"My life is different than it would have been if I never received these transfers in that, I purchased a solar lamp for lighting purposes in my household. Due to this, my children nowadays do their revision in the evening without any problems and disturbance. Secondly, paying school fees for my children and have them in their various schools is very delightful for me to see them prosper in their education which shall allow them to have a better life in the future. Thanks you GiveDirectly."

"In the next six months, I expect to have more income from my projects that will see my family have better living standards. By this time, I expect to have more than 100 chicken that are egg laying and with this project at hand, I am sure to have more income for the family and more investments to even improve the standards of living for the family as well."

"My life is improved from how it had been because I received the money and connected my home to running water. This water has the potential to supply an irrigated garden that I will be producing vegetables for sale and also for use at home. Its tremendous benefits were evident during the recent drought where for the first time, I did not take the cows to a community water pond in another village like we had been doing years on end. As a result, my cows maintained the production level of milk unlike how it used to get low due to the tress of long-distances and the water stress they could go through. I am already reaping the benefits through unaffected milk production and a possible establishment of an irrigated vegetable garden."

"My life is currently different after managing to own a dairy cow with the help of the transfer. I have been selling surplus milk and using the remaining liters for household consumption which has enabled us to cut the cost of buying milk. I am also proud to have managed to offset school fees balance for my child with ease."

"My life has improved after reducing the burden of paying part of the school fees for my daughter. I am also glad that I built a house too. The fact that I haven't had to sell land to educate my child is the best gift that I received from GiveDirectly. As a parent, I would have accepted to stay at home with my child and the only option would have been to sell apart of my land. This would have devastated me and my family who have only this small piece of land to call home. I am now utilizing the farm while my child is peaceful at school a the same time, unlike when I had all the fears of having to lose one in order to have the other."

"My life improved greatly after I bought a dairy cow using GiveDirectly's transfer. In addition to being a source of income, It has made me occupied tending to it most of the day. I no longer idle around in the village like I used to. As we speak, I am looking after them. I feel proud of seeing them grazing in the field. It is now an occupation that brings a lot of fulfillment to my family at large through the income that I get from selling milk."

"Receiving this money means I can buy land for agriculture and livestock. The cow would be my source of livelihood in the future and the land for cultivation since I have limited land to plant crops currently."

"I spent a larger portion of my first transfer on investing in some agricultural actives. I have been longing to restart the commercial farming of watermelons that initially I was operating but due to my low financial status, I could not afford it. First, I leased a four acres land purposely for the farming, I then hired my neighbors to prepare the farm, bought some fertilizers and seeds. I opted in practicing it because in my region the climatic condition is favorable, plus the type of soil. Previously I used to harvest the watermelons in large quantity and this gave me hope of no doubts. The remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying some foodstuffs."

"Recieving this money means I will be able to build a better house that I can comfortably sleep in. The one that I currently sleep in is not safe at all."

"After completing my secondary education, I enrolled in a tailoring course but unfortunately, I discontinued due to lack of school fees. It is my desire to complete the course and be self-employed because currently, I depend on my husband who is a construction worker in Mombasa. I, therefore, intend to use the transfers to, first of all, pay the required fees in college and to acquire a sewing machine that will help in bettering my skills. Secondly, I will invest in livestock raising as a long-term plan. As they continue breeding, my children's future education will be sustained. And that is what receiving this money means to me."