"Let me start by thanking GD for this program. I feel so blessed. My life has changed for the better. Now I live a happy life because I have peace of mind. I have managed to pay school fees for my two children using the transfer and it was a challenge before. I also bought clothes and we are all looking good as a family. I also just built a house and I failed to finish it. The transfer gave me an opportunity to finish my house. All I can say is that God should bless GD."

"I have always aspired to rare dairy cattle that will enable me to start a milk selling business. Milk is a commodity that is in high demand within our area. Lack of capital has seen this idea remain idle in my head for a very long time. Receiving this money means that my dream of starting dairy farming has come true. I will invest KES 45000 in purchasing a dairy cow. This will make me start my dairy farming business. Furthermore, my son is pursuing his education at Karatina University, which has been giving me sleepless nights due to school fees areas. I will use KES 30000 to clear school fees areas and have now peace as I work on providing for my household. For the remaining money, I will buy a plastic water tank to harvest rainwater and avoid perennial water shortages."

"The gift from Givedirectly has improved our livelihood so much, instead of going around and spending much time looking for piece works to find money to pay school fees for my children i am using that time to prepare my farm, so thank you much for the transfer that Givedirectly has sent to us."

"I am a single mother of two and I live within the compound of my father. It has been my ambition to own a piece of land and build my own house. I have been saving money from my small business of tailoring and I have so far managed to raise KES. 150,000. I am so glad for Givedirectly transfers and from what I have, I plan to use KES.40,000 to buy the materials, KES. 30,000 for labour and spent the remaining balance to pay for paying school fees for my children."

"The biggest change in my daily life is that I am now living happily in a decent permanent house with my family. The initial house was an old-leaking traditional house which wasn’t safe to dwell in. This condition forced me to start making and selling charcoal which is now a heavy task for me due to old age. My life has been full of challenges since access to daily food was a problem. But since GiveDirectly chipped in; my live is now different and I feel fulfilled with what I have achieved with these transfers. I am now a happy and confident mother unlike before. My future is bright, no more stress in my life and children are going to school comfortably unlike before when they could spent most of the time at home due to school fees."

"GiveDirectly does well in transforming our lives. Initially we were living in miserable conditions. We couldn’t meet the three basic needs. But now through GiveDirectly, our lives have greatly improved because shelter is no longer a problem to many and we no longer struggle to pay our children's school fees like before. I honestly do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well."

"Receiving this money means better education for my children. My husband passed on nine years ago therefore making me a breadwinner to my family of 2. I opened up a maize business at Chebunyo 2 years later to support the family. Unfortunately, the business failed as I used all the profit and the capital to pay school fees for my last born son in grade 9. I will set apart KES 70000 as school fees for my 2 sons in grade 9 and grade 12. They will consequently have a chance to be educated and hence have a better life in future. As a result, my dream of a brighter future for my children will have been achieved."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is lack of money. Lack of money has made it impossible for me to survive with my children, feed them and pay their school fees."

"I am a motorcycle rider and the money I make is not sufficient enough to pay school fees for my children and buy other basic needs. Receiving this money will compliment boda earnings."

"When I receive this money I will build a house in Tubmanburg for my children to live in while going to school which will bring me so much joy because the school my children are attending in this town stop to six grade and there's no high school around here for them to attend. The money I earn from the farm I make, I use some for feeding and used the balance to pay my children school fees and there's nothing left to build a house."