"I intend to use this transfers for pay off adebt at my former institute Unyama NTc. This will enable me pick my teacher's certificate. "

"Receiving this money means to Marry a wife. My wife abandoned me with children, so this transfers I shall use to get dowry for marrying another woman."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having enough food for my family. In the past, my family used to miss some meals in a day. This is due to the drought and certain diseases that attacked our maize plant. This caused us not to harvest any for some years now. We have been relying on buying maize since it is our staple food but due to my nature of work, I could not afford to buy enough. Thanks to GiveDirectly. The transfers enabled us to purchase some sacks of maize that can last us for some months. This has relieved me from doing a lot of casual jobs like before."

"In the next six months, I expect to renovate my house so that it can look more decent. I shall, therefore, prioritize saving my transfers and use them to buy bags of cement and sand for plastering its walls and its floor. Currently, the floor is made of earth and it occasionally generates specks of dust which is harmful to my life."

"I was woken up by a message notification on my phone early in the morning. Upon checking the notification, it was MPESA notifying me that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I was very happy to receive the money because I now knew that some of my dreams will be fulfilled."

"I expect to own a medium size and a decent kitchen. Currently, I do not have one and I have been cooking outside, in an open place. When my Kitchen will be built, I shall be a happy woman since this will restore my dignity in the village where I reside."

"In the next six months, I expect my house' floor to be improved. For instance, once it is cemented, there will be no more specks of dust which have been affecting my household members during prolonged dry seasons. Moreover, I shall be relieved from the burden of smearing it twice a month."

"In the next six months, I expect to extend my house. I have been sleeping in a small house hence my children have been forced to sleep at my neighbor's kitchen. The new house will be spacious to accommodate both my children and my relatives who will visit us in the future."

"The cash transfers from GD helped me to cultivate the two acres of land which i could not have cultivated were it not for the money from the organization. I also have money to keep my family going by buying enough food in a very easy manner as opposed to how much I used to struggle so much in the past."

"In the next six months, I expect my new house to be fully built. This will bring a big change in my life since in it there will be a kitchen and another room for my visitors. I shall, therefore, be able to stay till late at night as I catch up with my visitors. I have always been afraid to stay till late with the visitors because I always have to take them to the neighborhood where they often sleep."