"I have been living in a grass thatched house, with no hopes of upgrading to a better house considering the financial hardship that I have been going through. When GiveDirectly came to my life, things have changed. My life living standards have improved because when I received this transfer, I spent it in the best way that changed my life. I bought 26 pieces of iron sheets, building poles and nails. I am now in the process of constructing a new decent and iron-roofed house. At least I will be having a good shelter."

"I had woken up to prepare for the days' activities when I heard a message notification on my phone. I was hesitant to check for a while because I knew it could probably be one of the random messages that are normally sent by our customer providers. When I later checked its contents, I was shocked to realize that my first transfer had been sent from GiveDirectly. I was so excited. I remember my high spirits were carried forward throughout the day."

"In the next six months, I expect to have expanded the poultry farming since I am currently planning to start small. Then, I will be able to earn a tangible income which will help me a great deal in handling other household requirements and meeting other school bills which will, in turn, help me in sorting other bills which includes school fees payment"

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall have been able to continue paying school fees for my sister as well as start building my new house. These are plans that I am sure shall be actualized with GiveDirectly transfers and the little that I get from my employer. I look forward to accomplishing even much more bigger things going forward."

"Comparing my current life and how it was before receiving the transfers, I can attest to the fact that there are a lot of differences - most of which are positive. The new houses, livestock and improved farming are clear testimonies of what has been happening after receiving the transfers. All these would not have happened if I had never received this money. I am one of the grateful people around and always praying for GiveDirectly to reach out to other regions so that people's lives may change."

"I dropped out of school at a very early stage of my education(primary level) and got married at 17 years. Things have been difficult in this marriage life since I have to toil in casual labour around my village in order to sustain my family. Had I continued with my education, maybe things could have been different as I could be having a reliable job to fend for my family. I still ruin the day I had to end my education that early."

"I was heading to the farm at around 5:30 am when I heard my phone vibration. I decided to check what the message was all about. When I realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly, I was very happy and grateful. There are no words that could express the joy that I actually felt that very day. I was so sure that I was going to achieve most of my long term goals."

"It was around 6 am, I was still on my bed when I heard my phone ringing continuously indicating there is a new message. Without hesitating, I decided to check what the message was all about since I was half awake. Upon checking, I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly, they had debited my first transfer as they had promised earlier. I was so happy because I knew I would achieve a lot. I remember coming out of my bed fully awake. I started calculating and thinking of the most appropriate ways I would invest this money. I still remember the day as if it was yesterday"

"The moment I received my money I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when I found a message notification on my phone. I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. I immediately inform my spouse and children and they all celebrated. I knew from that point that I will be able to buy a sharp cutter machine."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I paid school fees for my son at the university. I depend on small scale farming, I sell the produce at the market to earn an income to meet both the basic needs and pay school fees. It was not an easy task because the University fee is very expensive and I was struggling so hard by doing some casual jobs in the village. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I felt so happy because I knew I was in a position to clear the school fees and enable my son to sit for an exam. Currently, I have peace of mind and I have devoted most of my time on my farm unlike before when I could do casual jobs which were so hard for me."