"It was around 5 am when I was preparing to start doing my daily house chores when I heard my phone vibrating continuously. Upon checking, I realized it was mpesa message from GIvedirectly, they had debited my transfers as they had promised. I was very happy. I have never been that happy before. The message really made my day. I still remember that moment as if it was yesterday."

"It was around 5 am when I received a message alert on my phone. Since I was awake, I decided to read the message to know who the sender was. To my amazement, I realized that GiveDirectly had finally sent us the promised money. I felt so happy knowing that I would finally achieve all my long-time plans."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer buy milk daily like I used to before. Due to this, I have been able to save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk. I also believe that very soon, I will be earning an income through milk sales when it reproduces. I will be using this money to pay school fees for my children and to invest more in other income-generating activities. Also, I will be selling the calves in case of a financial crisis in the future."

"My life is different from how it was in that, my financial status has improved. I have managed to buy a motorcycle with the transfer which has helped me in purchasing household items such as television and seats from the profits that I have been getting. I do not struggle to handle my needs since the motorcycle business has also enabled me to generate a second business. I sell onions that supplement my income too. I can only thank GiveDirecly for financial support."

"It was around 6 am when I received a message notification on my phone. I became so happy and thankful to God when I realized that GiveDirectly had deposited some money in my account. My happiness knew no bounds on that day as I kept going on with my daily activities singing happily."

"It was still early in the morning when I received a message notification on my phone. I immediately requested my helper to help me read its contents since I can neither read nor write. I became so happy when she informed me that the message indicated that GiveDirectly had sent us a lump sum of money amounting to KES 55000."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have fixed an iron sheet roof and replace the grassed that one by buying building materials every month with the sent transfer."

"After plastering the floor, I believe that I will now be able to paint the walls. I have a plan of saving the transfers for the next six months to ensure this goal is met. Once the walls have been painted and the floor is well plastered, I am sure to rest for more than two years without thinking of building another house of repairing it. This will give me peace of mind to focus on doing other things."

"It was my helper who came to notify me of a Mpesa message on my phone at daybreak. When I asked who could have sent the money, I realized it came from GiveDirectly. I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for the financial support."

"It was around 4 am, I was still asleep when I heard someone trying to wake me up. I was a bit shocked. I thought something bad might have happened since it was rare for someone to wake me up at that time. I then realized it was my daughter. The smile she had on her face suggested there was something good she was about to share. She then broke the news to me. She told me Give Directly had sent the first transfer to my account. I couldn't believe until I saw my account balance. I was overexcited to receive this news. I then understood why she couldn't wait until morning since I couldn't manage to contain myself too."