"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I cleared my sons' fees arrears that had accumulated for several months.My husband who was paying for them got an accident and could not work any more. They stayed at home for weeks since I could not raise the money on time. I thank GiveDirectly because my son's are now comfortably in school because of the transfers. It would have taken a long period of time for them to resume learning had I not received the transfers."

"I spent a bigger portion of my first transfer on buying building materials which include building poles, pieces of iron sheets to construct a new iron roofed house. I also paid for the labour cost. I was living in a shanty small house with no hopes of upgrading to a better house due to my lowly financial status. I am happy that I now live in my new decent and spacious house. In addition to this, I also spent the remaining amount to buy a new bed and a mattress. I replaced the old beddings which were old and worn out."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is owning the livestock. Despite them being valuable assets to us, I could not afford to buy any at my own cost. I am now owning a cow and a goat which will reproduce and have many of them. They are a source of wealth and assets to me. I am expecting to sell the offspring to take care of financial needs like raising school fees for my children who are still young."

"I received a message in my phone early in the morning. Since I could not understand it well, I called my helper who informed me that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was greatly overjoyed and thanked them for the financial help."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying two cows at KES 40000 which I am currently rearing in my homestead. I already had some in my homestead and I added to my cowshed. I am getting an income by selling the milk that these cows are producing. I am also getting some for my family's consumption besides being assets to me. I also have six of my children who are in school and they had fee arrears. I paid for their school fees and also bought some new school uniforms for them. I spent the remaining amount to buy foodstuffs and other basic needs for my family."

"I spent part of my transfer on buying building materials which include iron sheets, nails and building poles. My previous house was in a very bad state and almost collapsing. It was grass thatched and leaking uncontrollable during rains. I am currently sheltering in my decent iron roofed house. In addition to this, I also cleared some school fees for my children so that they would be allowed to continue with their studies. I also bought two goats and two sheep which I added them to my existing shed. I am keeping them because they are a saving to me, whenever I am faced with a financial need I can readily sell."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying a cow which I am currently keeping in my homestead. My expectation is that this cow will reproduce and increase in number. I will be getting milk to sell and earn some money. In addition to this, I also paid school fees for my children for them to be allowed back in school. Apart from this, I also bought some iron sheets and building poles to construct a decent house. I was Initially staying in a grass thatched house which was in a bad condition and always leaking whenever it rained. My life is now different because I moved into my new iron roofed house."

"I was operating a food kiosk which was not doing well because I had used all my savings for medication for my husband. He passed on and I depleted my savings to cover for the funeral expenses. It was hard to revive my food kiosk since I was left with nothing. However, I am at peace now because my food kiosk is back to life after receiving the transfer. I bought adequate stock to operate with, and I am getting a good income which helps me to take care of my family's basic needs like food. Reviving my food kiosk is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I remember receiving a message in my phone in the morning and since I could not understand the contents, I called for my helper who confirmed to me that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was greatly overjoyed since my children would now go back to school."

"I recieved the message on my phone and I when my helper read the contents, I felt happy because I had finally received the transfer I have been anxiously waiting for. I thanked GiveDirectly for fulfilling their promise to us."