"When I receive this money, I will rent land for agriculture and help pay school fees for my grandchildren."

"Receiving this money means, I will be able to start produce business in Aloet centre. This business shall be a source of my livelihood ."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is the problem of poor accommodation. The house is too small and we share with the children."

"My phone was off and was charging at the time I was hearing rumors from my neighbors that GiveDirectly has sent us the money they had promised. I went for it and turned it on and amazingly, the first message was from them indicating that I had received my first transfer. I was very happy than before as I tried to figure out what I would spend my transfer on."

"For a long time, I thought that I could not own any cow in my life. This was only made possible through the GiveDirectly support and now I have my own, which I am expecting them to increase in number over some years. To me, this is the biggest difference in my life for it comes along with the pride and respect one is being given in our community if he/she has one."

"In the next six months, I expect to have saved more money to be able to buy more household items such as furniture which I do not have at the moment. Having good furniture will make my house look more beautiful and I will be able to welcome my guest without feeling ashamed and worried that they may be forced to sit on broken seats or eat on their laps."

"I was beginning to prepare that day midday meal for my family when the notification arrived. I was elated to know that the money had actually been sent as promised. I almost abandoned the cooking but had to carry on because of my little children. I hastily prepared it as my children would need to eat and go back to school within an hour. Were it not for them, I would have abandoned the plans to make lunch. The excitement was much and as soon as the meal was ready, I joined my neighbours in the rushing to withdraw the cash at a mobile money outlet."

"The child I was with asked me if I was running mad. My happiness was overwhelming as I clapped uncontrollably after reading the message showing that I had received KES 55000. the money came at a time when my children were wearing torn school uniforms. They were wearing some clothes that resembled the school uniforms and I didn't have a choice as long as they had something on. My teachers used to bother them and this stressed me a lot but I could not afford it. I could not hide my joy as I clapped in amazement."

"In the next six months what is likely to happen is, I will be healthy and good looking not malnourished like I used to look before I started receiving my transfers. I will also have gathered enough resources and hopefully will have started the renovation of my house."

"I currently do not have any new goals apart from what I had previously that is to purchase a ram for rearing and being able to save towards my niece's school fees."