"It was a few minutes to 4 a.m. when I realized that I had received money from GiveDirectly. At that instant, I woke my wife up, informed her of the good news. We sang a song in a low tone and prayed to thank God for the blessings that had just come in and to GiveDirectly also for their support. I knew that it was the end of my suffering."

"In the next six months, my poultry project will be flourishing and I will have finished paying the loan that I acquired while purchasing the solar panel. This will be a big step in my life and I can wait for it."

"I do not expect much change in the next six months because I still have school fees to pay. I have several school-going children and it would be difficult to start a new project at the moment. Although I am planning to save the little money I get from casual jobs and start an income-generating activity later"

"I expect that in the next six months, I will have plastered the floor to my main house so that I will not have worry about having to smear it all the time which is a big challenge to me now due to my old age. This may be a bit tough as I solely depend on these transfers for my household needs, but I pray that all will work out as planned with proper planning and sacrifice."

"I expect to have bought more building materials like iron sheets, poles, timber, nails etc and built the kitchen so that I have a safe place to cook in. This will also provide my children with a place to sleep in at night without having to worry about where to sleep the next night."

"In the next six months, I believe I will have started rearing livestock. This has been a dream ever since I was a small boy. To own a herd of livestock. Besides that, I will have bought my motorcycle which translates to increased income."

"As I was brought up, my parents taught me how to make my life better through farming. This is why I have always believed my life can only change through farming. I had hoped one day I will have a breakthrough in farming in as much as I had nothing to prove it. When I received the transfer, I knew God had answered my prayer and now that I have the kind of land I wanted, my life will never be the same but will continue to get better every year."

"My dream has always been to own have livestock most importantly dairy cow since in my village they are a richer source on wealth. The daily cow I bought with my first transfer was producing 2 liters a day.I recently added another one boost the produce to 7 litres a day.With Ksh 210 a day after selling this litters of milk at 30 KES. I will be to pay school fees for my children who are in primary school without struggling much. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for giving me and opportunity of offering my children a quality education which I have always desired for them."

"My biggest wish is to ensure that my house is renovated especially the roof that is currently under attack by termites that may soon destroy the timber on the roof. I have put into place ways of saving these transfer through purchasing cereals which I will later sell when the prices have gone up and buy the required materials. This is also a way of preventing me from spending the money which is very possible if I have it at hand. I know that I will be living in a better house in six months because I by then, the"

"In my life, I had given up in owning any kind of did not know I could ever own livestock. This is because of my low income which could not even help meet my needs. I would satisfy my desire by herding other people's cows. As I was herding, I continued to pray one day I will have my own in as much as I did not see the way out. I am glad I now have my own cattle which has brought back my pride. At least I earn an income from herding for others as well mine."