"It was almost 2 pm and I was at home having lunch with my children when I heard an SMS notification on my mobile phone. I decided to check it and I could not believe my eyes when I saw the message indicating that we had received the first transfer of 55000/= from GiveDirectly. I jumped up with joy and my children asked me what was going on. I told them that we had received the money that GiveDirectly had promised us. They were so happy to hear this and they started asking me to promise to buy them shoes and clothes. I was so happy and I promised them everything that they were requesting. I then prepared myself and I went to withdraw the money."

"I was at home relaxing with my family when the M-Pesa SMS got on my phone. I became very happy on seeing this and I immediately informed my family members of the good news. They were so happy to hear this and we celebrated together. We had never received such a huge sum of money and hence it was unbelievable to us. We thanked God for everything."

"It was at 12pm when I had just finished work in someone's farm and was heading back home when I saw the transfer message. I was very excited and told my husband about it and he was very excited as well."

"I have been living in a grass thatched house all my life and now I am building a house with an iron sheet roof. Many thanks to GiveDirectly for changing my life and giving unconditionally."

"I was able to buy nice sofa sets for my house that are durable and my house looks beautiful and more welcoming. I also paid school fees for my daughter who is clearing school soon thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I paid school fees and bought books for my child and bought food for my family. I also bought school uniform for my child."

"With the cow I bought I can milk for my family and we no longer buy milk as we used to do before. We can also afford 3 meals a day unlike before when we took 2 meals."

"The biggest difference is that the cow I bought is giving us milk which we have never enjoyed since time immemorial. Right now, I am happy that my house has sofa set and looks very beautiful. In a very long time, my children got to enjoy the pleasure of wering new clothes."

"My son did not have a house to live in and he used to ask for a place to sleep from his friends. We are no longer buying milk as well which was a big expense for my family. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for allowing me to have a cow of my own."

"It was at 2pm and I was headed to a hardware to buy a few items for my customer. I heard a message notification and it was GD transfer and I got very excited . I was happy and I am still happy."