"It was around 5 am when I heard my phone ringing so loudly. I then decided to wake up my son to confirm who might have sent the message in that early morning. After confirming, he realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. Upon hearing that, I coolant hold my joy. I just wish you could see how happy I was."

"I remember very well it was around 6 am when I was going to the dam to fetch water, then I saw a notification from my mobile phone. When checked it's content it was a Mpesa message from GiveDirectly informing me that they had sent my first transfer. I was overwhelmed by joy because I knew I will achieve my goals."

"I remember vividly it was around 6 am when I was heading to the farm as usual. Then my phone started vibrating. I was very happy beyond measures when I realized it was a mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I decided to go back home and started planning my projects."

"The fact that I cleared the school fees balances for my children has brought the biggest difference in my daily life. Actually, the money came in a good time, the exams were approaching and they had been sent home to collect school fees. I wasn't happy at all because I was sure they would miss the exams as they used to do. Being the breadwinner, I had to struggle and make sure they get their daily meal and sending them to school as well which was not that easy. Due to this when I received my first transfer from GiveDirectly, my first thought was to clear the school fees arrears in order for them to sit for their exams as the rest. Since I am illiterate, my wish was to see my children getting a good education so that they can have a brighter future with their future generation. My dreams are now coming true. Courtesy to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have my own dairy cows. I have had the desire to keep them in my compound but they were costly. I am now hopeful very soon they start reproducing and they will increase in number. With the cow, I will be getting milk for free. I have been buying from my neighbors at a high cost and sometimes I could not afford it at all. To add to that, I will start selling the milk to my friends and getting some money in return . This will be my major source of income and I believe it will uplift my living standard greatly. I will be able to cater to my family's basic needs without straining as I used to do."

"I remember very well it was around 6 am when I was heading to the farm then I heard my phone vibrating. At first, I ignored, then I became curious since it was so unusual to get a notification at such an hour. I decided to check what the notification was all about. After checking, I realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was so excited at the moment, I even went back home and celebrated with my family."

"I still remember vividly it was around 6:45 am when I was from the washroom then I heard my phone ringing. I decided to call my son to come and check what the notification was all about. After checking, he realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt wow! I knew I would achieve a lot."

"The biggest difference in my daily life that I can proudly talk of ever since I received my first transfers from Give Directly is that I now have a pair of oxen. Previously, I used to hire from neighbors whenever I wanted to prepare my farm. This was very costly for me and sometimes I could not prepare the farm in good time which led to poor harvests. I am now a happy farmer because I can plough my farm in a good time unlike before. This will really help me because I believe in the coming season I will harvest enough since I will be utilizing my whole farm."

"It was 5 am when I heard my phone ringing. This was so unusual. When I checked what the message was all about, I realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly, they had sent my first transfer on my account. I was very happy at the moment and up to date, I am still happy."

"It was around 7 am when I heard my phone vibrating so loudly. Since I am illiterate I decided to call my helper to check who could have sent the message at that time. After checking she realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overexcited after getting the news since I was assured of achieving my goals."