"My goal in the next six months is to ensure that I work hard and attain good grades. I can't fail twice. Therefore I don't have an option but to pass and move to the next level. I feel lucky because Give Directly helped me financially. I now have the means to pay school fees until I finish my secondary education"

"I was awoken by a loud vibration from my mobile phone and I immediately asked my helper to confirm who might have sent a message at such an hour. Upon checking, she realized it was a Mpesa message confirming that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was overexcited because at first, I thought it was a scam from the experience I had from the previous NGOs."

"With the growing size of my family, there was a need to build a more spacious house that would accommodate us comfortably. Also, as my children grow old as time passes by, they're supposed to have their separate room from ours. This is why building a spacious house for my family had been my plan that I had not been able to achieve due to overwhelming family needs. My transfers came in handy as it enabled me to achieve this. I am now glad since very soon, we will all enjoy our privacy and children will not be forced to start seeking shelter at my neighbor's house. Being able to achieve this is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"I expect to be living in my own home but not a rental house. This is the major change I am expecting in the next six months. Having a house will enable me have my own freedom and even time to think about how to identify opportunities that will enable me to grow economically."

"Currently, my daily life is different from how it was before. This is because I have been able to achieve some things that seemed impossible. First, I have been able to build a house for my children. Due to this, they no longer sleep at our neighbors house anymore as they now have theirs. Also, I have been able to pay school fees for my children early. Even though I did not clear paying for the whole year, I now have enough time to look for the remaining balance. I am now glad since they will continue with their studies without any interruptions when the schools reopen in January next year."

"It was a few minutes to 7 am as I was working on my farm when I received a message alert on my phone. Upon checking its contents, my heart was with joy. I immediately left the work I was doing and went straight home and shared the good news with my family and they all became so happy. I would not wait any longer to start using the money to achieve our plans."

"It was early in the morning after I woke up when I realized that I had two unread messages on my phone. My heart was filled with happiness after reading its contents as the messages indicated that KES 55000 had been debited into my account. I sang happily thanking God for the good news as I informed my family about the news. I knew that with this money, I would finally be able to clear paying school fees arrears for my children."

"With help from GiveDirectly, I was able to buy two sacks of maize for our consumption. I am glad since it will last us for some months before I start buying them again daily. Having this stock of maize has enabled me to have a rest hence I no longer overwork myself like before. This is because I am certain that my family will not sleep hungry if I do not make any money at the end of the day. Having enough rest and some time to spend with my family daily is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow. When it reproduces, I will not only save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk but also earn an income through milk sales. I will be using this income to pay school fees for my children and also invest it in other income-generating activities. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for enabling me to achieve this as it would not have been possible on my own."

"In the next six months, many changes will have come into my life and currently, my focus will be the completion of the construction of my son's house. I expect this to have come to pass within that period so that I may proceed to set other new goals."