"My life is better because I have acquired things which I could not afford like utensils, metal framed windows and a bed. My house is now looking beautiful. In addition, I can also afford to have a balanced diet. Prior to this transfer, I could not afford to have a balanced diet and proper windows ( I used wooden framed windows which are out dated)."

"My heart was overwhelmed with joy the moment I saw the money in my phone. In fact, I thanked God for it; ululated and prayed for a blessing upon the philanthropists that made this possible."

"The moment I got money, I felt very happy because I got money for paying off debts and paying fees for my children."

"My daily life has greatly improved in that, I live happily. With this transfer, I was able to buy an ox and beddings. Previously, I hired oxen from people who at times were very unreliable since they came to plough my farm land out of season even when I could pay them in advance. This problem is now solved since I will be cultivating on time. In addition, I personally slept on a mat in order to allow my spouse to share the only mattress we owned with the children."

"I owned nothing at first in terms of livestock though to us they are assets that can be of help to me in case of financial hardship. Currently, I own a cow courtesy of GiveDirectly. I expect that it will reproduce in the future and increase in number. I will also be getting milk from it for my family consumption."

"When I saw the money in my phone, I felt too happy. This meant I would no longer worry about how to raise money for construction."

"The moment I received my money, I felt very happy because I got money for building another spacious permanent house."

"The moment I received the transfer, I felt so happy. It got me at a time I needed it most because I did not have many basic need and with the most pressing being lack of food."

"The transfer enabled me to clear my house rent arrears that had accumulated to KES 10000 which I was not able to clear in time due to the financial challenges I was going through then. GiveDiretly came in handy to sort out this problem for me and it gave me so much joy to learn that I was finally going to be at peace with my landlord. It also provided me with an opportunity to plan on how best I am going to utilize my transfers to make more benefitting investments."

"Even though the current source of income I have is not so stable and mostly does not earn me much, I am hopeful that I will have saved a decent amount of money over the next six months for my sister's high school plans. This is because the financial assistance I will be receiving from Give Directly in the next six months will enable me to provide for my family gallowing me to save from my job."