"For quite a long time, crop farming has been a challenge in our area due to drought. Currently, I give glory to God for the rains we have this season. Since it is persisting, I aim to invest more in maize farming. By so doing I will have the opportunity to save the monthly GiveDirectly transfer for other investments after the harvesting season. As of now, I managed to plant a two-acre piece of land and the crops are flourishing."

"I have a strong passion for education. My main objective for this year and the future is to see my kids through school. I think that investing in my children's education will help them have an easier time achieving success in the future because I believe that education is the key to success. They should not experience suffering similar to what I did while growing up, in my opinion. My children becoming successful in their academic endeavors and career pursuits will be my greatest achievement. Through the business I operate plus the monthly transfers I receive from GiveDirectly, I will be able to see my dream coming to pass."

"It's been my desire to own more goats which to me are financial security for the family. Thus, my current goal is to buy two chickens every month so that I get a variety of choices to sell when the need arises. Bearing in mind that chickens have a shorter breeding time, I will have several chickens by the end of this year."

"At the moment, I am being accommodated by my young brother in his house. I feel embarrassed because I do not have freedom in the house as an elder brother. This triggered me to start saving small and commit the transfer to building my own house. I aim to buy at least one iron sheet every month to see my plan coming to pass. I project to have reached the needed number of 12 iron sheets by December this year so that I start concentrating on buying some building poles and rafters."

"Building my own house is my top priority. Since I currently have 14 iron sheets and the target was 16, I see myself in my own house by the end of this year. I feel privileged and content with the opportunity of being enrolled in this monthly transfer program because it has enabled me to project my life in a house where my privacy will never be tampered with nor will I be a hindrance to someone’s privacy."

"It makes the biggest difference in my daily life to be able to pay fees when I was not expecting any help from anyone. I currently have four children enrolled in school, college, and high school, and raising their fees would have been difficult if I had not received the transfer. I am grateful because it would have taken me months to search for bursaries that are not always reliable. They are now in school, so I will have more time to look for work as the new semester begins."

"I recall being upset during the week I received the transfer because I was having problems with my house. It had been blown away by the wind, and I could not quickly renovate it because I did not have enough money. When the message arrived on my phone, I was overjoyed to realize that I had received my first transfer. I was at peace because I knew I would be able to renovate my house and pay for my children's school fees."

"At my place of work, I was busy working when I felt my phone vibrate. Thinking that it might be someone I needed to get back to, I made the decision to read it at that moment out of curiosity to learn its contents. It was a Mpesa message verifying receipt of the promised transfer, which surprised me. When I read this, my heart jumped for delight, and I called my spouse right away to share the wonderful news."

"My phone was in the pocket and I was busy looking after my flock of goats when I heard a rumor that GiveDirectly had begun disbursing the promised funds to individuals. When I checked my phone, I saw an unread Mpesa message and when I opened it, I saw that I had received KES 18000 from an unidentified sender. I waited patiently for my helper to return home and when he told me that GiveDirectly had indeed sent the promised cash, my heart was overjoyed. Due to the ongoing drought in our area, I had lost hope that I would be able to fulfill some of my life ambitions. However, this money gave me new hope."

"My living house was built with mud, which I thought was only temporary, so I rebuilt it with bricks and cement to make it more permanent. It was also grass-thatched, and whenever it rained, it leaked. Though it was tedious, I was replacing the grass on a regular basis to keep it from collapsing. I wanted to build a decent, iron-roofed house where I could live with my family. I bought some iron sheets to renovate the roof. Because the roof is now stable, I no longer need to replace it. Sheltering in an iron-roofed house is the most significant difference in my daily life because I have a decent house to live in. This has always been my dream, and I am grateful to GiveDirectly for making it a reality."