"I have a decent house, which I was not able to build without GiveDirectly money. I was living in a leaking, grass thatched house, and sometimes when it rained in the middle of the night, my children could wakeup and we could gather in a corner until rain could stop then they could resume the sleep. We could sometimes miss meals in the house, unlike now, that we can afford a complete meal which is a well balanced one."

"The moment I received my money, I was very happy. The the first thing I did was to pray and thank God because he is the one who cares for the orphans and widows. I had surety that my grand daughter will complete her education for her future job market. I am strong believer that for someone be marketable in modern job demand he/she must be well educated."

"When I received my money, it was like a dream and I could not believe. I have my relatives in Siaya where GiveDirectly has worked before, and I have admired the kind of project they had done with transfer. This made me to have development plan of livestock keeping. As a result, receiving transfer transformed my dream into reality, and now I have started livestock keeping, mostly cattle and pig keeping."

"There is a big difference in my life compared to the past. I am now able to be in possession of properties that no body could think of. My dignity and self worth which was eroded in the society was redeemed, and now I have livestock to rear and this will help me in future."

"Receiving this money means a relief from financial constraints for my family. Seeing my son through his illness has been my greatest desire that has never materialised due to financial constraints. With this money, I will set up a general shop that will serve my neighbours. With this, I foresee a situation where I will generate good profits and save for my son's treatment."

"My ambition is to buy a cow in the next six months. This will provide me with milk that hopefully will improve on my nutrition and cash flow as I shall sell surplus. I also intend to make some ghee that fetches well in our local markets. With increased sources of income, I will be reasonably liberated from the bondage of poverty."

"My life is different than it would have been If I never received money from GiveDirectly because I managed to buy a sewing machine which I use to make my own money. I used to rely on my husband for all my monetary needs but he was not able to achieve most of them. I am now glad that I can also raise some money through my tailoring work and support my husband for our household's needs."

"I now have a changed and /or improved standard of living because I have been relieved off the burden of looking for grass which had been costly year in, year out. I am happy and because I have been suffering from low self esteem but now lifted high."

"The biggest differnce in my daily life is that, my self esteem has been elevated because I now own a bull and have some land for crop cultivation which will provide enough food for the household."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I now own cows which is a sign of wealth and dignity in my community. I use to admire my neighbour's cow and wished to have my own. I am optimistic that my cows will reproduce to fill my shed and I will be able to sell more milk and earn more income. I also managed to renovate my house which had become so weak and even fixed glasses to my windows which had stayed without glasses for two years. I now live happily and have a better source of income which is quite dependable as compared to the past when I would work on people's farm and earn very little at the end of the day."