"I bought school uniforms for my children, and I also managed to buy fertilizer"

"I received a message on my phone early in the morning. When I checked to confirm it, I could not believe what I saw. I had received KES 55000 in my Mpesa account. I have never received such amount of money in my life. I thought it was just a scandalous message from scammers, until it dawned on me that it was a reality when I purchased some airtime. I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for the transfer."

"It was in the morning when we had just woken up when I received the message indicating that I had received the lump sum amount from GiveDirectly. I could not hide my joy and I informed my family about it. They got excited and we rejoiced to the point that we even forgot that we were having breakfast. There was a ray of hope in us because we now knew that we were going to fulfill our dreams."

"This transfer has helped me in various ways. I bought chain link wire and barbed wire that I wanted to use in fencing the compound and constructing the chicken’s house. I also used part of the money to pay a debt that I owed someone. There is a cow that I usually take care of that belongs to someone. I bought the cow from him and I had paid half the money to him. So when I received the transfer from GiveDirectly, I decided to pay the other half that I still owed him. I also bought fifteen chickens with some of the money and a bag of maize that will serve as food for my family. This money also helped me in buying windows for my house, the windows that are there had become old and so I decided to change them. I have always wanted to do the above things but due to lack of money, I was not in a position to. Most of the money that I have been getting has been going to the payment of school fees for my children and buying food. We thank GiveDirectly for making this possible, may God bless you."

"Failling to provide enough basic needs for my family"

"During 2019 disasters i lost all the farming inputs to floods in my area"

"Financial instability is the biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life. This is because I work as a casual labourer within our village but my earnings are always very little and it can not support us."

"Receiving this money will enable me to venture into goat rearing. I will start with 5 goats which will cost me 200 USD. Goats will help me in paying school fees for my children and also deal with financial emergencies like medical bills. I also need a new house. The condition of my current house is terrible. It might fall anytime. The roof leaks making it very uncomfortable especially during the rainy season. I have budgeted 300 USD to build a 2 roomed house."

"I did a course in tailoring but I have not been able to put my skills into practice since I do not have a sewing machine. With this money,I will buy a sewing machine at a cost of 120 USD. This will serve as a good source of income for me. I will also buy two dairy cows at a cost of 300 USD. The cows will provide me with milk for consumption as well as for sale."

"I was preparing breakfast for my family when my phone started ringing continuously. Without hesitating I decided to check who it could be. I felt so happy after confirming that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I definitely knew that I will accomplish all my dreams."