"I expect my life to change over the next six months in that I shall improved my poultry keeping project. I just started this project recently and I have not been able to reap any profits from it. I want to use the monthly transfers to improve on the stock, build a poultry house and buy feeds for the chicken. This project shall definitely bring forth a difference in my life and be a gateway to initiating other new and bigger projects."

"Previously I had to work on someone's farm in order to put food on the table. Whatever I earned from it couldn't be enough to feed the family so I was forced to cross over to rift valley province which is neighbouring us to work for them in order to get a good amount of money to meet the family's needs. I'm happy this is not the case anymore because currently, I have a business which I started with the second transfer. I'm glad the business is doing so well and my living standards have improved."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is sickness. I am an epleptic case. I take medicine every day but some times the drugs get finished and I don't have money to buy more. No one helps me in this. At times I am forced to do casual labour to atleased raise some money that can support me."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to provide the education needs of my children. I have many children who actually go to school but how to provide for them is a charllage. I do casual labour to earn some money. Some times I am forced to sell off food just to support them. This in most cases has brought about food shortage in my household. "

"About twenty years ago during a rapid spread of malaria, I self medicated and ended up taking an overdose of quinine. I was knocked unconscious and fell into the fire in my hut. My right hand sustained serious burns leading to amputation of my four fingers leaving me with the thumb. This ordeal condemned me to more than a decade of monthly check ups and costly medication. Moreover, it hampered my efforts to undertake any meaningful activity in my farm and it was only until last year that I started working, according to the doctor's approval. My limb has damned me to poverty for such a long time and I feel this is the biggest hardship I've faced in my life."

"My biggest hardship is lack of oxen for ploughing since I cannot plough or dig a large piece of land using handhoe. People who have oxen hire them out for a fee."

"Receiving this money will uplift my living standards in that I will use part of the money to build a bigger iron roofed house and for the remaining part, i intend to buy a dairy cow which in turn produce milk that i will supply to the nearby shopping center hence earning me a daily source of income."

"I expect my daily life to have changed in that I will be having the financial strength to meet my needs. Egg production is one of the very important income sources that I will be enjoying because of the aid that GiveDirectly gives me. I am determined to make it a long lasting project so that I benefit from it beyond the end of the transfer period."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is having to struggle during this hard economic times due to lack of money.I believe this could be better if I had completed my secondary studies and joined college.This could help me get employed.I did not complete my studies due to lack of school fees.I did not proceed past primary school.I am also struggling because my husband is a drunkard and I get little support from him. "

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money. This limits me from providing well for my household in terms of feeding, medical care and other necessary bills."