"I was very happy and peaceful the moment I checked my messages in my phone and came across the notification from GiveDirectly that I had received my first transfer from them. I was thankful to them for getting such a large amount of money that you have not really worked for is rare in the very country and world we are living in."

"Owning any livestock to me was just a dream that I had thought previously would never come true. It takes a great deal to own what I had acquired through the GiveDirectly money. For previously I had none, but now I own them. This to me is the greatest achievements that have brought the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Acquiring the goats is the biggest difference to me as I will keep them as my own assets and through them, I will be saving for the future of my children education. I know that once they reproduce and increase in number I will be able to sell them in case of any financial problem that requires a lot of money."

"In the next six months, I am planning to buy a dairy cow. I joined a table banking group where we all contribute about KES 40,000 monthly. In the next six months, my saving s will have matured and I will l use them to buy a dairy cow. I will then sell the milk and from the earnings, I get I will direct them towards meeting my family's daily needs. My family will be quite okay as far as milk consumption and basic needs is concerned."

"I believe my life will change in the next six months because I will be able to cater for my family needs easily. My biggest worry is school fees since I don't want to fail my kids. I have been working hard to pay fees so that they don't miss lessons. It is not my wish to have them perform poorly because of not playing my part. I will use the wages I get from my casual jobs to cater for my other needs and use the transfers from GiveDirectly to pay school fees. In six months time, I will be able also to plan well and strategize on how to allocate all my sources of income. This will give me peace of mind since my life will be well planned with less worries."

"I am planning to look for a stall where I can sit and sell. |This is because I have been hawking my products which is very tedious. I am planning to boost my business and bring varieties of ladies products to enhance my profit by attracting more customers."

"When I received the transfer, I was happy for it is long since I received such an amount of money and which I never expected in all my life that I would get it without working for it."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that ever since we received this transfer we have been able to plant maize in our farms. This has enabled food security since we are not going to do casual jobs anymore. Our children are no longer sleeping hungry, in fact, we can afford three meals a day more than ever."

"I was buying milk daily from a neighbour and at times I could not meet the whole bill and bearing in mind that I was taking milk due to my health condition. Through the transfer, I acquired two cows which will ensure that I get milk continuously and their will be no more expenses on milk."

"I will be having good capital for my grain business from saving the transfers. I will have a lot of money form the profits that can go a long way in educating my children and meeting our daily needs."