"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."

""GiveDirectly coming into the town was a blessing to all of us because things were very difficult for everyone at the time. One thing I like about GiveDirectly is that we own our money and we spend it the way we want and on things that benefit us. GiveDirectly can continue giving cash to the next villages so that they too can do things that will improve their lives"."

""I hope to complete my house renovation as soon as possible and start building a home for my children in zwedru to cut down on the monthly rent payments. By doing this, I will be able to save for future projects"."

"In the coming year and beyond I will be starting a small business of selling second hand shoes for the ladies. Ladies tend to buy their items on a daily basis as compared to men. Having this in mind will assist my family to have a long term solution for educating my young ones who are still in Primary school."

"I am a student in my third year pursuing bachelors in education. I used part of the transfers of kshs 20,000 to pay for my tuition fees. Before the transfers, I used to sell out some of my livestock like chicken and goats to pay school fees, it was never enough and mostly my relatives could chip in. I also bought two cows for kshs 30,000 for the purposes of paying dowry. Once I will be done with my studies I will be marrying and by then my cows would have multiplied in number since both of them are female."

"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."

""I spent my most recent transfer to 2bundles of zinc, bought food for my house, used some to mold bricks and the balanced is being saved as I await my balance transfers. Right now, the living condition of my family matters to me more than any other things. In this town as a man, one of the greatest achievements lies in your ability to own a house"."

""I was on my way going to the farm when I got the transfer SMS alert. When I saw it, it was a congratulatory message first from GiveDirectly with a transfer amount of 35,625LRD. The moment I saw the transfer, I was so happy till I came back and show the message to my wife and we all bursted into happiness and dances. I have a family size of seven. Three of them are in Zwedru City attending school. The remaining two children are with us also attending the government's school. While dancing, I could image the accompaniment of my cash. I hurriedly attended to my children schooling since they have been complaining about them being put out of classes due to my inability to pay their school fees. The coming of this money is a real breakthrough for my family and I."

""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"."