"Had I not received the transfers my children would have dropped out of school. They owed the school such a huge balance and had GiveDirectly not intervened they would be staying back at home. I could barely afford a whole day's meal for my family so raising the fee balance would not have been easy."

"My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the money because of the great step I have made. I now have an ox which will not only earn me income from ploughing people's farms but I will not also spend on ploughing labour. I have so saved enough money for starting up a business which I would not have saved if I did not receive the transfer. I currently do not have any source of income and raising the money would have been a great challenge."

"Iam very Happy my family is happy and we now have thing and materials we never thought we could ever poses like bicycle, new beddinga and most importantly i am building a house"

"I used the fund to buy bulding materials ready to renovate my house. i also bought maize for food."

"I received an Mpesa message in my phone and since I was not expecting to receive any money, I was curious to know who could have sent me the cash. When I read the contents of the message, I was greatly overjoyed because I had finally received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I thanked them since I could now build a decent iron roofed house to live with my family."

"With the generator I wouldn't have to worry when there is black out. I will continue doing business. Water shortage is solved at our now I have enough water to use at home and for livestock."

"Due to lack of jobs and poor payment, I couldn't do much to change my life. But when I received my first transfers, alot changed. I now have a good house, good furniture and clothes. Thanks GiveDirectly for all you did to me."

"Seeing my children every morning going to school in newly bought uniform is my joy. Before they were wearing old thorned uniform and I was never happy about it. Thanks to GiveDirectly for making a difference in my life."

"The moment I received transfers from GiveDirectly, I felt so happy and thank them for thier generosity."

"When I received my transfers, I felt relieved because I was stressed about paying school fees for my son. I thanked God for GiveDirectly for the support they sent to us at the right time."