"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better and spacious house for my family. We used to live in a small house together with my family which is a taboo. I depend on the casual jobs in the village and the small amount of money that I earn is only for the basic needs of the money. When I had visitors they could spend the nights at the neighbor's place and this was risky because of the insecurity. Currently, I have built a better and spacious house. My children have a good place to sleep and do their homework without any disturbances. I also have a room for the visitors. I no longer shy to welcome people to my house like before. I am so much grateful for the support from GiveDirecly."

"My new goal for the next four months is to build a better house. I am staying in a grass-roofed house that leaks during rainy seasons. I have been longing to build an ironed roofed house but due to low wages that I get from casual work, it was not possible to meet this dream. The little money that I get from casual jobs is only enough to buy food and a few basic needs. I used to live from hand to mouth and I could barely save nothing despite working very hard. I am glad I was one of the beneficiaries of Give Directly because now I can save part of my transfer and buy the necessary building materials"

"The biggest difference in my daily is that I have built a better and spacious house for my family. We used to live in a small mud grass-thatched house which could not host all my family members comfortably. During the rainy seasons, it was a big challenge because the house was leaking from the inside. My family members were exposed to cold and thus making them vulnerable to cold-related diseases. Spending nights with grown-up children is a taboo in our culture. I had grown up children and sometimes they could spend the night at their grandmother's house. Movement at night was a bit risky for them because of the insecurity. My children could not complete the assignment on time because of the movement at night to their grandmother's house. Their performance was being affected. Currently, I have built a better and spacious house. My children are no longer spending nights outside the home. They have their own room where they do the assignments on time. I no longer fear to welcome visitors to my house because I have a decent house. I am so much happy because our lives have changed to be better."

"The moment I received the money I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when I was checking my phone as usually. When I checked the message, I found a message confirming that I have received 55000KES from GiveDirectly. It was not easy to believe this. I had to confirm this from the M-pesa agent shop at the center. I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. My family members were also so happy. I knew I would be able to buy the Ox that I had always wanted to own."

"Paying school fees to my child with ease is the biggest difference that I would not have achieved without GiveDirectly's assistance. Being a sole breadwinner of the family who relied mostly in a meager income that I got from selling milk to meet my family's pressing needs and pay school fees for her was the biggest challenge that I always wished I could come out of. Therefore, I could not consistently pay school fees on time but rather paid in bits after two to three months and this kept my child out of school. I feel so happy now seeing her rush for this golden opportunity. The other difference is I own a calf which is not something that I would have managed to do at this time without the support of GiveDirectly."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have bought a cow. I plan to buy a cow because there is high demand for milk in this area. Animal feeds also do well in this region and I think I should take advantage of that. I also have enough space and equipment and the right skills for rearing a dairy cow. I will, therefore, continue saving my monthly income and buy a cow."

"I would wish to live a life better than the one I am in now, we are soon going to finish the project of plastering of house and we do the painting. I expect my life to change in the next six months in that we want to open a family business, though we are still debating which one specifically. This will give us an additional source of capital. We have agreed that my wife will be in charge of it because personally I am busy with my driving work. Having an additional source of income will help us provide for our children the necessary needs they want, and also enable us to achieve our other life goals."

"I have a plan of buying a cow, in fact, I do save part of my transfers from Give Directly towards the project. The little I get from casual work, part of it I spend on food and the remaining amount I save towards the project. The reason why I thought of a cow is that our weather is favorable for livestock keeping and they are manageable. I also wanted to start cattle rearing because it will give me milk both for domestic and commercial purposes."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have fixed an iron sheet roof and replace the grassed that one by buying building materials every month with the sent transfer. This is because at the moment the leaky grass-thatched roof of my house is in a deplorable condition which has made it risky for our habitation."

"Creating an additional source of income through livestock rearing has always been my desire. My life is different than it would have been if I never received these transfers in that I was able to buy a paged dairy cow and now it has already reproduced. I am happy since I threw one stone and hit two birds at the same time . Today, I am be able to sell milk on a daily basis and earn extra income. These extra income is handy on our day to day household acquisition as it caters for the pressing basic needs and school fees for my grandchildren. My gratitude goes to GiveDirectly and its donors as well."