"The biggest difference is that my health is improving. I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and I did not have money to buy medicine. However I spent this money to buy medicine which has improved my health. In addition to that, I am happy because I also started constructing a two roomed house."

"I spent my second transfer on adding some building materials such as bricks, timber that I am going to use to complete my house. Since I am aging, this house of completed can be used by my children. I then used part of my transfer on paying my children fees as I needed them to also have a great future. I could also not bare seeing them sit at home yet I had money. I also spent it partly on buying food that I used to feed my family. This helped us not to sleep without a meal. I also used some of my transfer to buy medicine that I am using as prescribed by the doctors."

"The biggest difference is that GiveDirectly that helped to obtain treatment. I am under medication for a chronic disease that requires me to use tablets to control pain. I get daily doses courtesy of the transfers. I would have had to borrow all over from relatives and friends and this would not even come at the time of need. It was also uncomfortable as I felt as if I was turning into a beggar but I know have all my monthly supply of the medicine. This gives me some hope of living well."

"Financial inadequacy is a big hurdle in my life. This is because I am unable to adequately provide basic needs of my family such as food and medication. Currently, my sick son requires treatment, his medication alone costs 14,000 shillings and so far I have only managed to buy medicine worth 2,000. Due to his illness, we have had to incur so many debts and am overwhelmed by uncertainty of how they will be repaid. "

"I have a lot of happiness in me because I have some money. The sickness has also gone away because I was able to buy medicine for treatment."

"I spent 30,000 KES of my second transfer to invest on my existing poultry business. For instance, I bought chicken feeds and medicine. I had started this business using my first transfer and I am yet to sell the eggs and hopefully have sustainable income. Since my land is very unproductive, I did not harvest enough maize to sustain my family for long so I used 12000 KES to purchase six sacks of maize that would last us for sometime. Lastly,I used the rest of the cash to clear fee arrears for my child who completed secondary education last year but was not allowed to collect his certificates because of the arrears."

"I spent my first transfer to invest in my two existing businesses which were not doing so well, because I lacked enough funds to restock my businesses. I was engaged in poultry farming, and I also owned a retail shop that stocked commodities like flour and sugar. I spent my transfers to add more stock to my shop and to buy feeds and medicine for my chicken. I invested in these two businesses because they are both profitable businesses and I can sustain my family with profits from the businesses. Chicken also take a short time to mature, which should bring me back profit within a short time."

"I've been buying milk from my neighbours daily and this was expensive for me. The huge bills would sometimes force me to cut the supply of milk to my household. Am happy that the transfer has enabled me to buy three cows which will provide milk for my household and also I will be able to sell to earn an income. This will also help me reduce budgetary expenses for my family. I am also hopeful that they will multiply as time goes by and in the near future, I will be owning a herd and which will create an opportunity for me to sell them at a profit and invest in other viable projects. I also purchased some medicines to keep a medical kit for them to treat them against some common infections and reduce chances of incurring other medicinal expenses later on."

"I have been able to sort my mothers hospitals bills from time to time especially in terms of buying her her expensive medicines which I could not have managed to afford had it not been for Give Directly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now easily buy medicine for my self since my health condition is unpredictable unlike before I used to depend on government health facilities which could not have the necessary medicine most of the time. but now I feel my health has greatly improved because of the financial support I received from GD."