"It was around 5 PM when I was having good moments with family when my phone vibrated continuously. Upon checking who it could be, I was so happy to confirm that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. We started celebrating and thanking God for the fortune. Later on, we had a discussion on we could use the money."

"GiveDirectly improve the livelihood of the people. Now i am able to increase goods in my shop. Another thing she has done well in is her policy of not receiving gifts and also GiveDirectly is not partial in the enrolment selection. GiveDirectly thank you so much for bringing smiles on our faces."

"Children school fees mattress floormat"

"The transfer has brought a big difference into our lives as a family. We managed to buy the water tank that we have always wanted. We hence no longer make the long tedious trips to the river to fetch water since it has rained and we collected rainwater for our household use. Other than that, we also have enough food to eat and the children are happy because they have new clothes."

"I plan to do a business, I plan to save some of the money and I also plan to build my house."

"I bought zinc to start building my house and I also bought food for the house."

"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 am Mamie Varney from Duplicate Village, Bomi county Liberia. I decided to take my husband to hospital for medical check up.He been sick for the past three years and doctors advised that he should visit the hospital monthly for check up. I saved the balance money for emergency purpose and payment of my Kids second semester tuition."

"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."