"My life is different in that I am now free from stress unlike before. I am happy that now we have enough food. I paid school fees for my children without much struggle and I am not buried in debts like I used to be when I was not receiving these transfers. All these have made me a happier person and a proud mother."

"I was overwhelmed with joy the moment I heard a message notification on my mobile phone. It was the greatest day of my life and I thanked God for making this happen to me. I started planning on how well I would spend my transfer on."

"I was awakened by the loud vibration from my mobile phone at around 6 AM. This was an indication that there was an incoming message. Upon checking, I confirmed it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy to receive such a huge amount of money and the fact that it was non-refundable."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, nails, and timber. This was for the construction of a new house because the previous one was in poor condition. Having have received the money, my aim was to transform it from temporary to permanent. I then spent KES 6000 of the transfer to pay the mason his labor charge. The remaining amount I bought enough foodstuffs for my family that would take us to the next harvesting season."

"It was around 6 AM when I received the transfer notification message. I was so overjoyed for I knew I will achieve a lot. I started celebrating with my family and thanking GiveDirectly for the financial help"

"As I was preparing to leave to the market for my business early one morning, one of my children saw the message and alerted me that the message was from Give Directly. I had to postpone my plans of going to the market for a while and celebrate with my family the good news of receiving such an amount of money."

"I am extremely grateful to GiveDirectly for transforming my life in so many ways. But the most important is the fact that I now have some new beddings which I acquired after receiving the transfer. I have been married for over fifteen years and I have been sleeping on the traditional beds which I was so uncomfortable. I never had the joy of sleeping comfortably in a nice bed because of poverty life. I was always attacked by some bedbugs and more so I used to complain of some back pain as a result of the bed. But for now, this is history. I am now sleeping comfortably just like the rest, I no longer have to worry about the bedbugs or even the pains."

"I spent most of the transfer to construct a new house because the previous one we had was very small therefore not able comfortably house my family. The house was also constructed on a wetland so it was mostly wet and cold especially during the rainy season. I was able to construct a much larger family house and a separate kitchen where my children can also sleep. I spent the little money I had left on foodstuff and clothing for the entire family."

"Owning the heifer and goats is the biggest difference in my daily life. I could not have managed to purchase any of these animals if I was to buy them at my cost. I thank GiveDirectly for their financial support has enabled me to achieve this. These are to me assets that I can depend on in case of any financial hardship. I am expecting them to reproduce and increase in number soon. Apart from the livestock, I also built a house. I am happy that we have a good shelter now."

"I was doing some laundry and around 6 in the morning then I heard my phone ringing so loudly. Upon checking the content I realized it was an Mpesa message from GD. I was so happy because I knew I would accomplish my heart desires."