"for a long time i have been living in a house with no proper flow it was dusty and we have been coughing just after the money reflected in my airtel money account i went straight to buy cement to improve the flow and wall of my house and I also bought ironshee to improve my house roof and I used the remaining to start a small business of selling Tomato around the village"

"I have bought 20 ironsheets that i have used to improve the roof of my house, i have boighy new beddings for every member in the family and i have started a small business of selling zitenje to make extra profit to take care of my family"

"i used to stay in a grass thatched house, towards every rainy season i used to change the roof. it was a tiresome job and my dream was to improve the roof. currently i have bought iron sheets and am living in a good house with no worries of changing the roof every year. thank you Give Directly."

"I felt really great seeing the message on my phone because I never expect to get such a huge amount of money before"

"I bought 30 ironsheets and matress also other household items"

"It was around 9 AM when I was from the farm then I heard my phone ringing which was notifying me of a new message. I decided to ask my son to check what the notification was all about. After checking, he realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy and without wasting, I decided to plan how best I could utilize it."

"Food, beddings and start a small business"

"i now sleep in an iron sheet house and i now have enough food for my family."

"The recipient life has changed for the better and thanks GD for the opportunity"

"The biggest difference in my life is that the transfers empowered me to construct a decent house for my children. Before the coming of GiveDirectly, we used to shelter under the same house which was quite small and it could not accommodate us all. Therefore some of my children used to seek shelter from their grandmother's house which was quite far from the village. This issue has been stressing me for year's and I had no idea when I would construct their own because my spouse is jobless. I am now a proud mother because I no longer have to worry about my children's sheltering place."