"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in that during the enrolment I was given enough teachings on how I can utilize the money appropriately. Also, I learned not to share the Mpesa pin with anyone and this really helped me because I never experienced any case of theft or fraud together with my village mate. I do not see any part GiveDiretcly failed us."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in so many ways but the fact that we were provided with a mobile phone for those who didn't have one was the best. The majority of us never had the opportunity to own one since they were too expensive. We are so grateful for GiveDirectly becasue it made it happen. I do not see any part GiveDirectly failed us."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well becasue though thm I now know about keeping my money safe into my Mpesa account. I learnt that I should not disclose the pin to anyone around me and I am so grateful this has been of good help. Aldo the teachings that I received enlightened me on how to utilize a huge amount of money without straining."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is continously engaging in farming activities without getting a harvest.Every year, we plant maize in our one acre piece of land.The crops are usually very healthy for the first few months ,but year in year out,there is prolonged drought which sweeps out the entire crop farm leaving us with no option but to buy food.Setting aside money to buy food which we would have otherwise produced in the farm means that we have to forgo other important needs such as getting our children into good schools."

"Receiving this money will enable my spouse and I to build a bigger house.We are currently a family of four and soon we will have an addition in the family.The hut that we live in currently serves as both our kitchen as well as sleeping place.Having one house serving all these purposes also means that the smoke from the fireplace affects the young children,and also my husband cannot sleep in late in the morning as I wake up early to prepare breakfast for the children because of the same.We intend to build an iron-roofed house which will cost us approximately Sh 40,000.Aside from having a comfortable house,buying a cow to provide milk for our three young children will also be worth doing at this point so that we do not have to infringe on the little that our parents would have rather sold to earn an income.I intend to buy a dairy cow for Sh 30,000 and use any remainder to buy food for my family."

"This program from GiveDirectly has come at a time when I was wondering what I will do to get money to purchase building materials. I live with my two children, an 18-year-old son, and a 16-year-old daughter in a small single roomed house.I have only partitioned it with a curtain so that I can get a place to sleep.Since I cannot share the room with neither of the children (our culture does not allow this),my daughter is forced to go to her grandmother's house every night and my son to a neighbour's.As a parent,it gives me no peace every night not to sleep in the same compound as my children especially my teenage daughter.Am constantly worried that something may happen to her especially with the way the society has turned out to be.I therefore intend to first start by building a house for my children.This will cost me approximately Sh 30000.I would also like to purchase two cows for Sh 25000 each because we do not have one now and depend on the little milk my parents give us.Doing this will not only provide this necessary commodity but also an income through the sale of surplus milk."

"As a young couple who are barely two years into marriage,we are not yet fully established and sometimes have to depend on my husband's family for some items such as milk for our child.My spouse's earnings at a flower farm has not been sufficient to save up to buy our own cow.Receiving this money is therefore a good starting point for us in terms of beginning to accumulate our family assets.For me,I will go for livestock as a first priority-not only because I do not want to keep "borrowing" from home but also as a means of income for my young family.I have the intention of buying three young heifers for Sh 15000 each and a lactating dairy cow for Sh 35000.Having done this,I will have not only solved our immediate problem but will have set a clear path towards our long term goals of acquiring other assets as well as developing our home through the sale of these livestock when they multiply as well as livestock products."

"I have had no hardships"

"Receiving this money means so much to me and ny family. I plan on using this money to finish building my house, buying food and taking care of my family. I live with my grandchildren and I want to provide for them the best I can"

"It has meant financial freedom for my family"