"I have a great expectation in the next six months. according to the plans laid down at the money, it's clear that by then I would have purchased a sheep. I am currently saving towards it so that I would add that savings with one of the month's transfer and use on purchasing."

"I was informed by a neighbour early in the morning that money had been sent to us, and because I could not read and comprehend the messages on my phone, I curiously called my helper who confirmed to me that indeed money had been sent into my Mpesa account. I was overwhelmed with joy and rejoiced with my children for the fortune."

"I had two children in secondary school and at the same time, both my spouse and I didn't have a reliable source of income to sustain us. We were therefore forced to stay in a small rental house near our homestead after the previous house fell because we couldn't afford the cost of building materials. If it wasn't for GD I would still be staying in a rental house but I'm happy through GD transfers I was able to construct a bigger and decent house."

"On my usual day I wake early, take a shower and prepare my my children for school. I am then left alone to do house chores till around 10 O'clock in the morning. After finishing my chores I sit down and start working. I work from home so that is where I spend all my day doing bead work. I normally go to Kariokor market twice a week to sell my work to people who make Maasai shoes. The rest of the days I work till evening, then prepare food and retire to bed till the next day. On my free time I visit friends and relatives, I also spend time with my children to know how they are fairing on."

"My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the transfer from GiveDirectly. I'm currently self-employed. This is because I was able to start up a barbershop business with the second transfer. In addition to that, I was able to lease some pieces of land where I have planted both maize and beans thus expecting an improved harvest compared to the previous seasons. This makes me assured of food security and improved living standards in general because there will be an increased income from the produce of my farming activities and the barber shop."

"In the next six months, I want to ensure I pay for the services of the lawyer until I am done. I will be saving the transfers and paying bit by bit until I will be able to go through with the case I have in court."

"In the next six months, I want to ensure my grandson is always in school studying. I will ensure this happens by paying his school fees in time before he is sent home for the same. I know when he has quality studying time, he will get good grades and get a well-paying job to help him better future."

"I revived my cyber Cafe business which had already collapsed due to unpaid bills and lack funds using GD transfers and I am happy that my daily income is much more than what I could ever imagine. Being the business-minded person that I am, I now have plans of starting a pig rearing project which is also something I have dreamed of for a while with part of my savings. Pig rearing is very profitable as they grow very fast, easy to maintain and have a high market value hence the decision to venture into it."

"My life is different because I was able to start my small scale business where I buy maize in bulk at wholesale price and later re-sell them at retail prices. I do not think I would have launched this business if I had not received the transfers from Give Directly. Apart from that, I have become a large scale farmer where I keep a lot of livestock which includes cows, sheep, and ducks. One advantage of keeping these birds is that I can be able to sell them out anytime when I feel I am financially broke."

"I can say that the difference in my life is that I was able to get a new house which probably I could not have had if I could not have received the cash transfers. The kind of finishing I did on the house was also quite expensive and it consumed most of the money I had by then. All these things were made possible courtesy of the transfers from Give Directly."