"I was waken up with a message alert early in the morning at around 5 oclock . I decided to check it out because it was odd to receive such a message at that time . Upon looking through it , I felt very happy because GiveDirectly had sent my first transfer . I immediately rang my husband who was away for work and informed him about the good new whereas he joined the celebration because as a family we knew most of our problem shall be solve with the money ."

"My main source of income before the project was selling Khat which I also used. I did not make much out of that business because it is not a business one runs in the open which made it hard for me to financially support my family or even take care of my own needs. Now that I have a decent business, I feel motivated to do more and grow. I also make a decent amount of money that makes it possible for me to assist my family which was never possible before."

"In the next six months, I would want to have finished paying this year's school fees arrears for my children. Both in primary and secondary school. I expect my children to pass their examinations so that they can get good and well-paying jobs after graduating and make their lives better. And they can only achieve this when they have ample time studying in school. The only way to ensure they have all they need to pass their examinations is through paying their fees arrears in time so that they cannot be sent home regularly. This is why I have decided to commit to my part as a parent of paying their fees and encourage them to perform well in their studies."

"In the next six months, I plan to plaster my house. My first priority was to put up a permanent house but since I did not have the money for it, I have decided to have a semi-permanent one. Now that I built a good iron-roofed, mud-walled house the one things I need are cement and sand for plastering the house. This is why I have plans of saving part of my monthly transfers so that I can buy such building materials for plastering the house. I know in the next six months, I will have saved the required amount for the materials and even to pay the mason who will do that job. I am glad GD will help me get where I could not get on my own."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the cows that I have bought. I was relying on milk from home to feed my young children and I thought it would be wise for me to have a cow of my own. Having bought two dairy cows means that the living standards of my family shall rise and the extra money that would otherwise have been used to buy milk shall be channeled into other meaningful family investments. We are so grateful for the timely assistance that GiveDirectly gave us."

"My life will be different in the next six months in that I will have enough food. This is because I am investing more in my farming activity as a way of ensuring food security for my family. I will still continue buying farm inputs so that I may continue getting a good harvest which has really brought a lot of difference in my life because I only budget for food on a monthly basis unlike before. At the end of this year's long rains season, I know I will get a good harvest which I will sell some to raise some money to start the business. I know at the end of the year, I will never be the same as I have always been in the past years."

"I have peace of mind because I have managed to deposit part of my transfer for a piece of land that I intend to buy which is a difference in my life that has been brought about by GiveDirectly's transfers . I am hopeful that when I shall have fully settled the deficit, thereafter, it will enable me scale-up my tea plantation farming practices hence there would be a realization on the improvement of my harvests and income as well. This will assist me in paying school fees for my six children. Prior to receiving this cash from GiveDirectly, I used to overthink a lot where to farm since I did not have enough land."

"My life is currently different than it would have been if I had never received the transfers. Before I never had any reliable source of income unlike at the moment where I am running on of the most promising business with a good profit margin. From it, I can feed my family, pay school fees for my children and also make a good saving at the end of every day."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. I never thought I would really receive money from GiveDirectly until I received a message early that morning confirming that I had indeed received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the dairy cow that I was able to buy. This has saved a lot of money that would otherwise have been used to buy the milk and therefore can be diverted into other meaningful family investments. My wife's business has also been boosted and she is now making more profits than she was making before we received this money. I am so happy and proud of my family altogether. All these has led to the improvement of the living standards of my family."