"Give Directly is doing everything well. The best thing is that you give us money without expecting us to refund. This has been of great help. Keep doing a good job. I don't see any area of improvement."

"Continuing to support the education of my 4 grandchildren through primary, secondary and college education is the goal I have. Currently, I have the responsibility of taking care of them since their mother is visually impaired making it hard to support their educational needs. I intend to sell the milk from dairy farming which I started to support them. Accomplishing this will make sure they secure a good life in the future through obtaining a quality education."

"With the first and second transfers, I received from GiveDirectly, I managed to build my house. This is after I had saved the money to buy bricks, cement, and other building materials. I managed to build a 3-bedroom house to completion. I am a father to three years old sons. My wife is a colonist while I am selling clothes, and doing house construction. Before I started receiving the money, I used to live in a single mud-thatched house and it was old. Thank you so much GiveDirectly, at least I am able to live in a good house unlike before."

"GiveDirectly did very well by giving us support as cash. This gave us the freedom to choose how to spend money. I am so elated that I could pay school fees for my children. I am grateful because through my small business, I can support my husband and meet some of our financial obligations. I have no criticism of GiveDirectly other than my request to continue eradicating poverty with the support program."

"It is every parent’s wish to see his or her children happy, and what more could you give your children other than education? This will remain to be one of the outstanding things that GiveDirectly did well. Water is a major issue and for many years, I could not afford a water tank. It is an accomplishment to own a tank and see some of my neighbors' tanks as well. I am grateful to realize that brought by GiveDirectly and would pray that they will continue in the same spirit."

"We are a family of seven members, and my husband is a charcoal burner. The biggest challenge is paying school fees for all our six children in school. As soon as I got enrolled in the program, we paid outstanding school fees of $200 and used $55 to buy my children's new school uniforms. The rest of the funds bought iron sheets because we wanted to build a bigger house that would accommodate the whole family. The second transfer of $300 was used to buy the remaining building materials and labor to build a two-roomed house. The remaining $200 was used to settle an outstanding payment of a piece of land that we bought years ago and could even prepare the land for a foundation of single rooms."

"My husband is a turn boy in a company that transports sand in Kilifi town. We have three children together. I am unemployed and most of the time we depend on my husband whose source of income is not reliable. His work is seasonal and most of the time, he is not here with me and sends what he has earned every week. When the funds were sent, we discussed and improvised our home from a single-thatched house to a two-roomed house. The remaining amount took care of our food and cleared an outstanding school fee for my children. The second transfer of $150 bought a bed and a mattress, two bags of corn, which was $100, and $3 for transport of the same. I also gave my husband $100 to give to my in-laws as part of my dowry. I bought my children some clothes and two suitcases to store their new clothes for about $40. The remaining cash was what I used to buy other foodstuffs, washing detergents, and water. The money spent on the water was a lot because of the drought. It would cost me $4 in a day’s consumption."

"My main goal is to work and invest more in my grocery business. Every penny I make from my business will be mainly for the education of my five children. My biggest accomplishment in the future is to educate all five of them and have them complete their high school and join college."

""Before receiving my recent transfer, I had a planned to change the roof of my house from the old thatched roof to a zinc roof. Howbeit, I got seriously ill and a portion of the money was cashed out and used to pay the hospital bills. Notwithstanding, I am planning that after I have fully recovered I will cash out the balance to buy the first two bundles of zinc for the project.""

""To admit I have never been so much excited like the way I was excited when I received my first transfer. This day will never be forgotten in my life. As a single Mother of four children, I have never received such a huge amount of money free from anyone before. When I received this transfer the first thing that came to mind is to built my own house so my children and I can have a place of our own to called home.""