"I hope that in the next six months, I will have more livestock in my cow shed as I am planning to buy more using the rest of GD transfers. I also have hope of having enough stock of food in my stores because this farming season was a very good one for me. With the help of GD transfers, I was able to buy quality farm inputs and cultivated a much larger piece of land than I ever have before because I could manage to hire labourers to help in the farm activities. I was also able to cultivate a portion of my land that has always been fallow due to lack of resources to cultivate which pleases me because I know my family will go for a very long time before spending on cereals and even have excess to sell in case we have any emergencies."

"In the next six months, I am certain that I will be attending school with little distractions caused by fee arrears. I will have cleared this semesters school fees."

"At my age,am no longer able to do any farm work as well as other duties in the home.I always wished I could own a dairy cow so that I could zero graze.This is because having one will ensure that I will have an income every month without having to strain a lot.Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a dairy shed as well as buy one cow for breeding"

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build my family a better house.The hut we live in is very small and sometimes am even ashamed to have visitors in my home.I have always wanted to build an iron roofed house but money constraints have not allowed me.This is my chance and am so grateful"

"Receiving this money will elevate me from a mud house to a wooden house with an extra room.A wooden house is easier to mantain and it is also beautiful.I will also spend the transfer on buying a dairy cow.This will help me with the basic needs since I will get milk for consumption and for sale.It will also help me pay school fees in the near future."

"Receiving this money will enable me to furnish my house which is in bad shape due to the heavy rainfall that has washed away the paint. I plan to paint the outside part of the house as well as cementing the floor as well as replacing the old iron sheet that leaks whenever it rains. I will then use the remaining part of the money to add two dairy cattle to my herd to boost my income."

"In the next six months, I would wish to complete the payment of the water tank which I obtained on a hire purchase terms. I have been paying a total sum of 2000 KES every month which I am to pay over a period of five months. The total cost of the tank was 20000 KES. I found the deal good since I am already enjoying the use of the tank even though I have not completed its payment. I also aspire to purchase a cow since in the next six months since I have been saving for. I have been hoping to accumulate my savings to around 20000 KES so that I can obtain a mature breed of a cow. All this will be possible since we joined hands with my husband and every month's savings is 4000KES."

"Stopping the disrespectful coconut brew business when it is a lady running it, is what receiving this money means to me. Currently, I am the solely breadwinner for my family because my husband is old and sick such that he cannot do any job to support me. This forced me to engage in extracting hard core stones for sell, but because of its laborious nature, I opted to stop it and venture into selling of the local coconut brew. Since I feel this business is subjecting me to mockery, the arrival of GiveDirectly to my household has been a great blessing. I plan to use my first transfer to start an eatery premise next to where my friends are selling their brew, something that will give me my daily income. I will spend my second transfer in buying livestock especially goats and the remaining amount will support my children's education. This will change my livelihood and hence the better transformation that I have longed for."

"I woke up one day with an ultimatum from my spouse to either quit my teaching job at a local primary school or pack my things and leave. He also discouraged me from joining college where I wanted to expand my knowledge and skills in Early Childhood Education. I chose to keep my marriage and I'm now forced to stay home to just care for the children and my ailing mother in law. It's very hard for me because now I solely depend on my spouse's unreliable income from his casual job in Mombasa town to cater for all our needs. As a result, construction of our house and toilet is stalled and our four children are consistently sent home due to fee balances. "

"I expect to have plastered my house in the next six months. I have already started saving money towards this project and I believe I will have accumulated enough money to buy the necessary materials. I always feel embarrassed because I am the only one with a mud floor. Most of my friends have plastered floors and I always feel the odd one out. The joy of every woman is to have a house they can mop every morning. I can't wait to have mine plastered and mop-like my fellow women."