"I am a teacher by proffession and the money u get from my salary does not Carter for all my needs. The cost of living is so high compared to my earnings"

"I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I plan on buying Iron sheets so that I can have a new roof for my home and also buy mattress and beddings for my home"

"The money will help me to start a business as I have always wanted to start one but lacked the financial means to do so"

"My poverty levels have now gone down. I can afford things I never thought I could."

"I used 430 USD of my second transfer on purchasing livestock as an investment to be used mainly in educating some of my children. I did so because we had sold almost all the livestock we had in educating some of my children. Also, I bought school uniforms worth 20 USD for my two children because the ones they had were old and torn. Finally, we purchased food with the remaining amount because we had exhausted our food stocks and we were yet to harvest some food crops."

"GiveDirectly does well by enlightening the community before sending the transfers. This would facilitate better decision-making on how to utilize the funds. In my opinion, there is nothing that GiveDirectly is not doing well."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by allowing us the freedom to choose on how best we can utilize the funds. This serves as the most effective empowerment for each recipient, on matters regarding poverty alleviation. On the other hand, I find nothing that the organization is not doing well."

"Leading a happier and more independent life serves as the biggest difference I am enjoying after receiving the transfer. I would probably be still engaging in the common land disputes with my brothers had I not received the funds. Nowadays, I am leading a peaceful life since I am living in my plot and house."

"My life is different than how it would have been because I have livestock such as a dairy cow and an ox. For all those years I have been hiring oxen from my neighbors which were relatively expensive ad most of the time I could not afford them because I had some other household expenses to cater for. That means in such a season, I would get low have rats since I would instead use my hands to plough my farm. It is now a relief to me because I will no longer strain like before and there is a guarantee of getting plenty of harvests. With the dairy cow, I am currently selling milk in the nearby dairy shops and to my neighbors at KES 50 per litters. This has boosted my standard of living as it has enabled me to pay school fees for my children on time and settle some house expenses without straining."

"The fact that I managed to clear school fees for my children makes a huge difference in my life. As a single parent raising the children plus sending them to school hasn't been easy at all. I solely depend on the casual job such as burning and selling charcoal and I could sometimes earn KES 200 in a day which could only sustain their daily meals. Therefore my children have always been sent home for fees and they could stay for weeks. This contributed to the accumulation of the fees and I was afraid they would be forced to drop out of school. Therefore I am glad they are studying without disturbances and this is a promise to a brighter future together with their generation."