"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness because nowadays I sleep well, eat a balanced diet and my house is complete . Initially, I used to rely on casual labor to feed my family. Nowadays, I bath using quality soaps and I am decently dressed which I couldn't afford before and I am grateful to GiveDirectly."

"It was around 1pm after lunch while relaxing inside my house while in my weeks of pregnancy. That's when I heard my phone ring, and on checking my phone it was GD transfers. I was overwhelmed with joy, immediately prepared and went to the nearest MoMo agent and withdrew the money."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to begin a welding business. I have always had this business in mind but I lacked the finances to begin the business. I was very happy when I received the transfers as I can finally begin the business."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to build a house for my family and I also bought livestock. My family and I can now live in a bigger and more spacious house, and I also own livestock now."

"I had gone out to do some casual work at a certain farm when I heard my phone ringing notifying me of an incoming message. I assumed it at first because I thought it is one of those random SMS's that are usually sent. It then hit me after a few minutes and I thought to myself that it might be the SMS of the lump sum transfer that we have been eagerly waiting for from GiveDirectly. I quickly removed my phone from my pocket and I checked the SMS. I could not believe it when I saw that it was the M-pesa message saying that we had received the transfer of 55000/= from GiveDirectly. I was filled with so much happiness on seeing this and I immediately called my wife to deliver the great news to her. She did not believe it and she asked me to forward the SMS to her. She called me back very happy because she now believed that it was true. We gave lots of thanks to God because He had opened a way for us."

"The transfer from GiveDirectly has helped me in a big way that I had never imagined. I was able to build another kitchen that is roofed with iron sheets. I was also able to buy ten chickens, four bags of maize, some chairs, and clothes for my children. I have been having another kitchen that is roofed with grass. I have used it for quite some time and the challenge with this kitchen is that of getting grass for roofing it. The grass for roofing is no longer available easily and the people have been scrambling for them. The house has also been at times leaking when it rains. Due to the above challenges, I have been having that desire to build another one but due to lack of money, I have not been in a position to do so. The salary that I am getting from the job that I do has only been enough to buy food and pay school fees for our children. I, therefore, thank GiveDirectly a lot because they enabled me to achieve what I have always wanted to do."

"The transfer has brought a very big difference in my life and that of my family. I have been able to build another house that I have always desired to build for my family. We will hence be able to live comfortably and well free from any leakages on the roof. The transfer has also enabled me to clear the school fee arrears that I still had. Having done the two, I now have peace of mind and I no longer worry about where I am going to get the money to do the above. My children too are happy because they were able to get new clothes for themselves. Thank you GiveDirectly for helping me fulfill my dreams."

"The transfer from GiveDirectly has helped me a lot. I used part of it in sawing timber that I am currently using in the construction of another house for us. I also bought three bags of maize for the consumption of my family and clothes for ourselves. If some money remains, I plan to use it in paying for my medical insurance cover, which is the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). The reason why I decided to build another house that is made of timber, is because my wife has become old and she is no longer able to smear mud on the house. We have been living in a mud house and she was facing a lot of difficulties doing the smearing because of her age. I also want to pay the medical insurance coverage so that in case we face any emergency, we will not be having any challenges with payment of the hospital bill. I was however not in a position to do the above especially to build a house because we did not have such a large sum of money to do so."

"It was in the afternoon and I was outside relaxing together with my children. We had just had lunch. I heard my phone ringing and I decided to check it. I could not believe it when I saw that it was the M-Pesa SMS saying that we had received the 55000/= from GiveDirectly. I was immediately filled with lots of happiness and I called my family around to come and have a look at the message. They were so happy to see this and we laughed and celebrated together. We gave thanks to God because he had opened a way for us."

"I was at home having lunch with my family when I heard a message notification on my phone. I stopped to check it and to my surprise, it was the M-Pesa SMS that we had been eagerly waiting for. I was so happy on seeing this and I immediately informed my whole family of the good news. They were so happy to hear this and we celebrated together. My wife and I then hurriedly prepared and we went to withdraw the money."