"My life is really different at the moment. These transfers really came at a time when I really needed financial support because of the numerous challenges that I was facing. I am terminally ill I have an inflammation in the small intestine while my wife was involved in an accident and got both internal and external injuries and need medical attention. On the other hand, my family is really big, I have 7 children and two other children who were orphaned following my sister's demise. I pay school fees for these children and also cater for all their needs which is quite a burden on me considering the fact that I rely on casual jobs which bring little earnings. When these transfers came I paid their school fees and bought enough food which is going to take us for some time it was quite a relief on my side. Most part of these transfers also went to pay for the medical expenses for both my wife and I, we are feeling really much better and healthier and even able to go look for means to meet our family's daily needs, these transfers also helped me get a health cover, this has so far helped us cater for medical expenses and it's going to help us even in the future."

"My biggest difference in life is that I will be able to have a new house soon that I will be able to shelter my family from cold, rain and strange animals. Due to a lack of a stable source of income, I have been unable to provide food on the table for my family sometimes or even repair my house. I have been doing casual works in the village and sometimes are hard to come by, unlike in town where you can easily get a job. I lived in fear of attack from strange animals and diseases because of rains and cold weather at night or even the house to crumble while we are inside. With the second transfer, if I will get I will use it open a business of my own that I will use it to provide food for my family upkeep."

"The moment I received this money, I was very happy in my heart. It was around 11 am when I heard of a message on my phone. I asked my child to check what was the message all about because sometimes I receive notifications from Safaricom, a mobile company operating in Kenya about their offers. He told me that I have received money from GiveDIrectly. I could not hold my joy, I was very delighted to have received the transfer. All of a sudden the whole village was awaken with joy and celebration on receiving the transfers. I could not believe in my eyes that I had received such an amount of money. We were very delighted with my children and I bought a goat to slaughter to celebrate the transfer that I recieved."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have started poultry farming and from the profits, I will be able to take care of basic needs like food and clothing easily."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to have improved since I shall have harvested my crops planted some months ago which will help meet the food crisis my family currently experiences. In addition to that, I will be in a position to sell any surplus production for an additional income to help in financing other projects."

"In the next six months, I would want to start a business. This is because GD has brought positive changes to my life and the only way to sustain and improve on the same, is to start a business. Soon the transfers will stop and I would not want to go back to where I was. This is the reason why I have decided to start a business to help me provide for my family well. The profits from the business will be my income and support me in ensuring my family needs are well catered for."

"In the next six months, I expect to live a different life which is full of joy and peace having made it to the university. In addition to this, I expect to have started earning something from my poultry farming project which will not only help in meeting my family's needs but also pay part of my school fee."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have joined college hence continue with my education."

"My plan in the near future is to build a bigger and better house for my parents and ensure that they live a better life. I also want to improve my farming by leasing more land to farm. I also pray that our family lifestyle will improve from how we are now and that our children will study well."

"Through this transfer, I was able to build a toilet which I didn't have at first. Having a toilet has really changed my daily life as my family will no longer use the nearby bushes when relieving ourselves like before. Through this, I am assured that whenever there is a cholera outbreak, my family will be spared since our cleanliness has now improved."