"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy and anxious. At first I had to keep my phone and PIN safe for a period of five days then later went to withdraw it."

"I saw the transfer message in my phone and when I read it, I realized that I had received some money. I was filled with happiness on receiving money from GiveDirectly, because the things that seemed impossible for me to achieve were now possible and could be realized. I am happy for this financial assistance."

"Before GiveDirectly came to us, my children used to seek shelter in the neighborhood at night and I was not at peace over this situation . Currently, Seeing my children having a decent shelter is the biggest difference in my daily life. When I received the money, I purchased enough buildings materials which include pieces of iron sheets and building poles and I am almost completing the construction of a decent house for them. They will no longer be troubled again, which gives me slot of peace."

"I heard my phone ringing early in the morning, which was a notification of an incoming messages. Since I couldn't comprehend what the message was all about, I waited until daybreak, where I called my helper who confirmed to me that money had been sent into my account. On enquiring who the sender was, I was filled with inexpressible joy when I realized that GiveDirectly had finally sent the first transfer. I gave thanks to them for fulfilling their promise to me."

"I have depended on one dairy cow for a long time. Accordingly I have had challenges during weaning, especially with my children having to lack milk to complement their meals. Receiving this money will add a quality cow to my home. This is going to cost about $300 of my first transfer. This means I am going to have surplus milk for sale and for my children's consumption. Good nutrition for my children will promote their physical and psychological wellbeing. "

"Access to food security has been the biggest hardship we face in our family. This is mainly due to unpredictable rainfall patterns as well as soil borne diseases that has rendered our farms unproductive hence low yields and poor harvests. Livestock rearing more so cattle is also quite challenging now that we sell milk at a low price of ksh 27 per litre,making it a struggle in supporting family needs"

"When I got married as a second wife,my spouse bought a 0.1 acre piece of land for us to live in.In it was a small house in which my family lives in right now.This small house serves as both the main house as well as kitchen and is often congested.In addition to this,I have to use charcoal as fuel and this is often expensive and hard to find.Receiving this money will enable me build a separate kitchen where I can be able to use firewood as fuel.This will help us cut costs because firewood is readily available in the village.I also intend to buy a cow and some chicken so that through it my family can get an income."

"I believe that in the next six months we will have harvested maize and beans. I know I will get a bumper harvest because I upgraded my farming methods this season. I believe I will get enough sacks that will sustain us up to the next harvesting season. I will also have sold the extra maize and beans to get income that will help me to establish and strengthen my business. It will also help me boost the restaurant that I started recently."

"I believe that my life will have greatly improved in the next six months. Since I will now have enough time after completing school, I will increase the number of chicken to at least 100 hens. I hope to be making more money from selling many eggs per day. I want to focus on this farm and expand it such that I become the best and famous supplier of eggs and chicken. I know all these are possible with hard work, determination and proper management of this project"

"Six months to come, I expect to build a house for my boys. They are currently living with us since I have not built them theirs. It is really a shame to do this but my expectation are very high that I will accomplish this goal. I also expect to have bought them bed, beddings and even lit their house so that they can live and study well."