"The moment I received this money I felt delighted. I had as well received money that will help me execute most of my financial plans like renovate my house."

"I expect to have bought a few furniture in my house which will make it easier for me to read comfortably. As it is at the moment, I sit on the bed while reading which is very uncomfortable and gives me a sense of laziness because I fall asleep as soon as I start reading."

"When I read the message notification indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly, my heart was filled with much joy. At that moment, I knew that indeed GiveDirectly honors their promise, unlike other organizations who have visited us before with empty promises."

"I believe that my life will have changed in the next six months. I am optimistic that my business will have grown than how it is now hence my income will have increased. Also, I believe that I will have bought enough materials to use in building a house for my family."

"I expect to have increased my source of income, I will have expanded my poultry farm. I will also have started my apiary by buying one beehive every two months since one is sold at KES 4500. I will, therefore, have another way of making money to make ends meet. I am very happy to have all the capability to expand my poultry farm and start a new environmental-friendly venture such as beekeeping because I get this aid from GIveDirectly."

"My husband worked so hard to build us a decent house made of bricks but could not complete it because the funds ran out after he was fired from his formal job. Receiving this money means we will be able to finish construction by building a ceiling and replacing the old leaking iron sheets with new ones. We will then invest the balance in livestock particularly indigenous goats that can survive drought and are easy to maintain in terms of feed and disease control. This will help us ensure that our children who are still in school get an education because we will be able to pay for it. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to buy iron sheets for mother's house which is still under construction. It will also help me in paying her medical bills as she wants to get her chest checked following the pains she has been experiencing. Lastly, I will start a grocery business that will earn us income to meet our daily needs such as food."

"In the next six months l expect to continue staying in a nice plastered house like other people without worrying of being affected with dust and frequent maintenance of the floor which is time consuming and very expensive."

"In the next six months l expect to continue enjoying sitting on the comfortable furniture I bought and also to continue sleeping comfortably."

"My inability to sufficiently provide for the family has been the biggest hardship in life. Ever since my husband died four years ago, it has been extremely difficult to make ends meet. At the moment, we survive from the little income I earn from charcoal burning of which it is hardly enough to sustain our needs. This has led to a lot compromising, like for instance, at the house live in a very old house, with walls already carving in. Again, my son failed to secure admission to secondary school due to lack of fees. The situation has been frustrating and it breaks my heart as a mother to see him engaging in odd jobs while his peers are continuing with education. Receiving this money will be a dream come through because all he desires is to attain the highest level of education and I will be happy to grant him his wish using these transfers. For the remaining part of the transfers, I will use it to build a better house. "