"When I received the money, I was very happy because I could now afford to buy doors for my house and also pay school fees for my children who had been sent home for school fees. Thank you GD"

"The moment I received my first transfer, I felt so happy that my family's standards of living would upgrade."

"I felt so happy the moment I received my first transfer which came in at the right time when I needed a mattress of my own before my brother picked back his."

"The moment I received the transfer I was overwhelmed with joy. I was doing my usual casual job when I got the message and immediately called my wife over my mum's phone to tell her the good news and out of the excitement she rushed to my working place to confirm the truth. She jumped with joy after realizing that GiveDirectly had actually sent the transfer since we had previously heard of people benefiting from the program but this time we were among the beneficiaries."

"The moment I received the transfer I was very happy knowimg that this time round I would not sell my maize to buy farm inputs."

"I felt very happy,because I'm able to provide food for my family."

"I was on my way to a funeral anniversary when I saw the Mpesa message, I was very happy because I thought that GD was like other organizations which does surveys, make promises but do not own up to their promises. I immediately believed that it was true. Thank you GD"

"I felt very happy because I was able to pay school fees for my son."

"The moment I received the money I felt very happy knowing that I would be able to go to the hospital because I was sick that day and I was also sure that my children who were sent away because of the arrears would go back to school."

"When I received my transfer, I felt relieved from the fear that had befallen me of having a weak house in times of heavy rainfalls."