"Receiving this money will enable me start my own business.At my age,I no longer depend on my parents and since I intend to start my own family soon,I need to get a means of earning a living.I intend to venture into sheep farming(rearing sheep)because this is a venture that grows fast.I will purchase 10 sheep for 300 USD and use the remaining amount to build a good shed as well as fence a grazing field for them.I know that within one year they will have multiplied and from that I can start a bigger business."

"I expect that my life will have greatly improved. My parent's life will be stress-free because I will not be asking a lot from her. I will be going on well with my education and will not have the shame of having to ask for everything from her. I also believe that my poultry project will have picked up and added income to the family."

"I remember so well it was exactly, 5 am when my phone vibrated so loudly. I was even shocked because it was not normal. I decided to wake up my spouse to confirm who had sent the message. After he went through, he realized it was an mpesa message from GD. I was overwhelmed with joy, I wish you could see how I reacted. I was so sure my life will change greatly."

"Having goats in my homestead has changed my life in different ways. I have now started a business selling the offsprings once they are mature enough. Before the coming of GiveDirectly into my village, I was living in a miserable life. But since they came there has been a great change. Whenever I have a problem or an emergency, I always sell one or two goats and sort whatever issue that was bothering me. Secondly, my children will no longer be sent home for fees because I now have the means to pay time. from the business of selling the offsprings. This alone makes my life better compared to when I only depended on casual jobs"

"I have four kids who are all in high school and getting their school fees has been an uphill task for me. Clearing their school fees in lump sum has never been an option for me and this prompted me to negotiate with their respective school administration to at least allow me to pay in bits. Even after all these, getting that small amount has never been easy since I mostly rely on unreliable casual labour to sustain both my family and the kids at school."

"It was around 6 am when my grandson broke the news by saying I had received my transfers from GD. I was very excited knowing that I will achieve what I have been longing for."

"I was woken up by a message that I received at around 6 am After checking and realized that it was a message notifying me of the transfer I had been promised. I got so excited and immediately knew that I will accomplish all my desires."

"I was awakened by the loud vibration from my mobile phone. Since I am illiterate I decided to wake up my son to confirm who had sent the message. After checking, he realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was very happy since I had not received such a huge amount of money."

"I remember very well it was around 5 am when I saw the notification message on my mobile phone. When checked it's content it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly informing me that they had sent my first transfer. I was over-excited for I knew I would finally achieve my goals."

"As a tailor, I have always wished I had my own sewing machine, but I could not afford to buy one since the machines are very costly. Ever since I graduated from college I have been working from my friend's workshops and I used to be paid on commission. My salary was very little that it couldn't meet the needs of my family. I was always borrowing loans so that I can clear fee balances for my children, life was so miserable. Having the two sewing machines that I acquired from the financial support from GiveDirectly has changed everything. The money I get from this business is much better than what I used to work form someone. I at times hire one to my friends and get an income as well. I no longer borrow loans since the money I am getting is enough to cater to my family's daily needs and even my children's school fees"