"My life has changed a lot i have improved my roof, i am no longer going to bed with an empty stomach since i have now enough food which i bought using the funds from GiveDirectly"

"I have replaced the grass on the roof of my house with iron sheets. I can sleep comfortably without worrying about leaking whenever rains start"

"From the money i managed to buy 20 Iron sheets ever since i longed to have my own house, so this is my time to have my "nyumba yamalata" iron sheet house. Further, i furnished my house with a Mattress and kitchen items. I as well have bought 10 bags of maize to take me through February, when i will recieve another transfer and will buy enough to the next growing season. Lastly, i remembered that my children did not have clothings, so i bought some."

"when i received the money i bought food , bed , mattress and other basic needs because i was highly in need of them but i could not afford them."

"when i received my money i bought mattress, iron sheets, beddings and food. i bought these things because i was in need of these things but i could not afford them."

"I have bought blankets for my children since i do not want them to suffer in the month of june next the blankets will keep them warm during the cold season and i am so happy and my children are happy too"

"I have used the funds for improving my roof and i bought iron sheets since i do not want to be sleeping in a leaking house just like i used to do last year during the rainy season"

"I was very happy and i remember very well that i jumped with joy after receiving the text that the funds are in from Airtel Money"

"It was early in the morning and I was already up and on the farm tilling. As I was going about my work, I heard an SMS alert on my phone. I stopped working and decided to check it. I was so excited to see a Mpesa message saying that I had received the lump sum transfer from GiveDirectly just as promised. I immediately rushed back home and I informed my wife of the good news. She was so happy to hear this too. We celebrated together and thanked God for this. I then took breakfast and prepared myself to go and withdraw it."

"This transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. I have been able to complete building the sleeping house for my boys and hence they will no longer have to move around at night in the cold looking for somewhere to sleep. The transfer has also helped me to buy a shelling machine. I usually do this business of shelling other people’s maize to earn a living. I have been hiring someone else’s shelling machine for quite some time. This has been challenging because repaying the machine has been taking up a lot of money and hence I end up having a little bit of money left. With this shelling machine that I bought, I will have gotten rid of the expense of paying the machine for hire. I hence will be able to get enough money that will enable me to pay school fees for my children and do other developments. The maize that I will harvest from my farm when it ripens will cushion my family from hunger for quite a while, I will hence not have any worry about what they are going to eat."