"There are changes that I have achieved after getting the transfers. One is being able to construct an iron roofed house, the other is that I have acquired household items that were not in place before for example a solar, a better mattress, chairs, good utensils. Before, We were sleeping in a grass thatched house with a roof that leaked on rainy days. I did not have good household items ."

"My life is better now because I managed to pay school fees for my self to persue a course in automotive mechanics. I dropped out of school and If it wasn't for this transfer, I would have not gone back to school. I am happy, It is my prayer that GiveDirectly extends the support to other people."

"My life has improved now, I bought a motor bike which does boda boda business. This bike brings in income for meeting the family need for example food, soap. In addition to this I hired farm land for a period of two years and cultivated some crops. Prior to receiving the transfer I rod people's bikes and at the end of the day money would be divided with the ower of the bike. On the other hand, I did not have enough farm land."

"There is a difference in my life because I have got capital that is going to enable me start a business which was in my plan but I was limited by finances. This business will change my life for better because it will generate income for my family development. If I had not got this transfer, It would take me a longer time to work for the capital."

"I desire to build a 3 bedrooms house that can accommodate me and my family comfortably. Receiving this money means I will be able to buy the necessary materials required such as poles, iron sheets and some few bags of cement. I will also spend part of the transfers to purchase goats that will help me in the education of my children."

"Receiving this money means that my biggest and constant burden of paying school fees will be eased.I have been wondering where I am going to raise money before the year ends to offset arrears both in secondary school and the University and when I heard about the transfers I was very relieved."

"Initially, I used to depend fully on large scale crop farming; mainly maize and beans for a living but due to unreliable and unpredictable rainfall patterns in this area, i gave up on farming due to poor harvests. I then resolved to engage myself in the business of purchasing milk from my neighbours at a price of ksh 27 per litre and selling them to a middle man at ksh 32 per litre, which earns me a total of ksh 250 daily after selling 50 litres. My daily income is low compared to the needs of my family since i have two children studying in college and two in secondary school. This is the biggest struggle i face"

"Receiving this money will enable me to realise my life time dream of building a decent shelter that is spacious enough to fit my family of eight. Due to financial constraints, I have not been able to repair nor construct a spacious house and as a result,three of my eldest children are forced to seek shelter from relatives on a daily basis.Due to the cold at night more so when it rains,the younger ones have been subjected to persistent coughs,flu's and at one time my youngest suffered from pneumonia. When I receive this money I will construct a bigger house for us and with the rest invest in livestock for keeping."

"With the welding machine that I just bought, I hope that my son will have a business that will sustain him and that he will help me in providing for the family after the project is over. This will change my life as I will not have to bear all the family responsibilities as I do now being the family breadwinner."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better hand spacious house for my family. I used to live in a small mud house which was leaking from the inside. It was a big problem during the rainy season because it was leaking from the inside, We used to stay in one corner of the house where it was not leaking until when the rain was over. I feared to welcome visitors to my house because the house was in bad condition. There was no space and no seats. At times when I had my siblings, I used to make a tent outside the house to host them there as we discuss family issues. Currently, I have a better and spacious house. I no longer fear to welcome visitors to my house and We are no longer exposed to cold. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has completely changed my living standards from grass-thatched house to an iron sheet roofed house."