"My children are really growing fast and the need for school fees is growing really fast. in next six months my plan is to invest enough for their education. I want to save enough from my herdsman job job and also with the remaining amount of the transfers i will spend on buying cows.goats and even chicken which I am planning to sell them to pay their school fees as soon as they join school."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my standard of living has tremendously improved because I feed well, sleep well and due to this new lifestyle; I'm living a much more healthy and happy life."

"Paying school fees has been one of my greatest challenge as a parent. On several occasions, i have had my children dependent on neighbors mercies and well wishers to help raise school fees for my children. I have no formal employment to give me enough earnings to pay their school fees. Our land is also largely arid and we only do subsistence farming. Give directly has renewed my hopes and aspirations of giving my children the best education i can. i believe they will clear school and live better lives."

"I have three children in School, two in secondary school and one in a primary boarding school. Paying school fees for my children has proved to be one of the hardest thing for me. I was at the verge of selling my only cow to help raise school fees for my children. Give directly came in handy to help me pay my accumulated school fees. It has given me hope of securing a better future for my children and pride as a responsible parent. I do not think i would also be living in a better house like the one am living in now"

"I am projecting enough savings from my barber shop,enough to buy me land. Here land is very cheap with 40000 KES i can get half an acre of land to expand my farming activities,if all goes well my family will never lack food and other basic commodities"

"My life is different than it was before I began receiving money from GiveDirectly since in the past, I was living in a small and pathetic house which I felt uncomfortable to host visitors in. At the moment, I am building a big house which will go along way in helping me host my visitors comfortably without feeling ashamed. Secondly, when I received the first transfer, I was able to see dentist who extracted my three teeth that had been causing pain to me. I am at the moment well and greatly relieved of teeth related pain."

"The biggest difference is that I no longer ride a borrowed motorcycle hence all the profits I make I use for my family needs. Before, I would find it very hard to make ends meet with the little I used to get after giving motorcycle owner his income. The remaining amount was too little to meet all my family demands but since I started riding my own, I have been able to provide for the family and even save the rest which has improved my financial strength."

"Now that I can be able to support my faimly well, I want to improve the status of my house. I have been living in a semi-permanent house and because I have always had very little income, I have not managed to paint it. When I sell my harvest, I will get enough money top pay for school fees for my children and use the rest to paint my house. I would want it to look neat and presentable so that I don't advertise my poverty to everyone though my house."

"In the next six months, I want to apply for a loan which I will use in buying building material. This is because I want to finally put up my own home. I have been staying in a rental house which has been very expensive. Paying rent every month is one of the reasons why I have so many debts in my life. I believe with this money, I will finally fulfil my dream and have a house I have always wanted by paying back the loan with my monthly transfers."

"I heard an alert message in my phone when I was preparing to go and search for casual labor in the sugarcane plantations as usual. When I checked, the message was a confirmation of money transferred in my account. I felt confused and knelt down and prayed. I thought I was praying in a low tone but was making noise instead. It was unbelievable. I felt very happy and relieved of stress."