"I received the money in the evening while I was at home resting and I felt so happy because we needed this kind of a breakthrough urgently."

"I felt so happy when I received the money because I did not want my daughter sent back home for school fees."

"When I checked my phone and saw the Mpesa message from GiveDirectly, I was really happy and thanked God for this huge blessing in my life."

"I felt very happy when I received the cash because it gave me hope of building a new bigger house"

"I was very happy and excited for transfer which came at a very right time."

"I felt very happy for receiving the cash, this gave me hope of building a new house because I don't have a home of my own"

"I received the money in the evening while heading home from the farm and I was very glad that I had such an amount at my disposal during such hard economic times."

"The moment when I received my money I felt like crying since I was overcome with relief because I would be able to pay my child’s fee; It so happens that my child was supposed to join High school in Form 1 and apparently he looked at the level of poverty within the family and on several occasions, he asked me a question that often broke my heart, “My father, will I ever have an opportunity to join High School “?"

"I was not that surprise because I was promised during enrollment process. "

"The moment I saw the Mpesa message on my phone I was very much happy and ran to share the good news with my spouse at his place of work."