"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have started a Mpesa business. The income from the business will support me in paying school fees for my daughter in secondary school and also to expand the poultry project that I will have started."

"The difference in my life is that I have established my own home where I currently live peacefully unlike before when my wife used to bother me that shed needed her own home. I am also assured that my sons will be able to get places to build their houses when they grow up. I also bought a piece of land from the first transfer and now my life has changed in that I can do a lot of things at home such as farming my own piece of land, raising my poultry and looking after my cattle. Before GiveDirectly gave me money, all these were but mere dreams to me."

"It was in the morning hours when I was on the farm and I heard a message alert streaming on my phone. Since I'm not so knowledgeable about the phone, I couldn't read the message, therefore, I had to get back home so that my son could read the message. When he informed that I had received money from GiveDirectly I was so amazed and thanked God for the blessing."

"My life has totally changed for the better. I am now raising a happier and healthier family than it was before i received the transfer. The whole family is happy and I am a proud father."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have completed building a house for visitors. I'm also planning on buying a dairy cow to cut the cost of buying milk. I will also be earning a daily income from the sales of milk to meet additional needs for the family and to pay school fees for my uncle in secondary school because his parent is not able to raise his school fees."

"This is a drought prone area, being fully dependant on farming and livestock keeping, this is our biggest hardship. My husband takes care of the livestock and am left in the farm and my small shop. We sometimes find it hard to pay school fees for our children. Rendering to them missing out on school sometimes."

"My life will improve horrendously, my ambition is to start my own tailoring shop, I have the skills to match it but resources have been a problem. Apart from starting the tailoring business my husband and I have been wanting to buy oxen to help us in farming Getting my transfer will help realise that dream of being a tailor. I will buy a sewing machine and start a dress making business. My family and I will also invest in farming tools for the next season hence a fruitful harvest."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is food insecurity.Without enough food for the family,there is no any other meaningful thing one can accomplish.I have been struggling to feed my family in vain because I depend on traditional farming methods that coupled with infertile lands and harsh climatic conditions,only results to very low yields.This has made my children go hungry and drop out of school."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build a bigger sleeping house and buy oxen to support farming. "

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a piece of land so that I can settle together with my family."