"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by supporting us in our village. I didn't noticed anything which was not good about this amazing organization"

"My life is currently different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer because if it was not for the money I would still be rained on whenever it rains. The previous house was in a worse condition, it was not different from staying in open air. The door was not lockable, had a leaking roof leaking and the a bigger part of the wall had fallen off."

"I completed constructing my house that I started construcring with the first transfer. Previously I had a smaller house which was almost falling down. I feared it could fall on us but since we could not afford another house we had stay in it. I am glad through the Give Directly transfers, I was able to construct a brick house. I now have a decent house. Aportin of the money I spent on a cow for rearing. I am hopeful that after it has given birth I will not only have additional cows but also I will benefit from milk ."

"In my opinion, Give Directly does well by giving people cash. This has raised the hopes of those who had both totally lost hope in life and had no direction in life. People have really improved and it's kind of Give Directly gave life back to those who had totally lost hope. On the other hand, I have not see any area of weakness."

"Financial inadequacy has been the biggest hardship we have faced in life. I am a business lady in a nearby center selling groceries earning a profit of approximately Ksh 300 a day. Owing to the difficult economic times we are in, that amount of money cannot sustain a family of 5. I have 3 school-going children who are all in primary school. The money I get from my small business is not enough to cater for food and meet other school expenses."

"In the year 2007, I started feeling leg joint distress and I brushed aside thinking it was as a result of work intensity. This continued to a level where I was walking but in pain. I decided to go to the hospital to have a check on it but the scans revealed nothing. Days, months and years went by without no success of finding the real cause of this distress. I shifted gears to traditional medicine but still they could not find any cure. Now I am paralysed and only taking antibiotics to ease the pain. The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is having to live with a condition that medics have not been able to find a cure."

"I borrowed a cow from my employer to provide dairy products to my family. Our agreement with the owner was for me to look after the cow as I milk until calving. The duration has elapsed and very soon he is going to come for her and the calf. I will then return to buying milk for my family to use. Receiving this transfer will mean that I will be in a position to buy one dairy cattle of my own for 40,000 shillings and another additional 10,000 to purchase start-up feeds for the cattle. For the remaining amount, I intend to purchase a motorcycle to be used to transport surplus milk to the nearest market center and sometimes conduct taxi services. By doing this, I will be having a daily income of more than 300 shillings."

"Receiving this money means constructing a new iron-roofed house for my family. This is because the one I currently have is leaking and it's grass-thatched. I have wished to have a new one but due to the financial crisis, this has never been possible for me. I, therefore, plan to spend $300 on my first transfer to ensure my new house is complete. I will also use the remaining amount of the first disbursement to buy a modern bed and a mattress because as of now, we sleep on the flow using rugged sacks. On the other hand, I intend to buy 10 goats that will act as my long-term investment project. This will cost me utmost $300 for the second transfer and the remaining amount will cater for food and other basic needs like buying clothes and paying school fees for my son."

"My house collapsed due to heavy rains that we experienced in our area and this forced me to seek shelter from my co-wife's house. Receiving this money will, therefore, mean a 2 roomed new iron-roofed house for my son and me so that we reduce the congestion that we have caused in where we currently sleep. I plan to spend $400 on my first transfer to construct the house and $100 will help me to buy new beddings that will replace the old ones. With my second disbursement, I will use $280 to buy 2 indigenous dairy cows that will produce milk once they breed, which I can sell to earn an income and also for household use. The remaining amount will help me to buy food and also to clear some school fee arrears when schools reopened. This will have a positive change in my livelihood because I have suffered for a long time."

"Sleep is not as comfortable as some people see it for me. My children and I do not have a descent and good place to sleep. We also face food problems as their times we do not know where our next meal will come from."