"The moment i received the transfer my heart was filled with happiness because it was end of poverty in my family"

"The moment i received my transfer i was very happy because it was my first time to get such amount of money that can change my life"

"Give directly has fulfilled his promises in our community"

"I used the second transfer for wages for bricks layers, brick oven and the rest will be used to build a house with the resources i gathered using the first transfers."

"Give directly has improved our standard of living"

"Life would have been very different had I not received the transfers. I would not have been able to find money to build a new house and put an iron sheet roof on it. For many years I have relied on piece work for my day to day survival and receiving k2000 at the end of each day was not enough to buy food as well as to save money for the house project. I am now happy as I will have an iron sheet roofed house very soon. I have also managed to buy food myself as I stay alone and that now I stay a happy life thanks to the transfers I received."

"In my opinion, the aid I received as everyone else did in our village is the best thing to ever happened to this community. The approach by GiveDirectly was perfect as the officers visited every household, access the household situation, and made a promise which came to pass in every family. Allowing us to also choose how best we could spend the transfer was a great decision. I am grateful, nothing to complain about, and still hoping that we would get more and more of the same."

"In my opinion, all that has been going on in our village since GiveDirectly came in is amazing. A lot of changes have been witnessed and in my capacity, I am thankful to have been accorded all rights to budget my own money and spent it on everything that I needed most for my household. I don't have any complaint at all, and like every other person in the village says it has been perfectly executed."

"It was exactly 9 am when I received the message of the transfer. I was in my house chatting with the grandchildren after completing morning chores. I felt very happy for receiving the transfer since I had never received such a huge amount of money before."

"I was travelling to neighbour's home when I received the Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. Being illiterate, I had to wait until l reached home for the helper to confirm the receipt of my transfer. I was filled with joy after realizing that I have received the transfer which will transform my life for the better."