"There has not been a real difference to my daily routine. I am just much happier and my house looks more like a home with the amount of things we bought for ourselves. A nicer bed, nicer clothes, more food and we are expanding our house."

"Before receiving the transfer, we used to eat food only twice a day in our household. But nowadays, we eat three times a day. This has made a very big difference to my productivity and energy levels. I now work even harder on my business in order to make more money."

"Life would have been very different had I not received the transfers, I would not have managed to build a good house for myself, buying food as well as mattress and blankets for the family. In the past, I had wanted all these things but I did not have money but your financial support has made it possible for me to change my life."

"GiveDirectly do well by giving me advise on how to spend the transfers. Before I received the money, they advised me not to use the money on things like beer but for the money to be used on things which can benefit the family like building houses or starting business. I was also advised that the money is not for me as the husband who is the recipient but it's for the family. In my case, I had to plan together with my wife to spend the money on building the house. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong done by GiveDirectly."

"I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on purchasing a dairy cow. unfortunately the cow died after two weeks. I also paid for the solar panels that I had bought on hire purchase. The rest of the money I bought food for the family."

"I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on purchasing a heifer. This will enable me to cut the daily cost of buying milk when it reproduce. I also bought clothes and food for the family and I saved some amount for school fees for my son who is joining form one this month. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has enabled us to live a better life."

"The moment I received the first transfer I felt so happy. I vividly remember that It was around 9am in the morning when I heard a ringtone message from my phone. When I checked it I couldn't believe my eyes. It was the transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt so overwhelmed because I have never received such amount of money before. This was so much, I immediately inform my spouse and children and the felt so happy too. We knew from that money that we would be able to purchase the dairy cow and cut the daily cost of buying milk. GiveDirectly has done us so much, we are so grateful for the support. That day it was the best day of our lives."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly do well by giving recipients advise on how to spend the transfers. Mostly we are asked to use the money on things that will benefit our lives like building houses or using the money as capital for different business so that we should have something for ourselves once the organisations is no longer giving us the social cash transfers. On the other hand, it will be wrong to say that GiveDirectly do something wrong when giving the transfers. They do things in the right way that am happy they helped me a lot."

"Life would have been very different had I never received the transfers. I would not have manage to find money to buy the piece of land which I bought. I am very happy now that I have the land as I know that I now have a place to build a house which is my future. I am very thankful for your financial support."

"GiveDirectly has come to change our lives completely. They have been so helpful to us by giving us these transfers that we have used to enrich our lives and our families. Ensuring that they give help to the most deserving families in our communities."