"The moment I received the money ,I felt very happy and knelt down to thank God for the blessing He had given me through GiveDirectly." (Country: Kenya)

"I was so happy when I received the transfer that I stopped all I was doing and went to my husband to give him the good news and hes was happy too." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest diffence in my daily life is that I'm no longsr frusted in respect to farming activiyies because I managed to rent a parcel of land which I'll use for farming and I'm sure I'll get some good yield out of it." (Country: Kenya)

"The moment when i received this transfer i was really happy." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving this money means a lot to me because its a blessing to me and my family. Am happy to be part of this program." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I've faced in my life is meeting my basic needs, like food, clothing, and good shelter. We've experienced prolonged draught, but since I'm a peasant farmer, getting food alone has been a very big challenge to me." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have currently is lack of money to feed my family since my husband has been in jail for almost a year now and I have no stable job to feed my family." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving this money will be a great blessings to me because i have a small house which is earth walled and can not accommodate the number of my family, for that matter i will be able to achieve my dream of having a descent house. I have two children in a secondary school and they have been always sent home for school fees, now i have confidence that i will be able to pay for their fee." (Country: Kenya)

"The moment when I received my money I felt happy because I knew this was going to change my life for the better." (Country: Kenya)

"I received the money while attending a school harambee at my child's school,I felt very happy since on that day I did not have money and I was not sure of the next meal for my family and I." (Country: Kenya)