"I spent my third transfer on buying roofing iron sheets to expand my house as previous it was tiny and couldn't accommodate my family comfortably. I also spent part of the transfer on buying food to feed my family. "

"When I received the money,honestly I did not sleep a wink..I was so happy and the night was too long for me. I could not wait to go to the hardware and buy timber."

"I spent my third transfer on buying food, one sack of maize, I also bought Iron sheet, polls and nails that I used in building a new house"

"I spent my third transfer on plastering the floor of my house.Now I find it easier to clean my house by mopping it. I fixed a steel door to enhance the security of my property. I built a kitchen since I used to cook in same house hence it was soo uncomfortable .I paid school fees for my child who was in his last year of completing his high school education."

"What Give directly does well is that it sends us money directly and then we get to budget by ourselves, I have not seen anything that Give Directly hasn't done well"

"In my opinion, Givedirectly has done well in giving us nonrefundable transfers,the fact that they are non refundable has made most of us make good progress, however some young people from my village have taken advantage of the money not being refunded thus used it unwisely."

"I was so happy when I saw the Mpesa message. It was actually a dream come true as I never thought it would be."

"I was so happy when i received the transfer. I knew I was going to build the house I have been dreaming of."

"I have never received such an amount in my entire life,so when I saw it I became overwhelmed with joy."

"When I received the money I was so happy. It was never real to me that someone can give you such an amount without working for it until I saw the money from GiveDirectly."