"It was around 12 noon when we were busy chatting with my grandchildren then one of my grandsons then my phone started ringing. This was an alert of a new message. One of my grandsons decided to check its content only to realize it was the Mpesa message that I had ben waiting for, I felt so happy started planning how best I can utilize it,"

"I was at the farm watering some vegetables then I heard my phone ringing. Upon checking, I realized that it was an Mpesa GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and decided to leave whatever I was doing and decided to go back home and celebrated with my family members."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of goats. I opted in buying them because for the following reasons: one, they reproduce twice a year, their food is readily available, the climate in my region is semi-arid which is favorable to them and finally, their offsprings mature faster as compared to the other domestic animals. Therefore I am optimistic that very soon they will reproduce and multiply hence making me wealthier. Also, they are currently the living assets that I will depend on just in case of any financial difficulties such as paying school fees, buying foodstuffs, and many more. In the near future, I will no longer strain in meeting my family's needs as I used to."

"It was at 1.38pm when we were taking lunch and my phone beeped on the table and on checking the message, it was the GiveDirectly transfers. That was the end of lunch time for me as I went to collect the transfer immediately. My children were so excited as well."

"It was on Friday when I had gone to work where I work as a mason and my wife called me to tell me that the transfers had arrived since she had the phone. Another neighbour also called me to ask if I had received the transfer and I confirmed to them. I was overjoyed at work."

"My son was able to go to school without me worrying where to get money from like before when they could go to school and be sent back home to get school fees. The money I could use for school fees I will use to expand my business."

"I bought 5 goats and 30 chicken to rear at home. I also built a chicken coup and a goat house."

"I built my sons a house since they did not have their own and used to sleep at their friends'. I also paid school fees for them as they are all in secondary school and it was such a great relief since I was worried where I was going to get money to pay their school fees."

"It was on 16th December at 1pm and was weeding in my shamba when I heard a passerby say that our neighbouring village had received the transfers. About 10 minutes later, my transfer message arrived and immediately I left for Bomet town to go collect the transfer after hurriedly taking lunch."

"I have been able to complete my house which had stalled for over a year because I did not have the funds to complete it. Every coin I made was directed to school fees and I was not sure I was ever going to complete my house. I have been able to paint the house with the transfer and I will forever be grateful to GiveDirectly."