"The cash transfers empowered me to marry a life partner. For a very long time I was alone because I could not afford to pay dowry. I am now socially respected in the community. More so, I was able to acquire household items and property that I never had. My home looks beautiful with nice chairs and bedding. I also hired three pieces of farm land for agriculture and this will boost my family's food supply. Prior to receiving the cash transfers, I was majorly depending on casual labour which was not profitable. At one point, I almost thought of committing suicide because life was unbearable and I had nobody to run to."

"On my usual day I wake up at around 7:00am in the morning, prepare and take breakfast,help my mother in doing some house chores then freshen up and leave for work.I am a casual labourer who mostly washes people's clothes to earn a living. I work mostly in either Eastleigh or Kibera slums. Depending on the location I wash for two or three clients daily until 4:00pm then I return home take supper then retire bed until the next day. During my free time I wake up, do some house chores then relax by listening to music and browsing my phone, I also visit my friends."

"My life currently has changed in that receiving this money has enabled me to cater for most of my financial issues such as being able to acquire farm lands that will enable me to farm on large scale. When the harvest is ready, I will sell off the produce and provide for my family needs with out any inconveniences. Prior to getting this transfer, I only had a very small piece of land that I used to farm on since my father had limited land and we were many children that the land was shared and it was never enough to take care of my family needs. In addition to this, receiving this money has enable me to build my own permanent house. Before getting this transfer, the house I was enrolled had a crack and had fallen then I decided to move in to my late brother's house. I am happy that soon, I will be moving into my own house when fully complete."

"My life has totally changed in that, I'm living a healthy life due to the peace of mind that has been brought about by the transfer. Previously, I stressed myself a lot over how to raise money pay my children's school fees but the unconditional transfer I received made it a walk over this time round."

"My life has significantly changed in that, I am a debt free man after clearing my debt burden. My family's nutrition has greatly improved because we feed well compared to the past when we could eat regular foods that were not that nutritious. In addition to this, I can freely communicate with my distant relatives using the GiveDirectly phone. It should be noted that before GiveDirectly launched in our village, I had no personal phone. I used to borrow phones so as to communicate with my relatives which was very embarrassing. I attribute all these achievements to GiveDirectly's generosity."

"My life is different in that, I have been in position to construct an iron roofed house that I intend to shift immediately after fitting a door and windows. Shifting to my new house will relieve me from the burden of renovating my hut annually. Previously, I didn't have enough money to purchase the needed building materials and to pay for construction labor."

"My life has tremendously improved in that, I live a much happy life because I bought livestock and an acre of land. With this livestock, I'm optimistic that my children's tuition will be paid in the future and I can now cultivate more food for my family as opposed to the past when I cultivated on only one acre of land. Before, I couldn't afford all these assets due to the lack of money."

"I expect to venture into poultry farming so that when the transfers from GiveDirectly are over, I can get a way of generating income for my family. I also look forward to building a new house as I shall have bought the timber and remaining iron sheets and other building materials. The shame of not owning a house will not weigh me down again."

"My life has changed in that, I have improved my house by cementing the floor and fixing the proper door and windows. Previously, due to the pressing the needs I had of paying my children's tuition, I wasn't able to save up any money to better my house. In addition, I paid my children's tuition with this transfer unlike in the past when struggled to raise the money."

"My life is now different in that, my long term dream of constructing a permanent house is being fulfilled. Previously, I had this dream with no ability of making it a reality due to lack of funds."