"I spent my transfers to clear my high school arrears so I could obtain my high school certificate. I completed high school in the year 2017 but my leaving certificate was retained due to a fee balance of 10000 KES. I was orphaned at a young age and the only sibling I have left is my elder brother whom I have lived with here in Mathare, almost all my life. I used to do casual jobs to pay my school fees, with some help also from my brother. I have always dreamt of going to college to study Electrical Engineering, but my high school certificate was retained in school. I was happy when I received my transfers as I knew I would finally get my certificate. I also spent the transfers to pay a debt of 5000 KES that I owed my elder brother."

"Since I received the transfers, I have felt as though I am at a different level now. I find myself wanting to hang out and interact more with entrepreneurs, and people who are business minded. I have even realized that I no longer desire to hang out with my old friends where we used to sit and spend most of our time. I hope to grow in business and to grow my businesses so I can be very wealthy and successful in future."

"I expect to change my life because I know that after six months I will have erected a new house that is more spacious and can easily accommodate my family as opposed to living in this small house where we squeeze for space."

"My life is different than it would have been of I had never recieved the transfer in that my family and I are in a safe house where we are not suffering from a leaking roof."

"I expect to buy one truck of sand that I will use to cement my house that is currently made of mud. I will do so so that my house becomes more durable for a very long time in the future."

"The big plan right now is to save as much as I can so that I can be able to buy a cow in the near future. It will not be an easy task for me to complete because of the little cash I get every month but I know this mission will be achievable."

"I have been able to buy enough food for my family unlike previously when I used to struggle so much in the past. Right now my husband and I have joined the one acre fund project where we acquire high quality fertilizer and seedlings that will see us get a bumper harvest at the end of the season."

"I was over joyed and praised God when I received my first transfer, I knelt down in my house prayed to God to keep blessing Give Directly and the staff in general for the wonderful and amazing assistance. I was so happy that whatever I did not have in my household it was time for me to purchase all the necessities that my house needed."

"My life is different because I have my oxen and when rains return I will be able to plough with ease and no longer have to hire labor which is very expensive. I used to think a lot how my child could go back school but since I was able to pay fees with this transfer I have peace of mind."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am clear of debts. before I received my payments from GiveDirectly, my income was so poor that I ended up accumulating debts in shops Ias I took daily supplies on credit. Most of the shops around where I live had already incurred losses as I could not pay what I owed them. I ended up borrowing more in order to pay them. This further aggravated my situation to almost hopelessness. But when the transfers came, I paid all those that I owed to people and now live freely unlike when it used to worry me because whenever I met them they would demand their money."