"I received a message in my phone early in the morning when I was already up providing taxi services using my motorbike. When I checked the contents of the message, I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for the financial support."

"It was 7 AM when I was preparing myself for the day when I heard my phone vibrating. On checking, I realized it was Mpesa message from GIvedirectly. I had finally received the long-awaited money. The message really made my day and due to the excitement that I had, I had to inform all my family about the good news and celebrated together."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can proudly mention ever since GiveDirectly came into my life is that I now own dairy cows. For all those years I have really been longing to keep them in my compound but I could not afford it and I could only admire those of my neighbors. Having them in my life has mad me to be the most joyous person on earth. This is because currently, the cows produce plenty of milk whereby some are for family consumption. I am planning to sell the remaining litres to the local markets. I will save the little money that I will be earning and send my grandchildren to school and also meet some of their daily needs ie food."

"I woke up at around seven that beautiful morning.On switching on my phone, I was elated to receive good news from GiveDirectly and counted as a blessing.Because I know that good luck only comes once I spent it wisely."

"The recipient used her transfer to buy ironsheets clothes and food for her household and with the change she was able to pay fess for her kids."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a pair of oxen to plough my farm. I was previously hiring from neighbours which was costly. Since they are readily available, I am assured of preparing my farm timely for cultivation. For the first time now, I will no longer be hiring from anyone instead, I will be hiring to them at fee during the planting season thus earning an income. I am also expecting to get an increased harvest because I will be ploughing the whole acreage. This will ensure food security in my household."

"I did not imagine owning a cow soon, leave alone in 2020 in the middle of a pandemic. Right now I am milking my own cow and selling the surplus milk to my neighbours and the cash is directed to other basic needs like sugar, soap and other basic necessities. This way, we have not lacked, thanks to GiveDirectly."

"My son's wife has been sick and had a problem with her leg. With the transfer, I took her to hospital for her to get treatment. I also bought a cow and bought maize seeds for planting."

"I bought a cow which I had always wanted to own. I also did not have seats and I bought 2 of them. I also bought 2 sheep and a bag of maize and clothes for my children."

"Buying food, a bicycle and good beddings is what reciving this money means to me when i started living on my own it has always been my wish to purchase the above mentioned items and i would luke to use GD money to make my wishes come true"