"I was hearing my neighbours shouting joyfully early in the morning and when I enquired from them the source of all this happiness, I was surprised to learn that money from GiveDirectly had been sent. I called for my helper to check for me since I could not comprehend any of the messages. I was overwhelmed with joy when he confirmed to me that indeed I had also received my token."

"If I could not have received money from give directly I am very sure I could not have managed to lease land and planted sugarcane in it. I could continue cultivating my small farm that I was cultivating before. But now I am very sure of getting more produce that will lead to more profit. "

"I solely depend on casual labour of supplying water to a nearby hotel manually(on my back) on a daily basis in order to fend for my family. The little I get paid from this is hardly enough to cater for the basic needs of my family and as a result I have to engage myself in other casual jobs like on people's farms as a gardener. This kind(s) of work have taken a toil at my body and I hardly get enough sleep since I feel pain all night on my body."

"My desire has been to start livestock rearing especially goats like others in the village. This livestock will help me in any emergency since I will be able to sell them at a profit after they multiply. Receiving this money means realisation of my longing. I am planning to purchase 10 indigenous goats at $25 each. In addition, I am planning to use $160 to clear fees arrears of my child who is in secondary school."

"I raise livestock in my farm and this has turned out to be my main source of income. The money from Give Directly will help me improve more and more . I will start by buying a chuff cutter machine worth Ksh.30,000(300 USD). This will make feeding the cows easy and faster giving me more time and strength to do other duties. I will also use Ksh 20,000(200 USD) to improve their structures. My sheep shed is in a bad condition and therefore I will use part of the transfer to expand and make it more decent. I will then build a bigger and better store where I can store animal feeds. All these will ensure good health for the livestock and in turn high productivity."

"After my spouse enrolled to school to further his education . We had to cut cost on expenditures meaning paying school fees for my two children who were in secondary school was difficult because entirely our household depends on my husband's salary who is a teacher. Therefore , at times , we had to compromised paying school fees for the children over my spouse's education . My life is different than it would have been if I never received these transfers because I have been able to pay school fees for my children for the whole term with GiveDirectly's transfers . As a result , they haven't been sent home for school fees and through their consistency in attendance, they have shown a slight improvement on their performance ."

"I was awaken by an ring sound for a message notification on my phone . I decided to check it out to confirm the content of the message if it could have been an urgent information . Upon reading it , I felt very happy since GiveDirectly had sent me money . Before , with the intense enrollment process I was doubtful that I would succeed as one of the beneficiaries . After notifying my husband we planned and withdrew the money two days after ."

"My life is different from how it was in that, it is my first time to own a cow. This has made me relate well to my neighbors. They used to deny me milk even when they had it in plenty due to their selfish reasons. I always thought they should consider people like me who did not have cows. I am happy I own one I will always subsidize the prices to the less privileged. I also feel good because I no longer waste a lot of time going from one homestead to another comparing price to check whether I can find someone who can sell milk to me at a lower price. I now have enough time to do other household chores."

"Having a decent wooden house is the best change and gift I have received through GiveDirectly's support . With this house ,it has bonded as more because we have dinner together where we check on each other .At the same time , staying in a clean environment has reduced hospital expenses unlike before where we were living in a dusty mud house which caused frequent visits to the hospital in relation to untidy environments . Secondly , I now have a dairy cow that I never knew I could afford .Thanks GiveDirectly ."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I am certain of access to clean water in my household since I have been able to purchase 5000 Litters water tank . At the moment is its raining in my region and I am harvesting water . Therefore , the struggle of walking to long distance in search of water in dry season because we live in an area where the climate is harsh and on such times with the water shortage at hand and rationing of water. I felt very disappointed after taking a far walk and all I would afford to get is a Jerry can . Its with joy that this challenges are behind me now . Secondly , in the foreseen future, I will no longer incur expenses of buying milk from my neighbors but rather I will get it from my dairy cow that I had bought with the first transfer ."