"I saw the transfer notification early in the morning. I could not believe it at first. It is until I called for my helper who came and confirmed that indeed I had money on my phone. I could not contain the joy that filled my heart and I rejoiced with my family as we budgeted on the expenditure of this transfer."

"Before GD's intervention, I used to till the ground with hand hoe using my bare hands which was so tiresome. The food production was low because I could not till large chunks of land because I did not have enough energy due to my old age. Secondly, I used to do a lot of agricultural manual work in order to sustain the well being of my household. Now that I received transfers from GD, I can plough with my oxen and I no longer do casual labor because these transfers enabled my achieve what I lacked in my household. For example, I bought household items like beddings, utensils, Food and livestock."

"GiveDirectly's transfers have brought joy and happiness to my family this is because I was able to accomplish most things I couldn't within the shortest time possible. For example I plastered my house, Paid off land mortgage, bought livestock, household items sought for medical, and above all I have saved some money for future use. Prior to receiving this transfers, I used to sleep in a dilapidated grass thatched house which leaked whenever there was rain and the beddings I slept on were so shameful therefore I decided to buy new bedding and moved into my Iron roofed house. I enjoy sleep nowadays because of the new beddings and no longer worried about rain since I'm sleeping in a iron roofed house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I acquired a bicycle which is the main means of transport for the family. I can access water and medical care easily without having to walk to the nearest health center. In the past, I had to walk long distances to access water and this was very cumbersome."

"I received the cash transfer on the 7th-August at 03:00am. At thatv moment, I called on one of the children to read the message for me. I was happy because this was a one time miracle for the family. I had never received such an amount of money from anyone known to me."

"I woke up early that morning to attend to my daily chores. I decided to check through my messages on my phone. As I went through them, I saw that there was a Mpesa message and I was curious to know who could have sent me money at that time. I realized that it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my first transfer on my phone. I called for my helper to confirm to me if this message was true. I was thankful and happy for the money. I could at least smile again having gone through financial challenges and hardships for many years."

"I received the money at 03:31am. It read that I had received money from GiveDirectly. This made very happy and excited. I was happy because this money was going to boost my finances."

"I received a mobile money at 03:00am. I read the message and I was extremely happy. I was delighted because this cash transfer was going to uplift my status."

"I was woken up by a message early in the morning on my phone. On checking to confirm, it was from GiveDirectly indicating that I had received the money. For sure, I could not contain the joy that instantly filled me. I could not sleep any more as I began to plan on how I would spend this money to acquire some long term assets in my household."

"I was previously living in a small grass-thatched hut, which was not in a good state. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for their financial support. I managed to acquire building materials which include Iron sheets and building poles for the construction of a new spacious iron-roofed house. Being able to achieve all this is the biggest difference in my life."