"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a happier and more fulfilled person unlike before. This is because I have been able to build a house for my family. Due to this, I can now concentrate on other development projects since I have already achieved one of my major goals. I had tried for so long to save the money to use in building a house but I had not managed to build it because I usually end up spending the money on other emerging issues."

"The biggest difference in my life is the fact that I now own a dairy cow, I was longing to have one but due to financial difficulties couldn't but after the financial support from GiveDirectly I managed to purchase one. I settled in buying ut because it has numerous benefits compared to any other livestock. One it produced plenty of milk, which will be for commercial purposes and for my family consumption. One it will start producing the milk, I will be supplying them to the nearest local markets in town and the money I will be acquiring, I will ave it and start some other projects. My family will also enjoy the milk as well and this will be like a surplus to their daily meals making them healthier. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly because I would have achieved all this."

"I expect my life to have improved because I will be having an income from selling milk. I intend to buy a heifer so that I do away with the issue of having to buy milk for household consumption. I need a lot of milk which is expensive because I have young children. When I get the money that I have been saving in merry go round group, I will buy a mature heifer, after calving, I will have solved my household expenditure on milk and will have created a source of income."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of a motorcycle. I would not have been able to achieve this at my own cost. Due to this, I have been able to provide for my family on time unlike before when I used to depend on any available casual work. its pay was always low and my family would at time go to bed without taking anything. I was always tired most of the time and I hardly had time for my family or to even work in my farm. I am now glad since I usually have enough time to rest, work on my farm and even bond with my family."

"Upon receiving the transfer from GiveDirectly, I spent part of it on buying a large water tank worth 14000 KES. This decision was due to the fact that fetching water fro the river had been so tedious since the water sources are so far fro our home. I also spent part of the remaining on paying school fees for my college son who had stayed home for quite a long time. With the remaining amount we decided to save in order to purchase a cow since that was part of our priorities."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have completed building a chicken coop. Also, I am optimistic that I will have expanded my poultry project. By achieving this, I will be more empowered economically. This will enable me to cater for our daily needs on time and also set aside some money that I can use on other development projects."

"When I received my first transfer, I decided to buy a dairy cow worth KES 25000 and a sheep worth KES 3000. These are assets to me that I can lean on in case of financial crisis. I believe that the cow will be calving soon and my family will have enough milk for consumption and sale. Also, I spent some amount on my family's welfare. I bought everyone some decent clothes and shoes and also some food to last us for some time. Apart from this, I bought solar lamp for lighting purposes in my household. This will help me to cut short the cost of buying paraffin daily and my children will also be able to do their studies in the evening without any interruptions. I still have some amount that I am planning to use in buying some building materials to use in renovating a kitchen for my family."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials such as sand, bags of cement and bricks. This was majorly for the renovating of my house since it was semi-permanent, I wanted it to be more decent. I then bought a pair of oxen purposely for my agricultural activities. In addition, I bought some new school uniforms for my children and cleared their fees in advance. To add on this I bought two mattresses to replace the old ones that I had been using. The remaining amount of money I am using it in buying some foodstuffs for my family."

"The moment I received the first transfer I was so happy and I really couldn't hold my joy. It was around 7 AM when we were taking breakfast with my children when I received the good news. Without wasting time, I started planning on how I could spend the money."

"I learnt that I had received my money at around 6 AM. I was overexcited knowing that I will achieve all goals. I immediately started planning on how I could utilize the money."