"When I woke up in the morning I saw a blinking message in my phone. At first I thought it was a message from Safaricom but when I opened the message I was surprised to see a confirmation message that I had received money form GiveDirectly. It was such a joyous moment and I couldn't take a shower, instead I washed my feet and left for town to purchase the seats."

"For a long time, I had longed for a decent house so that I could also have some prides like fellow men in the village but I couldn't afford it. Having constructed a decent house has given a lot of pride and peace because I'm not worried anymore of the house falling on us and at the same time I do not have to wake up my family at night whenever it rains so that we could pack the households in a corner for them not to be rained on."

"The biggest difference is that I was staying in the neighbourhood since I didn't have my own house but now the transfer has enabled me to construct one, I feel myself esteem has been raised because I am not a beggar anymore."

"When I received the transfer, I was happier than ever, filled with joy that couldn't be comprehended. I felt like all my problems that have been a thorn into my flesh had come to an abrupt end. The peace in my heart was rejuvenated again"

"The moment I received the money, I was overwhelmed with joy and full of happiness. I calmed down and began thinking of how I will spend this transfer to change my life and it was a reality that indeed I had recieved such an amount of money."

"I was happy now that GD had remembered my sorrows and I felt like my tears that i've cried out for long time were now being wiped."

"Owning the pair of oxen was a great achievement to me since I didn't own and now that I can hire out to others at a fee also will provide a source of income during the planting season. By this, GiveDirectly has changed my life."

"The cows that I now own as my own assets and of which I feed them daily gives me a sense of pride that what I had been seeking to achieve for a long time had come to pass. To me this the biggest difference that GiveDirectly has brought into my life."

"I was very excited when I got the message indicating I had received money from GD in the morning. I left it in my MPesa account for a period of one week because I did not want to show my friends that I had money."

"In the next six months, I would expect to have stopped going to seek casual jobs and would be having more sheep on my farm."