"I have no stable source of income I used to drill wells and pit latrines. That job is very tiring. My wife is employed at a local hotel hence she is the bread winner of our family. So I took $350 and bought a second hand motorbike which I now use to run 'bodaboda' business. It has become my main source of income and I now support my wife in providing for the family. The motorbike also comes in handy when it comes to emergency travels, sometimes neighbours call me past midnight to take their family members to hospital using my motorbike. It is like I bought another pair of legs for myself. My 7 children used to sleep on floor mats so I took $60 and bought 2 mattresses, thanks to Give Directly that nowadays they always look forward to restful nights. I then spent $150 on a heifer and right now it has already given birth. I'm so happy because I no longer buy milk. I even intend to start selling some milk so as to increase my income."

"The biggest difference in my life is that currently, we are joyful that we spent our nights on better and more comfortable bedding. Our children no longer sleep on the flood and not complaining of sink swelling due to the maggots bites. Additionally, I was able to boost my business. Through that, I earn $5 more per day which helps me to comfortably support the education of my kids."

"-Before the transfer, I never had a modern house, I owned a small grass-thatched house which was leaking during the rainy season. I thank Give Directly for the transfers as I managed to build a three-bedroom modern house for kshs 50,000. Initially, I never had peace of mind as it was so tiresome moving some of my valuable items during the rainy season, my young boys too never had adequate space to spend their nights and this was so stressful as they could sleep in a neighbour's house. My peace of mind is finally restored since I built a house. Getting a balanced and regular meal had been the most difficult thing for my young family of three. I used the whole balance of kshs 5000 to stock food for an entire month. We are very grateful for the transfers."

"In the next year and beyond I am planning to start up a small business of selling second hand shoes. Most of my community members are so vulnerable and cannot afford to buy new shoes since they are expensive.Most of them engage in subsistence farming and so selling shoes will have a high demand. Currently I am owning a groceries shop where I save the savings for my children's school fees. In the coming year and beyond I will be expanding the groceries business in the three shopping centre in my community."

"I hope to buy 2 goats before the end of March or February. Goats are not so demanding when it comes to rearing them. They also reproduce and grow fast, additionally, their market is readily available. When they shall reproduce, I'll sell some and pay school fees, medical bills and buy food. I'll have to look for a job to be able to raise this money."

"In the next rainy season, I am planning to plant beans, since our land is a bit bigger, the beans will be enough for the family and we will sell some. Accomplishing this means that I will no longer need to buy beans for the family hence saving and I will also earn income from selling beans and pay some family bills."

"What GiveDirectly does well is transforming poor communities through giving people unconditional cash transfers and allow them to make choices on their own."