"My life is different because I am now at a different stage of life as compared to where I was in the past before I got the first cash transfers. Initially, I used to sell sweets that could earn me a maximum of Kes 200 per day. Currently, I can say I am sure of getting up to 1000 profit at the end of each day, which according to me is such a big improvement."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a cow as an investment for my family. This will help me during emergency needs by selling the cow to raise money to handle my needs. When they reproduce, I will have the number increase which is a source of wealth for me. I know I will never go back to where I was before the transfers."

"My life will change in the next six months in that I will have money that I can use to handle my needs efficiently. I would not want to borrow and depend on others as I have always done in the past. I will use my transfer on savings so that if I have an emergency, I can solve it without many struggles and borrowing."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be in a position to buy all the required seeds and fertilizers to use on my farm from the money that I generate from the sales from my farm produce."

"In the next six months, my life will have totally changed. This is due to the fact that I will have started the business of buying and selling heifers. I will be using the income generated from this business to pay school fees for my children and to start up another income generating project for my wife to run. This will give her the opportunity to earn an income without going around the village looking for some menial jobs to do."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have the money to pay school fees for my daughter. Since I will be receiving the transfers on a monthly basis, it will be of help and I will ensure I pay her fees in advance so that she may not be sent home again. I would want her to have maximum time to study in school and get good grades."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have fully devoted all my time to work on my own farm and stop the casual job. I will also have increased the number of acres for farming and this will lead to high production."

"My new goal is to make sure that I finish college. Getting money to pay school fees has been difficult and being that I am remaining with one semester to go, I would not wish to drop out of college. With help from relatives and friends, I am hopeful of finishing my course so as to get my certificate which will help me apply for jobs."

"I spent part of my transfer on boosting my business. I refurbished and added a few upholstery in the business premise in order to attract customers. I also added a new stock since the business cannot stand on its own at the moment. In addition to that, I also managed to buy food for my family and kept the remaining amount as savings. Previously, I could sell clothes to supplement my income since the business could not sustain me. Once in a while, I could look for casual jobs to supplement my income too. I feel good after boosting my business since there are signs of it becoming stable. We are already getting good profits and I thank GiveDirectly because it is because of them that the business regained its momentum."

"My new goal is to open hardware in my village. The shop will contain spare parts and other electric appliances. I started doing a wiring course with my first transfer and I want to acquire skills that will help me efficiently operate my business. I know that this will be a long term solution to my unemployment menace."