"The moment I received the money, I felt very happy since at that time I did not have any money to buy food such as flour and upon seeing the money I knew that my family members were going to have very nice meals on that day and for my two children who came back home for half -term, I will also give them a nice send off by providing them with the necessities they needed in school. "

"The moment I received the money, I felt very happy and thanked God for the blessing I had received through GiveDirectly since at that point in time I had no money at all."

"I spent most of my third transfer to buy a cow at 15,000 KES for rearing. I spent 17,000 to pay laborers who were building my house and fixing window panes, bought roofing trusses at 10,000 KES and also bought window panes at 4,000KES"

"The moment I received my transfer, I felt so happy for I knew I would buy my own tools and conduct an independent fishing activity."

"The moment I received the transfer,I thanked God for sending this people to me. I was so happy."

"My life is different, from a tenant to a home owner thank you GD."

"Yes, a house! I am building a roofed house because I have been staying in grassed thatchedhouse that was leaking."

"When I received the money, I was very happy because I was to make another step in life and this really happy"

"I felt so happy when I received my transfer which I may say was very timely for it reached at a time when drought had struck the whole village and most people were soon losing their lives for lack of food."

"I was so happy that I screamed when I received the transfer because I didn't really expect the money."