"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."

"I received a message notification very early in the morning. I was curious to know who could have sent me a message at that time. However, when I checked, it was an mpesa message. My first transfer had finally been sent. I felt happy and thanked God for the fortune from GiveDirectly."

"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."

" My wife and I have been doing a cereals business for the last four years. With three children in secondary school our business has not been a bed of roses. Due to financial challenges we have had to depend on loans from people and microfinance. With high interest rates and business dynamics we have not been able to make much profits. Sometimes repayment deadlines catch up with us and the children's education is jeopardized. My hope is to get my own capital so that I don't have to depend on unreliable sources to run my business. "

"Investing 200 USD of my first transfer in boosting my business of selling second hand hand bags as well as building a modern chicken unit using 300 USD and adding more chicken to my poultry is what receiving this money means to me. I will then use my second transfer to pay school fees for my son in college next year hence this will help me avoid debts and calling friends and relatives for school fees fund raising ."

"The piece of land bought to us by my spouse is only enough for the homestead.There is no space left for any farming activities.As a result,in order for us to eat,there has to be money at hand to purchase food.There are times when there is no money since we fully depend on my spouse who has an unstable job far from home.Life would have been far much easier if I had space to plant food crops and even keep a cow.I know that by doing this,providing food for our young children would have been easier and less costly.However,this has since continued to prove impossible because we cannot afford to buy land.Raising my family under these circumstances is the biggest hardship I have faced"

"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."

"My new goal is to is expand my rental houses to be four because now they are two in number. People normally rent them for business purposes. I want to maximize the money that I will be getting by renting more of them."