"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly is that I am now an independent person since my business is now doing well. Before GiveDirectly came for enrolment, I used to live with two of my friends since I could not manage to pay the house rent alone and I am now glad since all this is now in the past. Living alone has made me have the privacy I always yearned for."

"I felt so happy the moment I started receiving my money since I knew that I would be able to use the money to accomplish my dreams. Having no money is like a disability in our region especially due to the hard economy since one can achieve little or nothing at all. Truly, this money came in the time I needed most and I give all thanks to God for making GiveDirectly Mathare instead of other slums in Nairobi."

"I spent part of my most recent transfer to buy a chair since I did not have any. I used to borrow from my neighbors even a single seat whenever I had a visitor since some are not comfortable sitting on the bed. I spent the remaining amount to buy some utensils for use since I did not have any. I would always spend the little amount I get from my daily hustles to buy food as I was not in a hurry to buy utensils. I am now glad since I can cook in my own house unlike before."

"It was early in the morning when I woke up when I realized that had two unread messages. Upon reading to know its contents, my heart was filled with happiness. This money came as a savior as I knew that I would be able to pay for the motorbike without much struggle if I buy it on higher purchase terms."

"Previously, I did not have a distinctive way of earning income for my family and depended on meagre income from casual work to provide food for my family. Thanks to GiveDirectly I received the transfer which I used to pay for a motorbike on hire purchase. My life is now different because I have a motorcycle that I use to generate income for my family. We can easily afford food every day. My family gets to eat a healthy and balanced diet three times a day."

"My family depended on the little income I got from casual work to buy food for family consumption. I was able to restock my small business which was pre-existing but was generating very low income due to very little profits as we turned to it from time to time for provision of food for the entire family. When I received the transfer I saw it fit to restock my business so as to boost its profits. This is a major source of income for my family. I can save the little profits I get from the business to pay school fees for my children and even buy food for their consumption."

"My life is different in that I have bought a motorcycle to transport goods and passengers in our centre for money. My income has doubled hence I am able to sustain my family's needs with ease especially on buying additional foodstuff and now they have balanced diet meals hence there is an improvement on my family's health status. Before I received the transfers providing for my family was challenging because my main source of income was meagre and having three meals was a luxury. I am thankful to GiveDirectly for giving me a life I never knew I would lead so day."

"Before the arrival of GiveDirectly, I was living in a mud walled house. I never thought I would one day afford to build a semi permanent house. Getting these transfers has enabled me to change my mud walled house to a semi permanent one and with a cemented floor. My family is now a happier family than It had been before we received our transfers. I have also been able to practice more advanced farming this time around. I have been able to till my land in time, afford hybrid seeds and apply fertilizers to my maize plantation. The transfers came in at a time when we were approaching the planting season. I am going to have the biggest harvest ever from my maize plantation."

"In the next six months, I hope that I will have plastered my house and will no longer have to be worried about constantly looking for the materials for the repair. This will also improve my family's general health as they will not be affected by dust which is currently causing us respiratory problems."

"My biggest hardship is inadequate finances to properly meet my family's needs. My hotel business has not been doing well lately since the structure I built is almost collapsing. This has driven away many customers thus negatively affecting my source of income which in turns affects my ability to provide food, pay for education and other necessities. I am happy though that Give Directly has come to my aid. I will now be able to revive my business. "