"I received the cash transfer at around 22:41GMT that day. I became very happy and excited because I was in need of money to construct a good habitable house."

"The moment I received my money, I became very happy because this money was going to relieve me from the debt burden that I had.Furthermore my plan to construct an iron roofed house was going to be accomplished."

"My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the transfers in that if it wasn't for GD, I wouldn't be having the hopes of achieving my dream which is to peruse hair and beauty course. In order to enroll for the course, I'm required with 28000 KES and I'm glad and proud I have been able to save 24000 KES from the GD transfers. Thanks to GD I'm soon achieving my dream."

"Before I started receiving these transfers, I was living in a tiny one-room house together with three of my friends and all we did was nothing but stay high all day. The living environment was pathetic as we had no money to buy the most basic household items or even the time to clean up the house. After the transfers started coming, I decided to quit t kind of lifestyle by quitting the job I used to do at a local illicit brew site as it contributed 100% to my lack of sobriety and even looked for a more decent job at a carwash. I moved out of the house we lived in and rented a place of my own where I have more privacy and more responsibilities which always keep me in check because bills have to be paid and I have no one else look at. GD transfers gave me the confidence to make that decision because I knew I would have money to pay my rent and even buy food in case I did not find any source of income."

"I have always wanted to venture into livestock rearing for the financial security of the family. In the next months, I expect to save and buy my first livestock so that I can have something to fall back to when I have any financial constraints. That is how my life will change in the next few months."

"In the next six month, I expect to have started an income generating activity like selling fish. I believe I would have an additional source of income that will enable me to improve the living standard of my household."

"I have been hawking clothes for a year and I would like to have a permanent shop where I can be selling the clothes and even other items such as shoes for more income. Setting up a boutique is quite expensive because I will need to have a variety unlike what I am currently selling. This is why I never ever thought in that direction before, but with these transfers, I will be able to achieve that after a few months of saving. Hawking is not such a bad idea but it is quite tiring and usually gets limited by bad weather conditions, especially during the rainy seasons when I am not able to move around in the rain. Such periods are usually very tough for me financially because I am not able to provide for my family hence the need to have a permanent business station."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have six goats. I am hoping very soon they will multiply and fill the animal shed that I will have built. Already some have started reproducing which gives me hopes that the future is bright. My wish is to start selling the offsprings ones they have matured. I believe I will get good money because of their high demand. I plan to use the profits to open a kiosk, this will be my additional source of income. Through all these, I will get enough income that will help me in paying school fees for my children and still cater for my family's basic needs without straining too much."

"In the next six months, I would like to save my next transfer to enable me to build a better house. The current one is old and is almost collapsing. I don't have a reliable source of income and I mostly depend on my children in order to meet my daily needs. I know they would be willing to build me another house but since they are also overwhelmed by their family needs I will also have to chip in and find other means to build the house. My plan at the moment is to save for a few months and maybe ask them to top up the remaining tools that I will not have bought. I thank Give Directly for coming to my rescue because I was really suffering."

"In the next six months, I expect to have completed putting up my home and my family occupying it. I will be able to buy households like furniture since I do not have proper furniture to sit being that I did not enough space to place them."