"We were taking lunch at 1pm when I heard my phone beep and upon checking, it was the GiveDirectly transfer and I was very excited and I called my husband to give him the good news. He was so excited as well and thanked GiveDirectly."

"My irrigation system is doing well where I have onions and tomatoes which I sell for income. This will ensure that even in the dry season, I will have enough supply of tomatoes and onions for my customers. I also have a cow which I milk unlike before when I used to buy milk and it was very expensive for me."

"My co wife received her transfer and she called me to find out if I had received mine. Upon reaching her house, it was four of us and we decided to wait under a tree to see if our transfers would also receive ours. I waited and was giving up and I decided to go back home. On my way back, my phone beeped and it was the transfer message and I shouted in happiness and rushed back to tell my co wife and friends."

"It was at 1pm and had just arrived from a short journey and was herding my cow when I was tod that my phone was ringing. On receiving, it was a neighbour asking if I had received the transfer and I told them that I had not. This got me worried but amidst all the questions on why I had not received the transfer message, my phone beeped and it was the MPESA message I thought I had missed. I was very excited and I immediately called the same neighbour to let them know that I had received the cash. Many thanks to GiveDirectly."

"It was at 1.48pm on 17th December when I was going to the river to wash clothes with my mother. Our phones beeped almost at the same time and when we checked,it was the GiveDirectly transfers and we were so excited and we jumped up and down hugging each other."

"It was on 17th December 2020 at 1pm when I was in the shamba digging. I heard a message beep and I took my phone to check and it was GiveDirectly transfer. I was very happy and told my husband who was with me right there and he was very happy that we left the shamba to go have lunch and discuss the next steps about the transfer."

"I was from the farm when I learned that I had finally received the long-awaited Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and even decided to call all my family members for a short prayer because it was like a miracle to us."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a dairy cow that I acquired from financial support. I have been aspiring to keep it in my homestead for years but I could not afford it because of financial difficulties. The little I was from the temporary casual jobs was too little for the purchase of a cow. The main aim of purchasing it was mostly for business purposes. I am assured that very soon I will start getting milk and I am planning to be supplying them to the nearby towns since they are in high demand I am sure the business will grow within a short period. I am hopeful that the money that I will be getting will be enough for me to cater to my family's needs without staring like before. Also, the few liters that will remaining will be for my family's consumption."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building material such as several building materials, building poles, nails, threads, and timber, This was for the construction of a new house since the previous was almost collapsing with a leaky roof. I later cleared school fees for my children who are in college and primary schools. Also with the remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying enough foodstuffs for my family that will take us to the next harvesting season."

"I was with my family taking breakfast when the phone started ringing. Since I was curious, I decided to check what it might be. I couldn't believe what I saw, It was the Mpesa message that I had anxiously been waiting for from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and without wasting time, I started planning on how best I could utilize it"