"When I received my transfer I bought a big dairy cow worth KES 40,000, I had started building a house with my first transfer but it was still incomplete, therefore, I used the remaining part of the transfer to complete my house."

"My main goal was to build a decent house, therefore, when I received it, I bought building material and started the construction, I also used part of the transfer to boost my business so that I would have a reliable source of income throughout the year."

"It is evident that my life is different now, I lost my job due to my sickness, I had to sell most of my properties to enable me to seek further medical care. Times are hard therefore the friends that I could depend on were also struggling to make ends meet on their side, I was helpless and the only remaining option was for me to sell a piece of my land. Fortunately, I received my transfer, meaning that I no longer needed to sell my Land, The transfer also helped me in paying back my debts. I am so happy that GiveDirectly came to my aid, May God continues to strengthen the work of the organisation that has impacted all our lives without asking anything in return."

"This means a lot to me. I will be able to build a new house. I will also but utensils and food for my family."

"I was so excited and very grateful for the program..The money meant a lot to me and my household.."

"Give directly does well by helping people on things they could not afford"

"Life would have been very different had I not received the transfers. I would not have managed to find money to buy iron sheets to put a roof on my house which I built in 2018. All these years, farming has been my source of income but at the end of each farming season I do not have any benefit. Most of the traders buy our produces at a maximum of k7000 which is not enough for me to sell part of my little harvest so that I buy iron sheets. Being part of the beneficiaries meant that I will be able to fulfil of sleeping in an iron sheets roofed house. Receiving the transfers has transformed my life as I now have enough food at home for my family of 5 people. All in all, life would have been very different had I not received the transfers. My family would have been very poor and I would have continued sleeping in a glass thatched house. May God bless you."

"I am planning on buying food and building a house with my transfer"

"Before I received transfers from Give Directly, I was living in a small house with a grass thatched roof. Since receiving the transfer, I am building a much bigger, nicer house. I am less stressed out and overall a much happier person. Give Directly has brought me peace of mind."

"After receiving the second transfers, I bought 29 Iron sheets, window and door frames, wires and nails for the house I am renovating with the first money."