"The biggest difference in my life is that l am now using solar to light my house which is very convenient to my family and of a great help to my children when they are studying as compared to before when they were using tin lump. Solar has also become like a source of income because I use it to charge phones for people and get money for my up keep, which was not the case before. The better part of it is that I no longer spend money to buy parrafin which was very costly."

"If I could not have received the transfer I could not have managed to invest in a lager scale farming as i did by hiring tractor to till my land using give directly's money, I could have just in used my own hand and till a very small portion. But now I am very happy I have managed to invest in a larger scale farming and sure of getting enough produce. I am very and proud because I now have my own television I do not need to go to the neighbour to watch news as I used to do before."

"My expectation in the near future is to have cleared the debt that I have from land subdivision. Once this is done, I would be able to pluck the tea leaves within the plot and even develop it by building some shops for rental. The transfers from GiveDirectly has and will continue being part of this journey."

"My expectation in the near future is to have bought a dairy cow for rearing. Apart from the source of milk that the cow will give, the sale of the extra milk will be a source of income and help us meet our daily needs. It will also help cut down the money spent on buying milk and instead invest in other projects."

"Being a widower meeting the needs of my family especially a respectable shelter has been my biggest hardships. This had forced my boy to walk for about 800 meters at night to my neighbor's house to rest. I am always afraid that something bad may happen to him because of the bush way to my neighbor's house."

"I saw an Mpesa message early in the morning. As I read through the contents of the message, I could not hold the joy that felt in my heart. I had never in my life received a lumpsum amount of money. This was actually a dream come true. I immediately started planning on a budget to work on."

"I saw the transfer notification early in that morning and for sure I couldn't believe it at first. It took me time before accepting that I actually had KES 55000 on my phone. I remember waiting for everyone to wake so that I could break the good news to them. We later sat down and discussed how best we would spend the money to improve our living standard."

"I am happy that I will be buying some livestock through this money. I have desired to have livestock in my homestead, only that I did not have enough money, but with this money, I will be a happy woman since these are living assets that I can readily depend on in case of financial needs. I believe having the pair of oxen will help me improve my farming and at least to plough my farm on time. The goats will reproduce and as they multiply, I can readily rely on them in case of a financial need, as they are my living assets."

"Receiving this money means changing my life for the better. This is because, I was married with the hope of living a better life with my husband but due to financial constraints, this dream has never materialized. I am planning to start livestock rearing and I wish to spend utmost $300 to buy 10 goats and in addition to this, I will buy 2 cows at an estimated cost of $300. This will be my long term investment project to support the needs of my family in the future. My other plan is to extend my house with one room to provide a spacious space that can accommodate our belongings and I intend to use at least $250 to do this."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is financial constraints. This has forced me to stay in a small house which is also leaking during the rain seasons something that makes to seek for shelter in my son's house. This has ashamed me for long since I get more ridicule from my neighbours and I never enjoy life."