"My life is different in that I have managed to send my daughter to college. Honestly she could have not stepped in college were it not for the transfers. I am so happy and grat"

"If I would not have received the transfers, I would not have build the spacious house that am currently living in but would still be living in a small house and also would have begged my neighbors for food during the dry season. Thank you GD for the transfers"

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fee of 18000 KES. I used 11000 KES on farming sugarcane and used the rest of the money on buying food for family."

"I spent my third transfer on building a spacious three-roomed house. I paid school fees for my child who is in high school. I bought sofa set seats. I also built a toilet in my homestead which I didn't have."

"In my own opinion, what Give Directly does well is that it sends us money directly and this ensures that money reached us intact. However, it would consider adding people more money since we are eager to continue with some of the projects that we left half way."

"When I received my third transfer, I invested part of it in rice farming and expanded my general shop with the rest of the money. I am now running both farming and retailing concurrently and this has been sustaining our lives as household members."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by giving money directly without involving intermediaries and this enhanced transparency on transfers dispersion."

"I spent my third transfer on leasing a piece of land that I used to grow rice. I believe when I harvest, I will have more money and that means stability for my household."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because I have managed to renovate my main house and fitted it with a steel door and steel windows and this has improved my security. Back the, before I received the money, my security had deteriorated since the house had turned old and it never had a burglar proof door-my things could also get lost without understanding where they had gone. Finally, this is the year I managed to clear the whole year school fees for my son in a secondary school and I have felt the peace that comes with that when you are owing no one."

"Were it not for the transfer, I would not have managed to clear the huge school arrears that had accumulated in the school where my daughter learnt which would have resulted into school drop out."