"I am filled with joy that the cash transfer is facilitating the construction of our two roomed house which had stalled for over two years. Secondly, we now dress well and decently compared to before when we could dress in tattered clothes. In the past, I had to depend entirely on agriculture to sustain the family. This was not profitable and it would have taken me more two years to complete the house."

"My biggest goal at the moment is to complete the payment on the Money Agent shop I purchased from my friend before I can focus on any other additional goals. What I would love to do after clearing the payment is to use the transfers to expand the business by bringing in more money services such as becoming an agent for the local banks for more income."

"Currently, I am constructing a two roomed house and very optimistic that It will be complete when I receive the last cash transfer. Previously, I was living under a leaking thatched house which was becoming intolerable. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity."

"The moment I received my money, I became very happy because this money was going to relieve me from the debt burden that I had.Furthermore my plan to construct an iron roofed house was going to be accomplished."

"Currently, I do not have a reliable source of income. Instead, I rely on casual work which is not well paying. I have always had a passion for hair and beauty but I wasn't lucky to join college to pursue it because I could afford the fee neither did I have anyone who could pay the fee for me. The moment when I started receiving the money from GD I knew my prayer was answered and I promised myself to give it the first priority. I have been since then been saving the transfers including the recent transfer so that I'll use it in January to enroll for hair and beauty college."

"Before I started receiving these transfers, I was living in a tiny one-room house together with three of my friends and all we did was nothing but stay high all day. The living environment was pathetic as we had no money to buy the most basic household items or even the time to clean up the house. After the transfers started coming, I decided to quit t kind of lifestyle by quitting the job I used to do at a local illicit brew site as it contributed 100% to my lack of sobriety and even looked for a more decent job at a carwash. I moved out of the house we lived in and rented a place of my own where I have more privacy and more responsibilities which always keep me in check because bills have to be paid and I have no one else look at. GD transfers gave me the confidence to make that decision because I knew I would have money to pay my rent and even buy food in case I did not find any source of income."

"I have always wanted to venture into livestock rearing for the financial security of the family. In the next months, I expect to save and buy my first livestock so that I can have something to fall back to when I have any financial constraints. That is how my life will change in the next few months."

"In the next six month, I expect to have started an income generating activity like selling fish. I believe I would have an additional source of income that will enable me to improve the living standard of my household."

"I have plans of expanding my clothes business which I currently hawk into a big boutique, therefore I have been saving most of my monthly transfers to enable me to achieve this dream. I saved most of the money I received this month in our table banking group as I usually do every month because that is the only place I will not be able to access them untill I have the right amount to set up the boutique. I then gave out some of the transfer to our church as tithe and spent the rest on foodstuff,"

"I remember vividly well it was around 3:30 am when I saw the notification from my mobile phone. When I checked its content, I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly informing that I have received my first transfer. I was so glad because I did not believe it would happen at the time of enrollment. They finally erased the doubts I had about this institution. At first, I knew they just came to waste our time just like many other institutions that have come and went without keeping their promise. I can't find the correct words to express my joy by I was so excited and I deeply thank Give Directly for their help."