"It was in the morning when I received a message notification on my phone that I have received my transfers from Give Directly. I was preparing to go to my shop and I was so happy since I had planned earlier to use my transfers to improve my house."

"Life is different than it would have been because feeding and dressing has greatly improved, and I can afford medical treatment. Before, life was difficult in that I couldn't afford a better diet, meet medical cost when children get sick, children used to half naked which was embarrassing when I receive visitors. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have gained self esteem. My self esteem has been lifted from "a nobody" to some "body." I want to thank the family of GiveDirectly and the donor community for the support rendered."

"I expect in the next six months to have purchased a dairy cow. I will use the transfers I have saved through table banking and also the income from the chickens I have."

"In the next six months, I expect to have built my savings which I shall use to buy other household items that I have not yet bought. These will include buying new mattresses and new blankets for my family. The items will replace the old ones, hence we shall always be able to sleep comfortably."

"It was seven O'clock in the morning when I woke up to the good news that I have received money from Give Directly. I prayed and thanked God since I knew that I will expand my business and I will be be able to help my mother pay school fees for my sister in secondary school. I was so happy since I knew that I will no longer struggle to meet my basic needs."

"My goal is to open up a large restaurant at a busy place like the Central Business District if Nairobi county."

"I used my most recent transfer to pay school fees for my sister who was joining secondary school. I received my transfer at a time when she had received admission letters from three boarding secondary schools. I was not able to raise all the school fees and I had decided to take her to a day school since the money I get from casual jobs was little. I am now happy since I used part of my transfers to take her to one of the boarding schools. I also used part of transfer to enroll for a diploma course in one of the colleges. I have always thought of joining college but I have never succeeded since I did have money to further my studies. I also used the remaining part of my transfer to build a new house in my rural home. I did not have a house at home and when I go home I sleep with my neighbors and I was not happy with it. I am now happy since I have my own house and I no longer sleep with my neighbor."

"In the next six months We shall have an established poultry unit. Depending on the success of the dairy project, we shall be able to start dairy farming that will see us have more income for the family and meet most of the family needs without any difficulty or strain."

"My life is currently different in that I have a constant source of income. In the past I used to to do casual jobs and at times I could even stay at home for a week when I did not get a job to do. I used my transfers to start a new business where I do spray painting and I now I have a regular source of income to meet my needs and pay school fees for my siblings. I am now happy since I no longer depend on casual jobs to meet my basic needs."