"Want to live a better live. That's why in doing all I can to sponsor my children in school one by one. Want to see all of them acquire higher education"

"As a charcoal business owner, my income is sought slowly and steadily. Needless to say, the funds from GiveDirectly were a welcome boost in mine and my family's quality of living. I usually ferry charcoal to Mombasa Market via my motor bike, to the business that my wife oversees while I handle other matters. The funds allowed us to buy a plot of 50 by 100 meters on which we built a restaurant, 2 cows and 1 goat, took my motor bike to the mechanics' bought food, furniture and mattresses, all of which were things we would have struggled to achieve in as short as span as we did. Part of the funds also went to my kids education fees. My eldest is in Grade 3 at and my second born in PP2, both at Darajani Primary School, where I pay KES. 350 and KES. 270 respectively per term. In addition to this, I cleared a school arrears debt I had of KES. 2,500. As for my youngest 2 year old, she benefited from the groceries we got, of which her food was made with. GiveDirectly truly changed our lives and we are eternally great full."

""When I withdraw my most recent transfer, I plan to buy materials to build a house and a shop"."

""There was no means of me getting money to renovate my house and also building another house for my children. GiveDirectly is doing very well by giving us the cash to improve our livelihood. If GiveDirectly can continue the cash transfer in the next villages it will help people make their own choices"."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments. Another thing that GiveDirectly does well is that the unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code. What needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household to avoid household conflict. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments. Another thing that GiveDirectly does well is that the unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code. What needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household to avoid household conflict. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."

"Since the first transfer, my family's standard of living has changed dramatically. I am overjoyed that, after paying their school fees, my children are now settled in and attending all classes with the other students. This has been the most noticeable difference in my daily life, as I was used to seeing them being sent home more frequently to collect tuition arrears. They are also enjoying a plentiful supply of food at home, which was not the case in the months preceding the first transfer, when we could skip a meal or two every day."

""This will be one of the biggest accomplishments as being able to complete my house as I have planned to do. The completion of this support will accomplished a lot like; the expansion of my farm, the completion of my house and strengthened my ability to cater to my family livelihood. This will mean a lot to me and my family as our lives will be changed at some levels"."

""The first thing that I did with my money was to immediately send 15,000LRD to the family members in which my children are in care with in Zwedru City so they can pay their school fees. The balance, I used part of it to buy 2 bags of cement while I also keep the balance to add to my next transfer"."

""Some of the biggest and greatest differences this cash will make in my life and family is that, it will change our living conditions, especially during the rainy season. Settled the financial obligations with my children's school. There will be a condition in which I can sit anywhere and point to the usage of my transfers from GiveDirectly"."