"I am so glad am receiving this money. It is a blessing for sure. All my life i have never had a chance to receive or have such a large amount of money at once. GD has seen my poverty and am very grateful."

"I am so grateful to GD for enrolling my family in the programme. My house is not fully finished when i get the funds i will use it to finish with cement both in the inside and outside. I will also buy a descent sleeping place for my family"

"Hunger is really a challenge."

"The program is really helpful. I will be able to buy iron sheets to replacing the roof of my house which is leaking currently. I will also be able to buy bags of maize so that we may be able to eat at least 2 times a day. My households also lack good beddings. This is another chance to have proper beddings."

"I have many children to support and I am failing to provide for them as I depend on casual labour for survival and its not always easy to find piece work"

"This money will help us buy enough food for our household as we are starving. Our daughter is always sick and this has drained alot of our resources and this money will help us cater for this as well"

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy enough food to feed my family as I am currently spending some days without food forcing my children to beg from other peoples homes which I feel is not fair as I am struggling to provide for them"

"I was told my son who stays with me that the transfers had arrived and I was happy beyond measure. I could not hide my joy and a smile was written on my face the entire day."

"The goats that I bought can be milked and now we can enjoy a very nice cup of tea. It was hard for me to plough my shamba at this time but with the GiveDirectly transfer, I have been able to do so and planted maize which are about to sprout."

"My son has been able to clear his fees and sit for his exams. I had been thinking where I was going to get the money to pay his school fees so that he sits his exams. I trusted that God was going to come through and this happened through GiveDirectly."