"I was taking my breakfast early that morning when I heard my neighbors celebrating. When I asked what was going on they informed me that GiveDirectly has sent the money. I quickly checked my phone and I had a new message confirming that GiveDirectly has sent me 55000KES. We felt so happy together with family. I had always wanted to build a better house but couldn't due to limited resources. I saw the financial support as an opportunity for me to build a house and this was my happiness."

"I felt so happy the moment I realized I had received my first transfer. I was taking breakfast with my family early that morning as I go through my phone. I had no idea of what was already in my account. As I checked my phone, I was surprised by a message from GiveDirectly confirming that I had received a sum of 55000KES. I felt so happy and immediately saw my dream of building a better house for my family becoming real."

"I had a goal of buying a heifer for long since I could not afford a dairy cow. I had been waiting for GiveDirectly's promise ever since I was enrolled to fulfill my goal. On that day very early in the morning, I heard an incoming message on my phone. I checked it and happiness filled my heart immediately when I saw it was from GiveDirectly confirming that I had received money. I knew I would be able to buy the heifer as I had wished to before. I told my spouse and children about the good news and they were so happy too."

"I felt so happy the moment I realized I had received money from GiveDirectly. It was very early in the morning when I heard an incoming message notification on my phone and I went ahead to check. I felt so happy because I had never received such an amount of money before. I knew I would be able to build a better and spacious house for my family. I shared the news with my spouse and children and they were so happy too."

"I remember it was very early in the morning when I got a call from my son asking me if I had received a message from GiveDirectly. I immediately check my phone and there was a message confirming that I had received a sum of 55000KES from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I knew I would be able to build a better house which been my long-time dream."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have fixed an iron sheet roof and replace the grassed that one by buying building materials every month with the sent transfer. This is because at the moment the leaky grass-thatched roof of my house is in a deplorable condition which has made it risky for our habitation."

"I remember it was very early in the morning when my neighbor called me asking if I had checked the message on my phone. I rushed to check it and to my surprise, I had received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I knew my dream of building a house and starting a poultry project was to be accomplished with ease."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have built a better and spacious house for my family. I depend on the casual jobs in the village and the amount of money I get through these jobs is so small and can only cater to the basic needs of the family. I did not have a continuous source of income to enable me to build a better house. My children used to sleep in my grandmother's house and this was so risky because they could work at night. Currently, I have built a better and decent house that can host all my family members comfortably. My children no longer spend nights away from home. I no longer fear to welcome visitors into my house because I have good house and a space to host them. I am so much happy about the support because it has changed our standard of living."

"I remember it was very early in the morning when my son checked my phone and informed me that GiveDirectly had sent me 55000KES. I felt so happy because I had never received such an amount of money before. I knew my dream of owning a cow had finally be realized. I was so thankful for the support."

"The main goals that I currently have after starting receiving the transfers are as follows. First, I want to have a big depot whereby I will be storing drinks in large quantities. My wish is to supply a variety of drinks in different shops in my village. I hope will really transform me in many ways. Secondly, I would like to start a business for my spouse for selling second-hand clothes. Currently, she is a housewife, this is really making me struggle so hard since they are all depending on me. I believe by the time I will start our lifestyle will change greatly."