"After clearing the loan I have with the farming organization, I would like to save some of these transfers to enable me expand my hotel business. I am currently not able to prepare enough food for my customers because of the little stock I usually buy due. This is because everyday,I take some money out of the profitss I make to to take care of loan payments and other household requirements which cannot allow my business to grow."

"Right now I am thinking of a long term project which will entail selling of second hand shoes which I will be buying in bulk from Nairobi city and re-selling them back in the village where the demand is fairly high. Through this process I am sure that i will be able to make profits and be self-sustainable even when the transfers from GD are stopped."

"In the next six months, I expect my education life to be easy and simple. I shall have built my own house in the next six months which will provide me with ample time for my night studies. I shall no longer wade on mud at night whenever it rains in search of a place to spend my night. This will greatly improve my performance in class as a result, I strongly believe that my ambition to attain university grades will be achievable."

"I want to buy barbed wire that I will use to fence my entire compound so that I do not have to keep the chicks in a closed door environment for the whole day. Apart from that, I want to build a permanent structure for my chicks so that I will not have to use the temporary structure in the future."

"In the next six months, I would want to buy a cow. This will be an investment for my family. From this, I would want to have an inheritance that I would leave to my sons when I die."

"My goal is to open a barber shop. I have been saving part of my transfers in table banking and I will use the savings to start this business. It will a source of income to pay school fees for my siblings and also provide their basic needs. I will also save the income from the business and use it to build a new house in my rural home. Currently, we are living in a small house and cannot accommodate all my family members comfortably."

"In the next six months, I want to build a new house. The one I have now is not the best I would have wanted to have. It is because of life's problems that is why I have the house. I would want to use the transfers to buy building materials to aid me in building a better and bigger house."

"In the six months, I would want to buy a boat. This will be my source of income for I know how the fishing business, I will never go back to begging and the struggles of borrowing every now and again."

"When I woke up, I saw the Mpesa notification message and another message from Give Directly that they have sent the money. I was so happy and I immediately informed my wife about the good news. She was so happy and said a word of prayer to thank God for the cash transfers."

"My life is currently different in that I have acquired all the necessary equipment to open the video shop business. I am happy since I know that before the end of this month, I will have started this business. I have also improved my business where I sell shoes and I have a a variety of shoes in my shop. The income from the business has increased since I used part of transfers to buy more shoes. Thank you Give Directly for the cash transfers."