"It was around 7 am in the morning when my wife woke me up. On that day, she and my children were so happy as she was just singing while doing her chores and I had to ask her what all the happiness was for. When she informed me that we had received money from GD, I was also overwhelmed with joy as I had never received such an amount in my entire life. I then called my whole family together, sang some praises to God and prayed thanking Him for his blessings on that morning."

"We have hustled a lot in our lives especially after marriage. We started from scratch where we had no house to live in as a family. For a long time we were homeless until I was employed as a driver which enabled me to save the little income that I got until we built this house. My hardships in the past have always motivated me to work even harder."

"My life difference if l could not have gotten the money is that l could still have been staying in a very small uncomfortable house."

"I was woken up by the notification from my phone at around 5 am in the morning. I was reluctant to check since I was still sleepy. On checking, it was a message from MPESA indicating I had received money from GiveDirectly. For sure, I couldn't sleep any more, I was so happy that I forgot that I did not have a meal the previous night."

"My wish has been to built a better house that would accommodate my family and protect us from harsh weather. This has never been possible as I am a peasant farmer with no any other alternative sources of income. I would like to spend the transfer in transforming my life for the better, a priority will be given in building a better shelter and the remaining part in buying a cow that would provide us with milk. "

"The money which I receive from GD, I would spend to buy sheep which mature faster and when it multiply I would then sell to buy a dairy cow for milk production. This would then give me a reliable source of income."

"I have an experience in welding which I did a while ago immediately after my high school. I will use my next transfer to open a workshop where I will be making metal products for sale. There aren't many of such workshops around this area making it a profitable business because of less competion."

"At the moment, my children do not go to sleep in other peoples houses as they did before as I have been able to build a bigger house for my family. This makes me more comfortable and I am always happy unlike before as my children now have their own room."

"Nowadays, my family is living happily as we have been able to build a bigger house which is more secure compared to the previous one. This makes me happy as my children do not ask me when I will build them another house where they will not live in fear."

"My living room does not look like a hall now as I have some seats with cushions and a table which I did not have before. This makes me more comfortable inviting visitors inside the house whenever I have some as I know that they will be comfortable sitting."