"My life is different in that, I now have a three roomed permanent structure in my compound though I have not completely to build because the transfer was not enough but we hope to get a loan. Currently, I'm still sleeping in a leaking thatched house. Thanks to GiveDirectly because on my own I wouldn't have put up this structure."

"My life has changed because I have paid off the debt and repossessed my farm land which I will start to cultivate in the next season. I'm now sure of food security in my home compared to before when I suffered from food shortage because I rented out most of the farm land and cultivated late. In addition, I have got enough lighting in my house. Previously, I used a torch which was costly because I had to buy dry cells every week."

"My life is much better because through these cash transfers, I managed to acquire two bulls which will help me this coming season to cultivate on time and get good yields. In addition, I also bought a bicycle which has simplified my movements and work like collecting water and crops from the farm. Previously, I moved for long distances and hired other people's bulls."

"My life has taken different sharp ever since I got these transfers in that, I acquired a motorbike for transportation business which gives me at most a profit of twenty thousand shillings in a good day. I'm now able to meet the basic needs of my family like treatment as opposed to when I depended on casual labour which could not meet all the needs."

"My life has improved in that, I can listen to news and music during my leisure time because I acquired a radio. Now days I'm updated what is going on a round the world and my mind is occupied all the time as opposed to when I got second hand information. Secondly, I'm in the process of building permanent house. I'm left with buying bricks and still sleeping in thatched house."

"I have been hiring oxen to plough my farm land. However, when I got money from GiveDirectly, I was able to acquire an ox that will help me plough my land. Secondly, I have bought a mattresses and beddings for my children and visitors that has made me very happy, because previously I had no mattress for the vistors and whenever I recieved a vistor I made my children to sleep on a mat and the vistor takes up their mattress."

"Before getting these transfers, I had a challenge of movement, whenever my children fall sick we found it hard to take them to the hospital. However, this transfers enabled me to acquire a motorbike that has eased movement and it also generates income for the daily running of the family."

"Prior to receiving this cash transfers, my children were often sent back home for school fees balance because I couldn't afford settling theirs fees at once. Upon recieving these transfers from GiveDirectly, I was in position to pay my children's fees for two terms that has given me a peace of mind and enough time to look for fees for the remaining terms. In addition, we bought a motorbike as a family that generates daily income that supports us with feeding, children's education and medical treatment which were challenging previously because we didn't have a stable source of income."

"Before getting these cash transfers, I didn't have land and oxen of my own, I hired pieces of land to cultivate crops and even oxen which couldn't give me an opportunity to stock my hearvest since the yields I get was sold for hiring land and oxen which often resulted to food shortage in my home. However, when I received my transfers from GiveDirectly, I was able to get pieces of land and an ox that I believe will give me chance to stock my hearvest."

"Low land productivity in this area is the biggest hardship we face as a result of unpredictable rainfall patterns and crop pests and diseases. As a result, I fully depend on my spouse who works as a casual laborer in a security firm in Nairobi. I am a PSSP( private student) in the university and in my 4th year of studies.He channels 3/4 of his salary in paying my school fees as well as supporting all family needs hence we haven't been able to grow development wise in this family."