"I had just gotten back home from fetching water when I received a message. Since I don't know how to read, I told my daughter who was at home to check what the message was all about. She told me that I had received my first transfer and I was so happy that I was going to build a house and safe my family from a crumbling house."

"GiveDirectly has done nothing bad, GiveDirectly has come to modernise our living conditions, take us from nst to mattress. The institution is so fair that the staff don't even drink water from us."

"I was in Fish Town giving care to my mother in- Law at the Fish Town refrral hospital. She had a major operation. I make hot water for her in the process of emptying the hot water in bucket to carry it to the hospital I my phone message alert, when checked that was a cash transfer from GiveDirectly. I praising God, singing songs of praises to God, our host asked me what happen and I told them that GiveDirectly has change my story, my money has come. I quickly carried my mother in law water to the hospital with happiness, she asked what happen and I told her that GiveDirectly sent my money she was also with me. I was overwhelmed with happiness because my transfer delay and I like God why everyone us registered together and my transfer has not come, some nights I cried."

"As seeing my roof is in a very deplorable condition. The thatch on the roof no longer holds the rain waters especially during the rainy seasons. Now that the rainy season has started, my brother made available for me one room for my family to stay in the main time while renovating my house. I am really happy for this money because for the first time in my life I am going to be sleeping under a zinc roof."

"I used part of the transfers of Kshs 35,000 to pay dowry inform of buying livestock as a form of appreciating my parents for having taken good care of me since my childhood. Buying water had been so expensive, I used Kshs 10,000 to buy water tank for storage, just incase it rains it does not go into waste. I have a form two daughter who had been in and out of school due to the accrued debts of school fees,I cleared the balance of Kshs 10,000."

"My newest gold is to invest in gold mining activity. I have vast idea on gold mining and our community is rich in gold and I'm a gold boy (gold mine worker) who always working at the gold mine. At the gold mine, we face the challenge of water pump machine mostly during the rainy season. Meanwhile, I'm investing in the gold mining sector by purchasing a water pump machine which will generate more money for other future investments."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the purchase of a water tank. This has relieved me of the burdens of carrying water and now I can now fully concentrate on my garden and dairy farming. Initially, I used to think twice before going to the river because it caused me a lot of back pain and leg pain but these are no more. I am now very happy because I have been carrying water on my back for the longest time. Secondly, my garden is now well secured with the barbed wire fence bought using the transfers. As a result, I don't have to worry about fruits and vegetables whenever I am away from home. My only concern now is buying an additional dairy cow."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since I received the transfers is the purchase of a water tank. This is after the wear and tear of the previous one. This forced me to fetch water from the nearby river and this was quite cumbersome. Secondly, I have paid school fees for my kids instead of using my salary. I have directed it to other projects."

"I'm a widow currently living with two relatives in my house. I had four children with my late husband but two of them have also passed away. The remaining two are a daughter married in Malindi and a son living and working in Mombasa town. He sells water alongside other casual jobs around town and that is what he supports me from. When I receive this money, I would like to construct a new house because the one I'm currently occupying is quite old with vermin all over even on the roof. Most of the time especially in the night there's soil particles sleeting from the roof because of the vermin."

"The biggest challange is food insecurity, sometimes we go for days without food and clean water. I depend on my charcoal business and at the moment, its not doing well and i have nothing to support me in my daily basic needs with my children."