"I had gone to the river to fetch water when I met some of our neighbors happily chatting and one of them inquired if I had also received the promised money like them. On hearing this, I rushed back home as I did not have my phone with me and on checking my message inbox, I was surprised that the money had already been sent. I became so happy and thanked God for bringing GiveDirectly to my village and specifically using them to transform our lives."

"I had left my phone in the house going to fetch water at the nearby water point. When I arrived home, my husband notified me that I had received the transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt very happy for receiving the transfer and thank God for the opportunity to improve our lives."

"I spent KES18,000 of my transfer to improve the condition of my house by putting up a new roof. I bought 19 iron sheets, timber and paying the labour charges for the construction of the new roof. Previously, my house was leaking, I was spending sleepless nights due to the poor condition of my house since the rain was falling directly on us. I also purchased a modern bed and mattress for KES 10,300. I was using the traditional bed and sacks as beddings that were not comfortable to sleep on. In addition, I bought a small water storage tank for KES 2000 to store enough water for family consumption. I am planning to use the remaining amount to start goats rearing a reliable source of income for my family."

"Words cannot express how happy I was when I finally bought a water tank, I knew this would take a while if I were to buy with my savings, I am glad that I was able to achieve all this within a short time. I am now assured of harvesting the rainwater and it will not go to waste because I now have a storage tank, I am relieved that this will minimize the number of trips we make to the stream daily, GiveDirectly brought hope in my lives and I am grateful for the support that has impacted our lives."

"I am a casual laborer, constructing houses on a part-time basis. Nowadays, this is job is hard to get since most of the construction stopped because of lack of water as a result of the drought condition. It was around 10 am, I was at my working place when I received the Mpesa message on my phone. I couldn't believe my eyes after checking my account balance. I had received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I felt very happy for receiving the transfer that I had been eagerly awaited for."

"I was relaxing in my house after completing my households chores. I had just arrived from fetching water for the family. I heard a message alert on my phone. Being illiterate, I passed over my phone to my child who confirmed that I had received the transfer. I was very excited about receiving my transfer. I had to wait for my husband who had gone to look after our goats."

"A while ago, I had sectioned a piece of land for vegetable farming. I used to plant vegetables for sale. However, due to lack of rainfall, the farming has come to a standstill. My prayer is to use the transfers for buying tanks, which I will use to harvest water in order to continue with farming, an activity that will me earn a coin."

"Drought ravaged in 2016, a condition that led to the death of my 5 cows due to lack of water and pasture. Since then, I have never made a comeback in owning livestock. I plan to use the transfers to buy goats which in due time, I will exchange for cattle."

"I am a mother of 9, 4 of them school going children but my husband and I can't seem to be keeping up with school fees. I sell cassava for a living and my husband works in Kaloleni as a casual laborer in a laundry shop, making very little money. We have had to let two of our children drop out of school and search for casual jobs like fetching water for others, washing motorbikes and maids so that we can keep afloat. This breaks my heart because they are very bright and I hope that someday, somehow, they will go through school to university level and be people of substance in the world."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 9am. When I heard a message tone from my phone. Since I was busy at school I didn't check it immediately. During the break time I decided to check out for message, I didn't belived my eyes, it was a message confirming that I have received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and went go witdrew the money immediately. I called my spouse and informed him of the money. He was so happy too. My children also felt so happy. We knew we would be able to buy a water tank."