"Receiving the money will meant alot in my family. Firstly, the money will help me starting up a business that I have been wanting to do but I couldn't die to lack of capital. I have a passion to open a grocery shop that later will turned into a wholesale shop. Secondly, I want to build a small but decent house for myself and my wife here at the village. I have no plans to continue living in the village with my business idea but rather I will move to the biggest trading centre from here. So the house I will build here, is the house that my family will be living when the visit, but I will later build a bigger house from the proceeds of the business somewhere. So in conclusion, the money will meant removing me from poverty to prosperity."

"Hunger has been a challenge. My harvest is not enough to carry me throughout the year. Our sleeping place is also not comfortable because our beddings are torn."

"I am so grateful for considering me in this program. As you can see, the roof of my house got carried away because of wind. I have been looking forward to have money so that I can renovate my house. I will also use the money to buy fertilizer, cooking utensils and beddings."

"When I received my transfer, I bought a motorcycle so has to employ myself , I graduated from the National youth service but I am still unemployed, I had a passion too for the goat rearing business and this was my only chance, therefore, I bought two young goats and I am hopeful that in future I will get a profit out of it."

"The biggest difference is that I now own my motorcycle meaning that I have a reliable source of income unlike before where I had to divide my profit by paying back the cost of renting a bike daily, a time I would be left with little or worse nothing because of the cost of fuel that had risen. I am so grateful that The organisation has changed my life for a better one."

"The moment I received my transfer, I was at home relaxing, I can remember vividly well it was 9 am when my children came running and shouting towards me informing me that I had received cash from GiveDirectly, we were all thankful and happy."

"Receiving money from givedirectly means that the organisation wants to end poverty which is common among us here. Being poor people it is very difficult for us to get our needs. Therefore this money will help us to get necessities such as food, clothes and many more"

"I spent part of my first transfer on clearing school fees for my daughter who is in her third year. She has always been sent home regularly for fees because of the huge balances. Also, I bought beddings which include a new bed, mattress, and bedsheets. Previously I used to sleep on the traditional beds made of ropes which I always had lots of discomforts and pains. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough food for the family and at least we no longer skip meals as before"

"The biggest hardship i have faced is hunger. This is a big challenge for my family as we sometimes eat once a day"

"It was around 2 PM when I was preparing lunch for my children then I heard a message ton from my phone. Since I am illiterate, I asked for hand in help from my helper. Upon checking, she realized that it was the long-awaited Mpesa message that I had anxiously been waiting for. It was from GiveDirectly, they had finally fulfilled their promise. I felt so happy and thanked them for the gift which I was positive would transform my entire life."