"My children had dropped out of school and were it not for GD,they could have never been gone back. I am so happy." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to start my own business and am getting more income that before because I used to go for this small jobs which could not give me enough money to sustain the family.I have also managed to buy some building materials for the construction which is yet to take place." (Country: Kenya)

"From my third transfer, I bought cement at 9,020 KEs, spent 5,000 KES to pay laborers building my house, spent 5,000 KES to pay school fees, bought 2 sacks of maize at 6,000 KES, bought a mattress at 5,000 KES, bought a table at 3,000 KES, gave my father 3,000 KEs for his medical bills, bought clothes and other household expenditures at 5,000 KES, spent 4,000 KES to pay back debt I owed, spent 2,000 KES for my medical bills and the remaining 48 KES I spent to buy food for my family." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third cash transfer on buying 2 bull for ploughing 28,000 KES, 2 sacs of maize 6,000 KES, paid school fees 10,000 KES and spent 4,000 KES on other house expenses." (Country: Kenya)

"GiveDirectly is transparent and gives the recipient the cash transfer independently unlike other NGOs where the recipient has to go to many people to get the cash transfer." (Country: Kenya)

"My life is different because now i have better house, cattle and i'm eating well, these i wouldn't have if i never received the transfer." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to build an iron roofed house which is spacious,the previous one was a thatched house which was very small.I also eat well because I have enough food at the moment." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I don't borrow household items like utensils when I have visitors because I bought my own.I also have my own boat and in the next few months I will be getting money from the fish business." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest challenge is that my business is not doing well because of the harvest that was poor in the last season " (Country: Kenya)

"My proudest achievement is being able to buy sofa set chairs for my family from my table banking savings.My visitor can now sit comfortably when they visit me." (Country: Kenya)