"Immediately after I confirmed the receipt of my transfer, I felt excited. I was attending my nephew's funeral that evening. Although GiveDirectly had assured me that I would receive my transfer soon, I had always wondered when it would happen. I was not expecting such a transfer at that moment. Since I was with my husband, I also informed him, and he was equally happy. To him, that was a sigh of relief from the school fee issues that had taken our peace. I felt more at peace at that moment than ever before. Thanks to GiveDirectly for coming to our rescue."

"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 a goat every month and keep them in my compound. I do not have a source of income that I can depend on currently. I believe that once the goats reproduce and increase in number, I can readily sell them to cater to my financial needs."

"On the day I received my transfer, I was down financially. I had not done any casual job to expect any wage. There was only a little flour that I could use for a single meal with my household members. I did not know that I would receive any cash. When I was in the kitchen attending to my household chores, I suddenly received a Mpesa alert. Because I could not hold back my joy, I hurriedly called and informed my husband about that fortune moment since he was not around because he works away from home. When he received the good news, he was equally happy about it. I just concluded that my hour of elevation had come and I would venture into business with a portion of that transfer. I am grateful to GiveDirectly."

"My main goal is to acquire the whole piece of land where I currently reside. So far I have managed to pay half the required amount, and with the remaining balance, I want to continue buying livestock (goats) and later trade them for cows, then after 5 years, I would sell the cows to help me settle the remaining balance of KES.100.000."

"I previously had a house, but it collapsed and due to the financial challenges, I had never brought it up. My goal for the coming year is to build a permanent house and so far I have started buying iron sheets with the transfers that I received and still planning to use my future transfers to put other materials in place."

"It had always been my wish to get from the level I am to a greater level in life. I want to have a cattle-rearing project and to achieve this, I would start by buying goats and chicken, keep them for some time and later sell and buy cattle. I believe that the project would be of help in terms of milk production and farming."

"In the next one year, I would want to have my own business, I want to start a greengrocery business believing that the income would be of help in terms of catering for my family’s needs. I also want to start livestock rearing project and when the program comes to an end, I shall have done something constructive with the transfers to keep me going."

"In the coming years, I hope to construct a decent, spacious house for my children. Currently, they are sleeping at their uncle's house, which I feel is not right since he has his own family as well. Therefore, I believe that once I get sufficient cash, I will purchase the materials and put up one. This will grant them privacy, and their dignity will also be restored. "

"GiveDirectly does very well in giving many people physical cash to help themselves; we have been given power to change our lives depending on our needs. Because of GiveDirectly, I wear a happy face everyday. GiveDirectly really does not have anything bad attached to their name. They are good people who love us very much."

"RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing well because they are helping us to build our houses and lifes here"."