"Had I not received the cash transfer from givedirectly , I would have died of hunger. I thank givedirectly for uplifting me from poverty. I am now a better person with a decent home and living a befitting lifestyle."

"My life is different in that, I have an iron roofed house and a big bull which I couldn't have got without the Give Directly cash tranfer."

"My life is different in that, life is much better than before I receiving this transfer."

"My house was dilapidated and almost collapsing on me, however I constructed a house and also paid my dowry . Now I am also respected in the community."

"I received my third transfer the moment I never had food for my household members and at the same time, I had just been informed that I had huge school fees arrears for my 3 children; one in a secondary school, the other one in a primary school and the remaining one in university. The first thing I did was to stock enough food for my household members after which I cleared the arrears-what a huge relief, a time I least expected!"

"I had bought 32 iron sheets with the second transfer and therefore where I received my third transfer, I added more materials and constructed a bigger house of 32 iron sheets. I had been longing for my house since we had been homeless from the time I got married to my husband-we had been living in my late grandmother-in-law's house which I never considered appropriate for us."

"When I received my third transfer, I cleared the remaining balances for a land that I had bought with the first and second transfer. I prioritized the land since I have been living in a rental house for the last 2 years and I was not able to raise money and buy a piece of land where I could move and build my own home. Currently, everyone in my household is happy since they are now certain that before the year ends, we will be living in our home."

"I expanded my general shop that was initially not doing well due to lack of sufficient stock. I sell low order goods like packets of salts, packets of flour, packets of sugar and the rest of household items. Restocking cost me close to 20000 KES of the third transfer and I used the rest to clear 2-year school fees arrears for my 2 children in a primary school."

"Ok, I used my third transfer to renovate my main house. When Give Directly visited me for the first time, my house looked very bad and I felt embarrassed, however, when I received the money, I painted the house and plastered its walls and floor. I think no one can believe that it is the same house I lived in back then!"

"I had adopted a bright, but a poor orphan who had passed his examination with flying colors and had been invited to join a local university, unfortunately, I never had money that I would use to budget for him and clear some part of the accommodation and tuition fees hence he was just hopelessly staying with me at home, but when Give Directly sent me the third transfer, I paid the fees and he managed to start his university education."