"The GiveDirectly financial support has enabled me to enrol my son to a college. He is now comfortably progressing well with his studies. It has also been our dream to start a polytechnic which would be providing some tailoring skills since my husband is an expert on this. He was doing some classes in a rented room which he was paying every month. Thus through this money, we managed to buy the plot of land and built the classes. We have now enrolled some students who are learning, and this has been our greatest achievement even to helping the society. I give credit to GiveDirectly for helping us realise our goals."

"I was doing irrigation in our region and before the coming of GiveDirectly, I was only using buckets to water my plants. However, I acquired a water pumping generator, water tanks and pipes to help me do my irrigation with ease. I have been able to plant a variety of the vegetables, since it's now less costly as compared to before. I am expecting to sell more vegetables and earn increased income. I also bought a bicycle that has also been of great help in fetching water for my irrigation from far places when the water sources that I depend on have dried up."

"I now have a decent and iron roofed house that I built using the transfer. I would not have managed at my own cost considering my lowly financial status. I feel I have upgraded to another stage of life since it had been just a dream building a new home. I also have a pair of oxen which I believe is going to be helpful in making my farming productive. I also invested a larger portion of the transfer to build my sons business since it has been our only source of income. I purchased enough stock from which we are expecting a higher profit margin. This income has been and will be important in fulfilling my household basic needs effectively."

"My life is currently different because I did not have a pair of oxen. I only bought it when I received the support from GiveDirectly. I am expecting my farming to improve because I am assured of doing my farming timely. Also, ploughing the whole of my acreage will no longer be a challenge. My children are also progressing well with their studies having paid their school fees through this transfer. I had also planned to start a small business of food kiosk that will help me generate income. As a starting capital, I saved KES 30000 for this purpose. Once this is successful, then I will be having a source of income to depend on ."

"Through this money, I managed to buy a pair of oxen that will aid me for farming purposes. Also, a heifer that I am keeping in my homestead. I know it will be producing milk for my family's consumption. I am planning to sell the surplus to earn an income. Besides,it's an asset to me which I can still sell the offspring in the future to meet my financial needs. I also completed my new house and I am now accessing a good shelter. Were it not for this financial support, I would still be sheltering in my neighbor's house."

"My life is now different because first, I have a pair of oxen that I purchased through the transfer that will be helping me to do my farming effectively. At least I will now be farming timely for better harvest unlike before when I was using hoes only for cultivation. I would also had been troubled on how I would have raised enough money for my son who was joining high school. I did not have a stable source of income thus I would have struggled much to take him to high school but thanks to GiveDirectly, because this money helped me to do an adequate shopping for him and also paying the whole terms school fees. I also managed to build a spacious new house for my family since the money enabled me to buy the necessary materials. I would not have managed to fulfill all these had it not been GiveDirectly's financial help."

"My life is different in that I now have a new decent house to live in with my family. I also replaced my old beddings with new ones. I can now afford to sleep comfortably unlike before. Apart of from these, I also have some goats that I acquired through this money. They are assets that I can readily depend on in case of a financial need."

"If I had never received this support, then it would have taken me years to build a decent house, since I could not buy any of the materials like iron sheets and building poles. This means I would still be living in that small house that was in a pathetic condition up to now. Also I would not have purchased any livestock which to people like us with no source of income are valuable assets that one can own. I now have a decent iron roofed house and also cows to rear which I believe they will reproduce in the future and help me in case of a financial need."

"I was really troubled since I could not raise my children's school fees timely. Had it not been GiveDirectly's financial support, then my children's studies would have been interrupted severally. The money has helped me to pay for them timely and this has given me a peace of mind because I can now prepare to raise for the next terms fees. Also, I am now living in a decent iron roofed house, courtesy of GiveDirectly. Lastly I also own a cow that I am keeping in my homestead. Soon I will be getting milk from it for my family's consumption."

"Before I was enrolled to the GiveDirectly program, I had one cow only. When I received this financial help, I acquired two heifers, a pair of oxen and goats. I am now doing my farming with my own pair of oxen. I no longer hire the services of ploughing from neighbours like I used to do. Also, its now possible to fully cultivate my whole acreage to better harvest. I am expecting the goats and heifers and goats to multiply and have a herd. These are assets that I can readily depend on in case of a financial problem."