"What does GiveDirectly do best you ask? Uplift! Plain and simple! Without GiveDirectly going out of their way to ensure they serve others, I fear to think where many recipients, such as myself would have ended up. All I would ask is that they consider also registering boda boda riders into the programme as we have so many around who are in dire need of assistance that GiveDirectly gives"

"The funds from GiveDirectly changed my life, immensely. I was finally able to build a house for myself and my family. It's hard to explain how much of an impossibility home ownership seemed to me and mine, but by GiveDirectly good deeds, that dream was made a reality. It's a 2bedroom house, with a verandah. Suits me and my husband perfectly. A bed was also purchased, to add to the comfort in said new home. I have one other son, my eldest, who works in Mombasa, while his brother attends higher learning at Motto University and their 3 sisters, all run homes of their own where they married. Needless to say my husband and I were in need of these funds to elevate our daily living and help us keep financial independence rather than depend on our kids. My husband and I both make charcoal, earning KES. 400, daily to burn the wood into charcoal. Between that income and what we make from harvesting coconuts,maize and other cereals on our 5 acre land, raising KES. 20,000 to cater for my child's tuition in campus was a tall order. These funds have allowed us to be able to enroll him into school and started the journey towards a brighter future for him thanks to GiveDirectly. These leaps and bounds would have been impossible if it was not for GiveDirectly generosity"

"The transfers from GiveDirectly were primarily used to build my 2 bedroom house, out of corrugated iron sheets. As a father of 10 and a farmer, along side my wife, the impact that these funds had on our life was phenomenal. I now have 30 goats, 5 of whom I purchased thanks to GiveDirectly cash transfers. I got 4 females and 1 male, in an attempt to grow my flock even father via breeding. My wife helps out with all the cattle, including the 12 cows she milks, and sells to the local shop as fresh produce. The cows, goats and 5 acre land, were far from adequate to educate, feed and house my family, needless to say, we were struggling before GiveDirectly came to our rescue. My eldest in form 2, needing KES. 10, 000 per term at Midoina Secondary School, my second and third born children tie in form 1 at Magogo Boys School and pay KES. 35,000 per term each, my fourth to eighth are in Midoina in Grades 6, 4, 3, PP1 & PP2 respectively and need. KES. 1,200 each for the first 3 and KES. 800 each for the later 2, with the youngest 2 are 2 years and 3 weeks, to cover tuition, we would have been unable to sustain our expenditure, seeing as even the maize we grow we have to use for sustenance, since money is so tight. Give Directly allowed us to hold our heads up high, plan and progress as a household. We are forever indebted."

""I was home when my phone rang and it was a mobile money message that I have received $35,625 from GiveDirectly. I was very happy to receive this amount. The first thing I thought of was to buy building materials to start my house project"."

""I used a portion of my most recent transfer to buy a lot of scratch cards to sell, and the remaining amount was used to do money exchange business within the town"."

""I could not afford to start building a house for my family. With these transfers, I will be able to build a beautiful house for my family"."

""I was home when my phone rang and it was a mobile money message that I have received $35,625LD from GiveDirectly. I was very happy. The first thing I thought of was to send my son to Monrovia to attend the University of Liberia"."

""The house that my family Iive in currently is very old and the thatches are leaking. Building a new house has been my greatest prayer, but could not afford it. With this transfer, I will be able to buy materials to start my house project"."

""GiveDirectly is doing well by giving us this huge amount of money. It is very difficult for me to get 1,000.00 LD. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for changing my story and putting smile on my face. If GiveDirectly can continue the cash transfer in the next villages, it will help them make their own decisions to improve their lives. "."

"Water comes from uphill especially during the rainy season and destroys most of our crops especially beans. It also destroys the grass that we plant for our animals to eat. After destruction of our crops, we are faced with hunger since the food we would have gotten is destroyed."