"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to start building a house for my family. This has made my wife so happy and I am glad to have achieved this with the help of GiveDirectly. It will be completed very soon since the only part remaining is to fix the doors and the windows and I am eagerly waiting for the day that we will start living in this house."

"I have been suffering from back pain for the past five years. As a result, I could not do heavy tasks and these forced me to rely on my kids for both food and water. In a week we used to hire a motorcycle to fetch water at KES 200. This was quite costly given that food was also on the budget. So, when GiveDirectly transfers came my priority was a water tank. I, therefore, spent, spent KES 21,000 on a 3000 liters plastic water tank. This will help store clean rainwater for a longer time. Fortunately, after the recent rains, my water tank is full to the brim. And presently I no longer rely on my kids to hire me for a water transportation system. In addition, I spent KES 3,000 on a bag of maize. This will sustain us longer unlike before when we used to sell milk for a kilo of maize meal. Furthermore, I spent KES 3,800 on the latest clothing fashion which I couldn't afford before. I also gave KES 10,000 to my husband for clothing and personal care. Lastly, I spent KES 4,000 on the settlement of a utensil debt."

"Since I did not make it in buying enough livestock as I had planned, my biggest aim is to buy goats if I get some money. The aim of buying goats is for business purposes. They multiply faster than cows and they have ready markets since their price is not higher compared to cows hence many people can afford to buy them."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly is a unique life-uplifting organization. I am saying that because when I received the first transfer, my school-going children were almost one month out of school due to school fees and lack of school uniforms. Through that transfer, I was able to buy them the school uniforms and also settle the school fees issue. As of now, they are doing well in school and this is because of GiveDirectly."

"In my opinion, the instant stop in the poor livelihood that was always seen within the village is attributed to the great information that we received during the initial sensitization stages by GiveDirectly. We were equipped with knowledge that guided us a lot while spending. I am happy that no one is seen begging anymore, but we are all working hard to ensure that we adequately provide for our families. I saw nothing wrong with the whole process, and I still believe that GiveDirectly is still doing well in all villages they are visiting."

"Givedirectly has done very well in my life and that of my little village, givedirectly has empowered our families with financial support, givedirectly was able to put all my children in school that I am so grateful for."

"From the beginning of the program I only had one goal, and that was to build a house in the city, I have been doing my best through the help of GiveDirectly transfers to achieve this goal. I have started the building process already and I know that I will compete it.very soon, that is why I don't have any other goal but to achieve my first goal."

"Before receiving transfer from GiveDirectly, I am fisherman who was always doing daily hired on other people Canon for my family and I livelihood. With this life there was not much improvements done in the lives of my family. Excitingly, since I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, it has served as light to our world. Since then, I immediately decided to built a new house because that was one of my goals. Therefore, I used most of my three transfers and bought building materials such as zinc, zinc nail, roofing nail, planks and others. Now with my recent transfer, I decided to buy my own fishing canon and nets. And I am hopeful that the fishing activities will serve as source of income for my family and our lives will definitely change for the better. Thanks to Give Directly for this opportunity given me financially."

"In my sincere opinion, GiveDirectly has done a remarkable job. What started with a town hall meeting that many of us thought was never going to become a reality is today what had brought so much relieved and happiness in our various lives. Thanks to the staff of GiveDirectly for their continued patience and efforts applied in reaching us. The seed of gratitude in my heart for GiveDirectly will always come alive on my lips with thanks and praises. Therefore, I have not seen anything wrong done by GiveDirectly."

"Firstly, I will appreciate GiveDirectly for this life changing opportunity brought to us the needy. There were times I felt like giving up due to lack of support for my children and I. Excitingly, due to the farsightedness and humanitarian heart of GiveDirectly for the needy they came and had changed our lives tremendously. From the beginning of this program until now they have shown a great level of professionalism and transparency in reaching out to us the beneficiaries. I am forever grateful. However, in my judgement I have not seen or heard anything wrong done by GiveDirectly."