"That day I was asleep when I received a mobile money message. I read the message with joy because this was a life changing moment."

"For the next four months of my life, I have an additional goal of raising some money so that I can construct a house. Currently, I'm staying in my grand mother's house and I find it so uncomfortable. I will not settle until this dream is achieved. The house I have constructed will always remind me of GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I live stress free. With this transfer, I'm able to meet my family needs like medical, clothing and food. Previously, I didn't have money which often left me stressed since I couldn't afford the things I needed."

"As I heard an sms on my phone, I checked and was overwhelmed with joy and happiness to have received my portion of transfer. The issue my children's fees would be sorted. This was the first thought that struck my mind."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy that I would be able to fullfil my dream of acquiring personal land."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have to employ at least two people in the shop and devote all my time on farming. I will be selling the surplus farm produce at the nearby market to earn an additional income"

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have saved enough in a merry go round group to enable me to concentrate on my poultry keeping business."

"I spent the last transfers on launching a lifetime project investment of building a new house back at my rural home. I managed to build a two bedroomed house which in my personal opinion I believe I would have never managed to build to date were it not for the cash transfers from Give Directly."

"I had just finished to have a bath planning to go to bed. Then my phone rang with a notification of cash transfer from GiveDirectly. I immediately informed my spouse and we both happy because it was unbelievable."

"I used the money to pay school fees for my daughter who is currently doing her form four which is the final year in High School. I paid a total of 30,000 KES to offset the entire school fees arrears that had accumulated up to that time. The remaining amount of 19000 KES went into my savings account and I know that once my daughter is done with her final years in High school, the money will help me a lot in taking care of her future college expenses."