"I expect to have built a kiosk in the next six months hence will be earning more income hence providing for my family will be cheaper and easier. I will be in a better position to save little money that will use in the future to improve my family living standards by buying a piece of land that will help us do farming for both household consumption and sales."

"Lack of alternative sources of income has been the biggest hardship in my life. Here, we depend on livestock raising and subsistence farming as a source of income. And because of harsh climatic conditions, in most cases, we are unable to get adequate maize yield from the farm, this forces us to purchase maize flour from shops, something that is costly. Again when it comes to livestock, we spend most of our time searching for pasture and water kilometers away. Once I receive this money I will be able to venture into other ways of generating income. Opening up a shop is what I have in mind. This is something that I have always desired to have but lack of adequate resources is what has been the hindrance. "

"The only source of income in our family is labour that my husband offers in construction sites in exchange for a daily wage. The little pay combined with the job's inconsistency however, does not sufficiently cater for our family's basic needs of food and education. School fees for my children is my biggest headache as seven out of my eight children are enrolled in both primary and secondary school. Countless times have they been sent away from school to collect their fee balances which upto date I have not managed to clear. "

"My expectation in the near future is to complete building my kitchen. Using the tattered tents as it is now makes me so uncomfortable since I am always forced to cook early before it becomes dark or it starts raining. Once this is done, I plan to buy a dairy cow. Having a dairy cow will help me reduce the expenses that I currently have. I believe if I keep it well I will get some good amount of proceeds from the sale of milk which will improve my financial strength and hence the ability to take care of my family. I plan to use this money to start other income-generating activities. Ultimately, this to improve our general lifestyle."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months because I am planning to save and buy a water tank. I have been struggling for a long time now with carrying heavy jerrycans and walking long distances in search of water. I had started developing back pains as a result of this. I can't afford to pay for my medication when these conditions worsen that is why I want to buy this water tank as soon as possible. I can't wait to have water at the doorstep after suffering for all these years"

"It was around 2 am, I was half awake because I had gone to the washroom minutes before a notification messages came through my phone. It sounded odd because I didn't expect a message from anyone at that odd hour. When I checked what the message was all about, I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. They had sent me the first transfer. I remember I couldn't sleep after that because I was so excited. I kept tossing and tossing as I waited anxiously waited to go withdraw the money the next day."

"It was around 9 am when I saw the message notification. When I checked its content, it was from GiveDirectly indicating that they had debited my first transfer into as they had promised. At that moment, my heart was filled with happiness because I knew I would be able to achieve a lot using the transfers."

"I was woken up by a message alert on my phone and on checking to confirm, it was from GiveDirectly notifying me that I had finally received my first transfer. I felt happy as I went through the message. For sure, I never anticipated that a day would come and get such a fortune in my life. I thanked GiveDirectly for financial assistance."

"I saw the message notification early in the morning after my helper went through them in my phone inbox. I could not believe it at first but it dawned on me later on that indeed it was true that GiveDirectly had finally sent my first transfer. I was overwhelmed with joy and thanked GiveDirectly for fulfilling their promise to us."

"The moment I received my money, I became very happy because I used to hear testimonies about GiveDirectly giving cash to people in near by villages. It was a dream come true on my side that moment and couldn't sleep the whole night."