"I faced financial difficulties to the extent that I was unable to pay for my children's school fees on time. As a result, they were sent home frequently concerning school fees. I am now at peace having paid for them on time. This has at least given me adequate time to prepare for the next payments. I also have livestock that I am keeping in my homestead. My expectation is that they will reproduce and increase in number . I can readily lean on them in case of financial problems."

"I am always grateful to GiveDirectly for their visit has changed my life. Through their financial support, I achieved what has been my greatest desire; to buy cows and keep them for the future of my children's education. They are now still young and I know in the future, I may be required to raise money for their education. Thus I will have these three cows to lean on and besides, with time , I am expecting these cows to reproduce and increase in number. I will also be benefiting from the milk that they will producing. Owning these cows is the biggest difference in my daily life, because I wouldn't have managed to buy them on my own cost."

"I saw the message notification early in the morning. My trustee helped me and confirmed to me that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt happy and thanked them for helping financially."

"I saw a message on my phone early in the morning. When I read the contents, I realised it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had finally received my first transfer. I felt happy as I began to plan for it."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a nice shelter to live in with my family. I have never enjoyed a good shelter since my previous house is grass thatched, leaking during rains. I had to always replace the roof every now and then. My dream was to one day build a new iron roofed house which was never possible due to the financial challenges. Currently, I am in the process of building a new iron roofed house. To me, this is the greatest achievement in my life is I can now comfortably access decent and good shelter."

"I have been operating a maize milling business which has been my main source of income. This has been an investment I own besides the livestock I keep. Because I was getting a good income, my plan was to buy another machine to increase my earnings. When I received my first transfer, I took KES 49000 and bought a new machine and installed it. In addition to this, I also took a portion to take my children for medication. I paid some school fees for my children and did some shopping for my family on clothing for my children as well as paying for some other household basic needs."

"Since I have been depending on the casual jobs for years I feel that having have started the hotel business brings the biggest difference in my daily life. Being the breadwinner it has never been that easy at all, especially in rising school fees for my brother. I am so glad I can now pay his fees in time and also cleared all the bills. I am also planning to save the profit that i ma getting and start anther business of a kiosk. I believe this will double my income and I will be able to cater to my family's needs without much struggle."

"Having have renovated my house I feel it had brought the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because its previous state was deplorable. The financial help from GiveDirectly enabled me to plaster it and now it's very decent and permanent. Previously I never have peace because I thought someday it may collapse. But then God is always with me, He brought GiveDirectly into my village and I was lucky to be among the beneficiaries. We are now a happy family and I feel much safer and secure than before. In addition to that our lives have been improved and we enjoy the peace of mind courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"I was from the shop at around 7 AM when my phone rang continuously. I decided to rush home and seek some assistance from my helper to check what the notification about. He confirmed to me that I had finally received my first transfer. I was overwhelmed with joy and started celebrating wth my family."

"I can still remember very well just like yesterday when I heard my phone ringing. This was so unusual since I was not expecting any call or message at such an hour. I then asked my son who was also, my helper, to check the content of the message. After checking, he realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. Wow! I just wish how I reacted. I was very excited and I don't think if I will ever forget this very day."