"I now have a pair of oxen to use in my farming. I did not have any before then and I was hiring from neighbours during the planting season. With the pair of oxen, then I won't be hiring again since I have my own. I do my farming timely through this lair for a good harvest. The money has also enabled me to enroll my children in high school and college. They would other wise have stayed at home and not reaching their educational goals since I do not have the resources to take them to school. Its only through the transfer that helped them to join college."

"I faced financial difficulties to the extent that I was unable to pay for my children's school fees on time. As a result, they were sent home frequently concerning school fees. I am now at peace having paid for them on time. This has at least given me adequate time to prepare for the next payments. I also have livestock that I am keeping in my homestead. My expectation is that they will reproduce and increase in number . I can readily lean on them in case of financial problems."

"I spent KES 42500 to purchase three heifers which I am currently keeping in my homestead. My biggest expectation is that these heifers will be a saving for the future of my children's education who are still young. Thus even as they multiply, I will be able to sell in the future so as to raise finance for my children. I am expecting also to have a herd since these are the most valuable assets that one can have despite lacking a stable source of income. I spent the remaining amount of the transfer to cater for my household expenses and also purchased some household items that I was lacking in my home."

"My daughter had completed her primary education and was transiting to Highschool. Thus this money helped me to cover for the expenses for her reporting in school. I spent a larger portion of it to do a shopping for her on the requirements and also paid KES 10000 for her school fees. She is now comfortably continuing with her studies. I was also facing problem on where to do my farming effectively since I has leased land from a neighbour. I was paying for it every planting season. My aim was to buy this piece of land to avoid these expenses I was incurring. I thus took the remaining amount to pay for this land to do my farming effectively. Owning this land is my priority."

"I spent KES 18000 to buy a sewing machine for my daughter who is a trained tailor, because after college, she will be able to open her own tailoring shop. In addition to this, I also spent a portion of the money to pay for my husbands some medical bills and expenses. He was sick and needed urgent medical attention and also a surgery. Thus the money helped us for his medication. I also spent KES 12000 to pay for my daughters tuition fees and KES 3000 to my other children in primary school. Apart from these, I also spent KES 7000 to buy some goats which I am currently rearing in my homestead. I am spending the remaining amount to cater for my household basic needs such as foodstuffs and other household expenses and items."

"I saw a message notification early in the morning. I was curious to know its contents. When I read through, I realised that it was an Mpesa message I had received my token of KES 55000 from them. I was very happy to receive the money from GiveDirectly. I knew this would help me change my life completely."

"My main source of income was from providing maize milling services in our village. For sure, this was doing really good and now that many people have been able to harvest plenty, there would be a big demand for this service. Because of this, I used a larger portion of this transfer to top up my savings to facilitate the acquisition of a new maize milling machine, which was costing KES 80000. I am expecting to earn an increased income unlike before. I believe through it then I will be able to educate my children as well as effectively meet my household basic needs."

"Since I have been depending on the casual jobs for years I feel that having have started the hotel business brings the biggest difference in my daily life. Being the breadwinner it has never been that easy at all, especially in rising school fees for my brother. I am so glad I can now pay his fees in time and also cleared all the bills. I am also planning to save the profit that i ma getting and start anther business of a kiosk. I believe this will double my income and I will be able to cater to my family's needs without much struggle."

"I was preparing breakfast for my family very early in the morning then I heard my phone vibrating. I asked my spouse to check since there was a notification of a new message. Upon checking, he realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. Wow! Finally, my first transfer had been sent. I was overexcited and all I could is to laugh on top of my voice."

"The biggest difference in my daily life that I can proudly mention so far is the fact that I am sleeping under a permanent house. The house that was initially my shelter was not in good condition at all. Its walls were weak and during the rainy season, they had to be renovated which was too expensive. Sometimes when it rains heavily, I had to seek shelter from my neighborhood. This was so stressful, I could not afford to purchase the required materials for it to be renovated permanently. I am now at peace since I will no longer worry especially during the winter seasons. All is well now courtesy to GiveDirectly."