"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy bedding like a mattress, a bed, bedsheets and cushions for my chairs. This will help me improve on my living standards. When the heavy rains that came with high wind blewthe roof of the house I was staying in, it damaged most of my household property. I will be able to plaster my house in the village and floor it in order to make it conducive for people to stay in."

"I was awakened by a loud vibrating from my mobile phone. I was a bit surprised because it was not normal for my phone to vibrate at such an hour. I decided to check its content, only to realized it was from GD. They had fulfilled their promise of debited my first transfer into my account. I was so happy knowing my life will change very soon."

"The biggest hardship faced in my life is passing away of each woman I get as a wife, and current one is also ill. This brings much distress to my mind."

"The biggest hardship faced in my life is the passing away of my father which affected ability to pay my school studies, as well as my children's school fees. "

"Receiving this money means I will be having my own livestock to support me."

"It was early in the morning after waking up when I realized that GiveDirectly had sent me the promised money. At that instant, my heart was filled with happiness. I knew that my children would be able to go back to school and continue with their education."

"As I said before, I love goats because they are manageable and they multiply very fast and in large numbers depending on the breed. I am optimistic that in the next six months I would be having goats that will give me milk both for commercial and domestic use, in fact, goat milk is very nutritious and expensive. I know I 'll have an additional source of income that will enable me to provide for my family the basic needs with a lot of ease, and also invest some money in farming."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build a house that I can sleep in with my children, take care of the education needs of my children. By so doing, I will be able to support my family better. "

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to provide for my family. I cotribute school fees for my brother, take care of the medical bills of my family plus all other needs but money is a problem. I work at somebody else's salon as a barber but the money that I receive as pay is usually not enough for me to do all that I need to do. I have always tried my best to save some percentage of the money that I recieve but I end up using it when faced with a charllenge say for example when a child is sick. I just work for family sustainability."

"I was so much thrilled the moment I saw the Mpesa message indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I knew that my dream of adding a dairy cow would soon be realized."