"I do not have chairs in my compound, I use water jars as chairs. I intend to buy chairs for the comfort of my visitors and my family of seven. We sleep on sacks on the floor without proper blankets, this has made our health deteriorate. I will buy beds and mattresses so that my children can sleep comfortably. With the remaining amount, I will renovate my house with concrete pillars to make it stand firm to prevailing winds and rain."

"I am a business person in the nearby trading center selling clothes and utensils. I intend to increase my stock to serve all my customers. I had gone for a tailoring course but I did not have the capital to buy a sewing machine, receiving this money means a dream turned into reality. I will open a sewing kiosk and start my tailoring profession. Revenue from these businesses will help me take my two children to private schools for better education. I am delighted to be alive to witness the good deeds of GiveDirectly. With the remaining amount, I will buy a water tank for water storage because I have a tap in the compound."

"We used to fetch water from a far distance of 4 kilometres. In January the area member of parliament financed water for our village. I thank God water is in my compound, this gives me joy when selling to neighbors and resting in the morning not going for long distances looking for water."

"After I completed my tailoring course, I opened my tailoring shop about 14 years ago. On a good day, I normally get KES 1,000 and KES 500 on a bad day. These earnings I normally invest in the village savings group. I also do small-scale maize and beans farming which is a source of food for my family. Formerly, I had only two dairy cows of low quality which I used to get up to 8 liters a day. So when I received my second transfer I saw it wise to purchase a high-quality dairy cow. I, therefore, spent KES 30,000 on a Guernsey dairy cow breed that produces up to 12 liters a day. This will be a long-term investment to aid in school fees payment soon when my kids join high school. Additionally, I topped up part of my first transfer and spent KES 50,000 on building a 45 Iron roofed two-roomed timber walled house with a veranda. Initially, I had a 20 Iron roofed mud-walled house and grass-thatched kitchen which I demolished when I received my transfers. Furthermore, I spent KES 7,000 on two bags of maize which has sustained us for the past two months. For the remainder, I spent KES 3,000 on two 210 water liters containers, and right now I have access to adequate clean rainwater."

"The biggest difference in my daily life now since I started receiving payment from GD is that now I have my own big house unlike before I was living in a very small one and it was not comfortable for the large family that I am blessed with.This house has raised my status in the village and build our family self esteem that had been trampled on by poverty. I used to work as water seller earning less than a dollar which was not even enough for food but currently we have enough food and it's thanks to GD transfer."

"GiveDirectly can help people with money, so they can be able to build house for they and their family, send their children school and do business. GiveDirectly don't take food nor water or anything from people."

"GiveDirectly can help people with money, for them to pay their school fees, build house for they and their family and do business. GiveDirectly don't take food nor water or anything from people."

"I am Tata Kanneh from Jawai town, Bomi county Liberia. I planned to buy a Water Pump Machine to make watering of my garden easy before receiving my last cash transfer."

"GiveDirectly can help people with money, for them to pay their school fees, do business and build house. And theycan't pay back. GiveDirectly does not take water, food or anything from people."

"For over a decade, I have been sleeping on the floor using a small, old mattress that was not comfortable at all. I was always experiencing backbone pains due to the bad conditions of my bedding. After receiving my transfer, I spent KES 13,000 to purchase a bed and mattress. Currently, I am happy enjoying my nights in good comfortable beddings. I also bought building materials that included 16 iron sheets, and building poles. I intended to construct a new shelter for my family because the one we are having at the moment is about to collapse. With the remaining amount, I bought household furniture like chairs, tables, and a small water tank. Formerly, I was forced to borrow from our neighbors which were very stressful due to the frequent mocking."