"A lot has been happening ever since I received my transfers but the fact that I now have a decent house makes the biggest difference in my daily life. The initial one was very small and with eight family members, it could not accommodate us all. Therefore some of us had to seek shelter from relatives which were sometimes felt like a burden to them. I have been aspiring to have a better one but since I relied on the odd jobs with low wages, I couldn't afford to purchase the needed materials. Most of the days the little I could earn was hardly enough for the daily bread. This made me even lose hope in life since I never thought I would sleep in such a conducive environment anytime soon. From the bottom of my heart, I will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly for restoring the joy in our lives as a family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the transfers, I am now sleeping on a spacious modern bed and a high-density mattress. Initially, I used to sleep on the traditional beds and mats which was so stressful. During that time, I was always attacked by some harmful insects like bedbugs and jiggers which I had to seek medication regularly. Besides I was always complaining of back pains because of the uncomfortable bed. Life was really tough by then and at times I couldn't opt to sit on the bed till dawn. To add to that, there was no privacy since we used to share the same bed with my children. Therefore the coming of GiveDirectly into my life has transformed everything because we are now sleeping comfortably. I no longer experience the sleepless nights because of backpains as before"

"The biggest hardship currently is that I am failing to have a wife. This is so as the the women that am finding want me to settle in their village or sometimes at their clan instead of them coming here. All this is because of the culture we have here which encourages the man to settle at the wife's village."

"Once I bought the motorbike I was able to start a bodaboda business. The cash I get daily is enough to provide for my family's basic needs. This has really changed my life and that of my family in a way that we didn't expect."

"I was at my compound washing clothes when my mobile started ringing loudly. I opted to stop the task I was handling and concentrated on the message notification. Since I am illiterate, I asked my son to check its content. I was super excited after telling me that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had patiently been waiting for this money and I even thought it was a scam during the enrolment process."

"I am a farmer but I make Little from the farm because of the harsh climate, My life is different now because I have managed to start up a small business which will increase my income, I live with my niece who is an orphan and we were worried about how she would join secondary school due to financial constraints, fortunately, the transfer brought us hope, we are happy and grateful for the support."

"GiveDirectly Officers are friendly and approachable, I can't seem to find anything they are not doing well"

"My opinion is that GiveDirectly does well its work, I cannot pinpoint anything that they are not doing well."

"My life is different now than it would have been if I had never received the transfer because my living status has improved, I now have a decent house, and with the dairy cow that I received, I am hopeful that I will have enough supply of milk to feed my children. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the support that changed my life for the better."

"I am a watchman at Chepkosa primary school.I earn a little amount of money which does not sustain my family in terms of food as well as paying few for my kids.So receiving this money will enable me to buy two cows worth sh 60000.I shall sell milk and save the money in order to pay school fees for my children and also use the money I get from milk sale to buy household items such as food , clothes."