding my two cows. With this, I am optimistic that my income from the dairy project will soon increase after it calves. This will enable me to meet most of our needs on time."

"I spent KES 20000 to build a spacious kitchen for my family. We settled on this as a family so that whenever we have visitors, they would have a place to sleep. Also, I spent KES 8000 to buy a goat and some chicken as a way of investing this money. I saved around KES 20000 that I am planning to spend them on clothes and purchase a goat."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a happy person. This is because I have been able to build a decent kitchen for my family. Due to this, we no longer use the old one that had a leaking roof and walls that had been invested by ants. I am now glad and my heart is at peace knowing that the danger the previous kitchen had posed in our lives is no longer there."

"Receiving this money will mean alot to me because i will be able to renovate my house and also buy alot of house items."

"I have been looking forward to build a new house with new roof. I will be very grateful if give directly help me with if the opportunity arise."

"I'm happy that I have been put in this program I will be able to use the funds to buy things I was unable to buy in my life such as food and other household items. Living in the village is hard and has alot of challenges however this money will ease my burdens"

"The biggest difference in my life is that, I was able to improve my livestock rearing. Previously, I had some animals but I sold most of them to educate my children who is in secondary school. I purchased 2 cows at 150 each this is my longterm investment for the family which will help is when we encounter any financial emergency."