"Give directly did well for me and it was through this transfer that I am building my own house. I am so grateful to give directly for the help."

"Now with my recent transfer,I have not develop any new goal,but to continue with my previous goal to realization. Therefore,I used my last transfer and pay the contractors that are building my house and I also bought food for my home."

"I used the my transfer money on medical expenses, payment of my kids second semester tuition and save the balance of emergency purpose."

"It is the responsibility for a parent to ensure that their son pays a dowry at the in-law place according to our tradition. This was frustrating me since I had no money to support him in settling it. I spent KES 25,000 to pay part of the dowry price for my daughter-in-law. In addition, I used KES 10,000 to seek proper medical care for myself this is because I am suffering from chronic ulcers and high blood pressure which requires me to be constantly under medical care. With the remaining amount, I bought enough food and water due to the drought that had struck our area for over 2.5 years now."

"Being able to connect tap water to my house will be the biggest difference in my life. I am optimistic that I will have enough water for my family and the neighbors something that will make our lives more comfortable. The income from the sale of water I will use to pay the water bills as well as solve some of my financial challenges."

"Upon receiving my second transfer, I prioritized clearing my college fee arrears which had amounted to Kshs.30,000.Am so grateful that I now have my certificate and am can start looking for employment. I also bought four sheep at Kshs.16,000.I invested in sheep since they easily multiply and I can sell them to earn income and also cater for other emergencies. With the remaining amount, I used to purchase clothes for myself."

"My most recent transfer was spent on buying sticks, molding dirt blocks, buying food for my home and adding more money on my existing business."

"Able to get sufficient food for the family is the biggest difference in my life. Nowadays, I no longer have to struggle to get food for my family, and also we are not going to bed like we use to before."

"I spent KES 11,000 to purchase proper beddings for my family. Previously, I was using a small, old mattress which was not comfortable. I also used KES 30,000 to clear all the school fees for my 3 children, 2 are about to join college and one secondary respectively. I also spent KES 5000 to boost my daughter's small shop business by purchasing more stock. Her shop was not stable enough due to insufficient capital. With the remaining amount, I bought iron sheets that I intend to use to construct a new and spacious house for my family. The one we have is small which forces some of my family members to seek refuge from our neighbor."

"I was in my house getting ready for my daily activities. It was around 6:30 am when I checked my phone and realized that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt extremely happy about receiving my transfer since I had eagerly waited for it from the day I was enrolled by the officers. The aid was to mark a great transformation in my life since I would solve most of my financial challenges."