"I topped up some amount to the recent transfer and paid rent. I have once been harassed by an agent because I did not have money to pay rent. This situation forced me to move out. It was so humiliating and embarrassing experience that I don't wish to go through again. This explains why I had to take care of rent first before any other bills."

"In the next six months, I will have been able to have paid school fees for my child for the entire year in full. My child will be doing well in school and unlike this year, I will not have a debt towards the end of the year. I want my child to know that is because of this support from GiveDirectly. Paying school fees on time will strengthen the school and the services it offers to my child. I really want to expect that I will not be a problem at the school because I will have paid all that is due to them using part of the transfers."

"It was my helper who showed me the message early that morning. She had my phone when the message got in. I was greatly overjoyed on receiving the good news. Finally, GiveDirectly had fulfilled their promise. I will continue thanking them for not giving us false hopes. May they continue with their good deeds. The financial support has greatly improved my life. I managed to start projects I didn't know I would one day do them"

"I was woken up early in the morning by a message alert on my phone. I checked the contents and I was greatly overjoyed on realizing that I had received some cash from GiveDirectly. I thanked them for financial support."

"My life as changed since I got to benefit from GiveDirectly's transfers since I have two huge capacity water tanks to the courtesy of GiveDirectly. Today ,I do harvest rainwater in this rainy season that usually went to waste before. This water will reduce the workload especially for my family who used to make several trips to and from the water point, which was quite a distance away, And because the water here is in high demand since its a semi arid area. I intend to sell few litters to my neighbors at a small fee as another source of income hence I am hopeful that these proceeds will boost me in terms of providing for my family ."

"Subsistence farming is my only economic activity. This means I do not have any income apart from food which is also seasonal. To cater for other needs, I depend on my husband who works as a tout. I am not comfortable in this state and I have always desired to contribute in our family income. I will therefore start a charcoal business. These goods will be ferried to Mombasa where there are many customers and they are being sold at high price. This will reduce the dependence on my spouse thus making our life smooth. Besides, I will repair my house which has a damaged wall and I am afraid it might collapse if I don't act fast."

"I lost 13 cows due to drought in 2015. These animals were of great help to my family. Among them was a pair of oxen that we used to scale up farming as well as hire at a fee. We never suffered food insecurity because we could till 5 acres of land. However, after their death we reduced to 2 acres. We could also sell milk to generate money that supplemented our income. This has stirred up my ambition to own these animals once again. I will therefore use this transfer to purchase 2 bulls and a dairy cow. Besides, I will clear pending school fees for my child."

"Maintaining a mud-walled house is very costly on the other hand tedious and time-consuming. Then , I always wished to have the walls and floor cemented but since I could not afford to buy the materials I had no option but to persevere this dream because the income I made I had to prioritize on my family's basic needs. I am happy my dream finally come true because many neighbor who believed that I will not manage to plaster my house were astonished . Now I am staying in a nice plastered house I do not fear sitting down on the floor because it is very neat and clean. Back then it was very muddy when it rained as water sipped in the walls in to the floor this was very uncomfortable for me."

"The biggest hardship faced currently is not being to find enough money that can build a more spacious house, feed and educate children, as well footing hospital bills when they become ill. This is a major stress factor in my life."

"Since I was married six years ago, I have been sleeping on the floor. I normally use old mats s my bedding. Having a spacious bed and a mattress has made my life to be totally different. Life used to be tough during the periods that I had to sleep on the floor. I was always attacked by some jiggers and some other harmful insects. My children would get sick every now and then as a result of this. Secondly, my children were always complaining about the back pains because of the uncomfortable mats that we slept on. Again there was no privacy because my family was big and we were sharing the same mat. The coming of GiveDirectly has transformed everything because we are now sleeping comfortably. My family and I are all happy because were it not for the help I got from this organization, we would still be living a miserable life."